Nevada Chess, Inc.

Season 4 of the States Cup online chess league is scheduled to start on April 22. Nevada entered 2 teams in the league during season 3, and we are planning to enter at least 2 teams for season 4. Any Nevada player who is interested in playing should contact Tom Brownscombe at tkbrownscombe@hotmail.com no later than March 27. Full league rules and match schedule can be found at https://docs.google.com/…/1qmHRbNwB47J89LgsKUezEvj…/edit

Matches are played online on chess.com on Monday nights. Once our teams have been registered, players who wish to join a team should contact Ryan Phillips. Ryan will add players to existing team rosters based upon availability in accordance with the league rules. Note that high rated players (2130+) who might have any interest in playing in this league should contact Tom Brownscombe no later than March 27 to be put on an initial team roster because league rules restrict the addition of high rated players after rosters have been created.

This is the schedule for season 4:

• Regular Season:
  • Match 1: Apr 22, 2024
  • Match 2: Apr 29, 2024
  • Match 3: May 6, 2024
  • Match 4: May 13, 2024
  • Match 5: May 20, 2024
    – no matches during Memorial Day weekend –
  • Match 6: Jun 3, 2024
  • Match 7: Jun 10, 2024
• Post-Season:
  • Quarterfinals: Jun 17, 2024
  • Semi-Finals: Jun 24, 2024
  • Finals & 3rd Place Matches: Jul 1, 2024

Relegation Matches:  Jul 1, 2024

Matches may be live streamed on www.twitch.tv/nevadachess or on the personal channels of various Nevada chess players (such as my personal channel www.twitch.tv/1more1time). More information about streaming will be posted later. If you would like to live stream one or more matches please contact Tom Brownscombe sometime in March.

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, the USChess State Affiliate, is excited to announce the 2024 Girls Scholastic Championship will be held at The Tahoe School, 995 Tahoe Blvd, in Incline Village, NV on April 20, 2024.. This will be the first time in memory that our State Girls Championship will be held in the northern part of our state. Open to girls in K-12 who are Nevada residents or attend school in the state are eligible. The winner will represent the State at the Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girl State Champions on July 25-29th in Norfolk VA. For details and Registration, please see https://www.kingregistration.com/event/NV2024StateGirls

FINAL STANDINGS

The rules for the 2024 Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship on March 2, 2024 are posted and may be viewed by clicking this link

Nevada Chess will host our Annual 2024 State Scholastic Championship Tournament 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.

We are also hosting a Warm-Up Tournament for those registered or considering registering for any section in the State Scholastic on Sunday February 25 at Bridgeopolis Chess Club. This tournament is perfect for kids who will be playing in their first competition and others who would like some practice. Directors will be on hand to answer all questions and introduce kids to tournament Chess.

March 2: Del Sol Academy for the Performing Arts
3100 E. Patrick Ave
Las Vegas, NV 89120
Google Maps PlusCode: 3VJV+64

February 25: Bridgeopolis Chess Club
4955 S. Durango Drive Suite 220
Las Vegas NV 89113
Google Maps PlusCode: 3PX9+FW

Information and Registration for both tournaments can be found on King Registration.
(Search the page for Nevada)

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