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Lighthouse Christian K-12 Nashville City Championship Qualifier (#3 of 4)

Date and Time

Saturday, November 22, 2025, 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM

Location

Lighthouse Christian School
5100 Blue Hole Rd
Antioch, TN  37013
USA
629-254-4737

Event Contact(s)

Aaron Caveny

Epiphany M Peters

Category

Scholastic Tournaments

Registration Info

Registration is required
Payment in Full In Advance Or At Event
Registration cancellations will be accepted until Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM

About this event


 

Lighthouse Christian Scholastic Chess Tournament

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025

Place Lighthouse Christian School
5100 Blue Hole Road
Antioch, Tennessee 37013

 Schedule  

Doors open at 7:30am. On-Site Registration closes at 8:30am.

Round 1 9:00am.Rounds 2-5 to follow as soon as each section finishes a round. Schedule will advance only when possible. Lunch break will take place between rounds with extra time given.  Awards Ceremony will take place for each section as it finishes Round 5.
 Format  

5 Round Swiss Pairing System. Time Control: Game in 25 minutes each with a 5-second increment.

All players complete five 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 November 21st.

Visit www.nashvillechess.org Click the Calendar event for November 22nd, 2025 

$30- if received by November 15th, 2025 (or $40 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-20th place 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 50-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

                                                     




For more information on how tournaments work and FAQ for parents: NCC Kids

Number of People Who Will Attend

K-12 SECTION
$30.00
K-8 SECTION
$30.00
K-5 SECTION
$30.00
K-3 SECTION
$30.00
K-1 SECTION
$30.00
UNRATED - NEW PLAYER GROUP
$30.00
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