10:00 AM – 12:30 PM SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT

Who can participate:  
K-12 students that attend schools in Community School District 5 have to pre-register for the Super Saturday! 2nd Annual Chess Tournament. Unranked and beginning ranked players in grades K-12 (amateur and beginning players). Students can enter as individual players. No competition experience necessary. We want students that are excited about playing chess to sign up. We recommend early registration; tournament is capped at 150 students. Registered players must arrive by 9:00 AM to check in. At that time, players on the wait list will be given open slots to compete.

How to register:

  1. To Pre-register: Email: nedward2@schools.nyc.gov for a link to the registration form. Deadline to pre-register is Friday, May 5th, 2017. 
  2. To Register on-site: Arrive on Saturday, May 20th, 2017 and, if there are still available playing slots, students may register from 8:00 – 9:00 AM or be placed on the wait list.

Player Guidelines: Click here for Chess tournament guidelines

Tournament location:
Harlem Armory
West 143nd Street & 5th Avenue
(entrance on 143rd St.) New York, NY 10037

Additional information: The tournament will have three (3) timed rounds of competition by age / experience level /K-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-9, Grades 10-12