Name: 2025 FLORIDA STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP (K-12)  
Desc: PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TOURNAMENT INFORMATION CAREFULLY! NOTE: Registration is completely closed as we have reached maximum capacity for the tournament site. We were taking emails to be added to a waitlist, we no longer are as we can’t accommodate everyone who has emailed us to be added to the waitlist. We apologize for any inconvenience but due to safety we can no longer accept any more registrations. If you emailed us on 3/11 or 3/12 you will receive a response on your registration and if it can be accepted. **************************************************************** 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 ************************************************************** $50 Entry fee until Midnight 2/28/25, then $75 until 3/14/25 at 6 pm (registration will close early in the event of 500 players registered, email organizer to be placed on wait list if closed). No onsite registration. 1/2- point Byes available any round, limit two. ************************************************************** 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: $211/night for Single/Double/Triple/Quad occupancy. Book well in advance to secure a room on site for the event! https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/wyndham/kissimmee-florida/wyndham-orlando-resort-and-conference-center-celebration-area/rooms-rates?brand_id=HR&checkInDate=3/13/2025&checkOutDate=3/17/2025&useWRPoints=false&children=0&groupCode=031325SCH&adults=1&rooms=1&loc=ChIJ5wsVNxqE3YgRDcL9EZfN55Q&sessionId=1719582912
Location: Wyndham Orlando Resort & Conference Center Celebration Area 3011 Maingate Lane, Kissimmee, Florida 34747
Starts: Saturday 15 Mar 2025
Ends: Sunday 16 Mar 2025
Reg Ends: Tuesday 11 Mar 2025 6:00PM
Rounds: 5
Organizer Name: Florida Chess Association, Inc.
Organizer eMail: fcaboard@gmail.com