Name: 2026 FLORIDA STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP (K-12)  
Desc: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TOURNAMENT INFORMATION CAREFULLY! **************************************************************** 1. US CHESS MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED: Use the search by name or 8-digit member ID#. Expired memberships can be purchased during this registration process or directly from USChess.Org. Expired members and non-members will be barred from playing. Youth memberships are $25/year in addition to the entry fee. ******************************************************************* 2. PAYMENT COMPLETION: Chessregister will allow you to submit player information first and allows you to skip the payment process. It will send you a registration confirmation email without receiving payment. Many miss the small PAY NOW button after player data input OR in the confirmation email. Chessregister will flag every registration as INCOMPLETE. All incomplete registrations will be deleted within 24 hours of creation. Please check the Event Listing via the people icon for your player. If do not see them, payment is incomplete. Use the "confirmation" email to go back and make payment. Use PayPal or Credit Card without Paypal, but look carefully small buttons. ************************************************************** Go to FloridaChess.org for pdf of all event details. ************************************************************** **NINE SECTIONS. Read carefully to avoid reworking registrations: *** FIVE Championship sections feature the best/strongest players in their grade blocks: K-1 (only K & first), K-3 , K-5, K-8 & K-12 Championship sections will be the respective Florida Champion with national recognition for US Chess tournament of State Champions (for K-5, Middle, and High schoolers). **FOUR Undersections block higher rated players and keeps games competitive. K-3 U/600 , K-5 U/700 , K-8 U/1000 & K-12 U/1100 ************************************************************** Time control: Saturday G/60;d5 (all three rounds) / Sunday G/90;d5 except for K-1 (Stays G/60;d5) - 5 ROUNDS Main event: Saturday All Section Round Start Times: 9:15am, 12:15pm, 2:30pm Sunday: K-1 Section: 9:15am, 12:00pm; All Other Sections: 9:15am, 1:15pm Side Events: Friday 7:15pm Bughouse / Saturday 7:00pm Blitz online registration on chessregistrer.com with tournament details. ************************************************************** SUNDAY Awards ceremonies: 2:35p K-1 4:30p All other sections (tentative) ************************************************************** $50 Entry fee until midnight 2/13/26, then $100 until midnight 3/17/26, then $150 after, for Title I Students $20 less. Registration will close early in the event we register 550 players as that is the maximum capacity of the playing site. *No Onsite Entry* Online Registration Closes at 6:00pm the night before Demographic changes (Section Change Requests, Bye Change Requests, School/Name Change Requests) $20 fee after 3/1. ************************************************************** PRIZES: TROPHIES FOR TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS & TOP 5 SCHOOLS IN EACH CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION UNDERSECTIONS: TOP 5 INDIVIDUALS & TOP 3 TEAMS TEAMS MUST CONSIST OF AT LEAST 3 PLAYERS (TOP 4 SCORES COUNT). ************************************************************** Host hotel information: $125/night ($18 resort fee waived upon check in) for Single/Double/Triple/Quad occupancy. Book well in advance to secure a room on site for the event! Holiday Inn Resort Kissimmee by the Parks by IHG 3011 Maingate Ln, Kissimmee, FL 34747 – Hotel Reservation Link: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnresorts/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/select-roomrate?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qSlH=ismml&qCiD=18&qCiMy=022026&qCoD=25&qCoMy=022026&qGrpCd=FSC&qAAR=6CBARC&qRtP=6CBARC&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=HI&qDest=3011%20Maingate%20Lane,%20Kissimmee,%20FL,%20US&showApp=true&adjustMonth=false&srb_u=1&qRmFltr=
Location: Holiday Inn Resort Kissimmee by the Parks by IHG 3011 Maingate Ln, Kissimmee, FL 34747
Starts: Saturday 21 Mar 2026
Ends: Sunday 22 Mar 2026
Reg Ends: Friday 20 Mar 2026 6:00PM
Rounds: 5
Organizer Name: Florida Chess Association, Inc.
Organizer eMail: fcaboard@gmail.com