2026 Summer Knights Chess Tournament (8/22)
Starts: Aug 22, 2026 @ 9:00 AM
Sponsored by CB&S Bank
It's the first chess tournament of
the school year!
Although
we are offering both Rated sections (for those already rated and those ready to
compete with rated players) and Non-Rated sections (for beginning players), we
will NOT issue a tournament report to US Chess. This is an opportunity
for everyone to relax, not worry about ratings, and play in their first
tournament of the school year.
When: Saturday, August 22,
2026
Where:
Rainbow Elementary, 50 Nance Road, Madison, AL 35758
Mandatory
Players Meeting:
9:00 a.m.
Round
times: 9:15 -
10:30 - 12:30 - 1:45 - 3:00 (same schedule for all sections)
Time
Control: G/30,
d5
Rated
Sections and Awards:
K-12 Open; K-12 Under 1000; K-12 Under 500; Trophies for 1st-5th, Medals
for 6th-10th
Non-Rated
Sections and Awards:
Non-rated K-12; Non-rated K-6; Non-rated K-3; Trophy for 1st, Medals
based on registration
US Chess
membership: Not
required for this tournament
Registration
Fee: $20 for
MCCL members and $30 for non-MCCL members who register by 8:00 pm August 19th.
(lower MCCL member price will appear when you add the tournament to
your cart).
NOTE: If you have not joined MCCL or
renewed your MCCL membership for 2026 and you want the discount, join or renew
in a separate order first, then register for Summer Knights after.
Deadline
to register online: 8:00
pm, Wednesday, August 19th