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Chess in the Park (K-12 City Qualifier #2)

Date and Time

Saturday, October 11, 2025, 10:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Location

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (BACK LAWN)
3421 Belmont Blvd
Nashville, TN  37215
USA
629-254-4737

Category

Scholastic Tournaments

Registration Info

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Payment In Full In Advance Only

About this event



Pre Registered List

Outdoor, chess festival fun for National Chess Day!
 

Place

Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
3421 Belmont Blvd, Nashville TN 37212


Schedule

Doors open at 9:00 am. On-Site Registration closes at 9:30am.

Round 1 10:00am. Round 2 10:45 Round 3 11:30 Lunch 11:30-12:15
Round 4 12:15 Round 5 1:00 Round 6 1:45 
Awards: 2:30
Format

6 Round-Swiss Pairing System. Time Control: Game in 15 minutes each with a 2-second increment.

All players complete six rounds, win, lose, or draw. Please alert a tournament director if your player will be missing a round. Players who are late may receive a half-point bye in round one.
Only 1 half point bye is allowed.
Sections

High School K-12 -Grades 12 and below Middle School K-8- Grades 8 and below

Elementary K-5- Grades 5 and below Primary K-3- Grades 3 and below

K-1- Grades 1 and belowK-12 Unrated- First time players and beginners

US Chess Membership is required for all sections except Unrated. Unrated section players do not qualify for the City Championship. Visit www.uschess.org for information about US Chess membership.


Entry

Registration and payment is available online through October 10th.

Visit www.nashvillechess.org Click the Calendar event for October 11th, 2025

$35- if received by October 4th, 2025 (or $45 after early date and for On-Site Registration).


Awards

Trophies: Top 10 individuals in each section, Top 2 teams (Primary & Elementary Teams Only). Medals: 11th-20thplace individuals. The Top 2 players from High School, Middle School, Elementary, Primary and K-1 qualify to play in the 2026 Nashville Scholastic City Championship. The Top 2 female players from each section qualify to play in the 2026 All-Girls Nashville City Championship. To qualify, players must live within a 75-mile radius of The Nashville Chess Center. The 2026 Nashville Scholastic City Championship will take place January 2026 at the NCC. The 2026 Nashville All-Girls City Championship will take place January 2026 at the NCC.

Questions?
Contact director@nashvillechess.org