Nevada Chess, the official State Affiliate for USCF, will hold a rated tournament with four rounds of G/20+10 on Sunday, February 25 @ 1:00pm at Bridgeopolis Chess Club in Las Vegas. The tournament is open to all players who are registered or are considering registering for any section of the State Scholastic tournament on March 2 at Del Sol HS in Las Vegas. This tournament is perfect for unrated and low-rated players to become introduced to Tournament Chess as well as those with more experience in order to “warm-up” before the statewide competition. Directors will be available to answer all questions from first-time players. The registration fee is only $25 by Feb. 23. Information and registration can be found on the King Registration website. 

There is a 40-player maximum for this event. As of Monday 2/19 @ 12 noon, we have 17 players registered

Nevada Chess, the official State Affiliate for USCF, will hold the annual State Seniors Championship during the weekend of March 22-24, 2024 at Bridgeopolis Chess Club in Las Vegas. The tournament, open to all Nevada residents who have reached Age 50 or will do so prior to July 26, 2024, will have five rounds of G90+30. USCF Membership is required. A minimum $1000 prize pool is included. The winner will advance to the national John T. Irwin Tournament of State Senior Champions to be be held July 27-30 in Norfolk, VA. Additional details and registration may be found on the King Registration website

Nevada Chess, Inc., the State Affiliate of the United States Chess Federation (USCF), has three of the seven Director positions available for (re)election.

Directors serve two-year terms. Directors are unpaid and responsible for overseeing and coordinating all Nevada statewide competitions for USCF and submitting winners to USCF National Tournaments.

Directors must be over age 18, current members of USCF in good standing, and reside in Nevada with a Nevada mailing address. Nominations may be submitted to elections@nevadachess.org before the deadline of March 6, 2024 at 11:59pm PST.

If there are more than three nominations, all current USCF members in Nevada will be eligible to vote for candidates in a manner to be announced shortly after the nomination period closes.

At a Board Meeting held on February 5, 2024, Nevada Chess voted unanimously to affirm and support USCF’s efforts to require Safe Play training. The USCF has mandated all TDs must complete the training prior to June 1, 2024 and Nevada Chess encourages all TDs in Nevada to do so as soon as possible. For questions, please email nevada.chess@gmail.com

Nevada Chess is proud to announce the date and location for our 2024 State Scholastic Championship Tournament to be held on Saturday March 2, 2024 at Del Sol Academy for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, NV. Del Sol is the same location where we held our successful 2023 State Scholastic. We are striving to make 2024 even better!

This year, we have two new sections for lower-rated and unrated players. The K-5 and K-12 Reserve sections are for players rated Under 300 and Under 600 respectively. Unrated players are also welcome to play in these sections.

Del Sol Academy for the Performing Arts
3100 E. Patrick Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Google Maps PlusCode: 3VJV+64

Full information and Registration are available.

October 20-22, 2023

Congratulations to Mike Zaloznyy, Southern NV Champion 2023!

See Final Wall Chart
See Full results on USChess.org/msa

State Championship Event

BRIDGEOPOLIS

Sunday, April 16, 2023

EVENT OVERVIEW

2023 Nevada Seniors Championship

Sunday April 16, 2023

BRIDGEOPOLIS * 4955 S Durango Dr Suite 220 * Las Vegas NV 89113

4 Rounds Game/30+5

Schedule: NOON, 1:30 PM, 2:15 PM, 4:00 PM (all times PDT)

Entry fee: $35 by April 9th, $45 later. Register at kingregistration.com/register/nevadaseniors2023.

Trophies: Top 3

The winner will represent Nevada in the John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions.

US Chess Membership is required
Please join or renew the player’s membership at www.uschess.org before registering for the tournament.

Players must reside in Nevada and be born on or before July 28, 1973.

See the Nevada Chess Website for up to date information.

Contact: NevadaChess@gmail.com