2026 Winter Knights Chess Tournament

2026 Winter Knights Scholastic Chess Tournament

January 10, 2026

Winter Knights offers grade-level rated sections and a non-rated K-5 section. Rated players must register in their grade level section. Unrated players in grades K-5 can play in the non-rated section. Be sure to renew your MCCL membership for 2026 (if you haven’t already) in a separate order before you register for Winter Knights so you will receive $10 off your registration fee.

Tournament Details

Where: Columbia Elementary School, 667 Balch Road, Madison, AL  35758

When: Saturday, January 10th, 2026;  Players Meeting: 9:00 a.m.

Sections: 11^th- 12^th,  9^th- 10^th,  7^th- 8^th,  5^th- 6^th,  3^rd- 4^th,  K-2, and Non-Rated K-5

Round Times: (4 rounds):  9:15, 11:00, 1:00, 3:00;  Time Control: G/45;d5

Memberships, Fees, And Deadlines

US Chess membership is required for all rated sections.  US Chess membership can be obtained online at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess.

Entry Fee: $20 for MCCL members in all sections.  $30 for non-members.  (MCCL annual memberships expire at the end of the calendar year.)

Entry Deadline: Online entry (madisonchess.com) by 8:00 pm Wednesday, January 7, 2026. 

NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION

Awards

Rated:  Individual Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; Individual Medals for 4th, 5th, 6th. 

Non-Rated (K-5):  Individual Medals for 1st-6th.

Send questions to mccl.director@gmail.com