Silver State Chess Association LLC
Presents

2026 NORTHERN NEVADA STATE GIRLS SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT
INDIVIDUAL and TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
and QUALIFIER to NEVADA STATE SCHOLASTIC GIRLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Date: Sunday, April 19th, 2026 @ 12:00pm

IMPORTANT:  Both the Northern portion of the state (defined below) and the Southern portion of the state will hold separate Over-The-Board tournaments to determine individuals and the top team from each region who will then compete in the Nevada State Girls Scholastic Chess Championship to be held online on Sunday March 30^th and the Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship (teams) to be held online on Sunday April 26^th, respectively.

Girls who reside in, or go to school in, the following Nevada counties will be eligible to participate in the Northern Nevada State Girls Scholastic Chess Championship: Washoe, Humbolt, Elko, Pershing, Storey, Churchill, Lander, Eureka, White Pine, Lyon, Douglas, Mineral and the independent city of Carson City.

This announcement is for the Northern Nevada State Girls Scholastic Chess Championship. The Southern Nevada State Girls Scholastic Chess Championship will be held on a different day and will be detailed in a separate announcement.

 Location: 
Lake Tahoe School
995 Tahoe Blvd.    
Incline Village, NV 89451

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

Girls must reside in Nevada or be a full-time student in grades K-12 at a Nevada school
and born after September 1, 2006.

K-12 Open Section (Open to all girls in grades K-12)
4 rounds
Time Control Game/25 minutes + 5 seconds
Round 1 begins at 12:00 noon

Prizes:

Individual Trophies and a Top Team Trophy will be awarded. All Players will receive a participation medal.

Qualifiers:

The top three individual scorers in the Northern Nevada Scholastic Girls Chess Championship will meet at the Lake Tahoe School on Sunday, April 26th to compete in the Nevada State Scholastic Girls Chess Championship (individuals), an online tournament that includes the Northern Nevada individual qualifiers and the Southern Nevada individual qualifiers. We will provide digital tablets for that tournament. The winner of that tournament will represent the State of Nevada at the 14th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions in Grand Rapids, MI from August 3-6^th. The Nevada State representative will receive a travel stipend from Silver State Chess after completing all games in the national tournament without a forfeit loss. 

https://new.uschess.org/haring

The top team scorer in the Northern Nevada Scholastic Chess Championship will meet at the Lake Tahoe School on Saturday, April 26^th to compete in the Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship (teams), an online tournament that includes the Northern Nevada team qualifier and the Southern Nevada team qualifier. We will provide digital tablets for that tournament. The winning teams will not qualify for any national tournament because there is no national team tournament for which to qualify.

Additional Prizes:

The top scoring girl will receive free entry to the International Youth Championship in Las Vegas June 13-14th. Restricted to players born after June 14th, 2011 and rated under 1800.

If that player won an entry in the Northern Nevada Scholastic Open Championship on April 18th, the second place finisher will win a free entry to the IYC.

Entry Fees

$50 before March 20th
$65 before April 3rd
$75 before April 18th @ 4:00p, PST
$100 after April 18th @ 4:01pm PST

US Chess Membership required: you may join or renew at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

Refunds: Refunds must be requested via email to info@silverstatechess.org prior to 11:59pm on March 22nd and will have a processing fee of $12 withheld.

Byes: Maximum one (1) half point bye is available upon request. Half-point byes must be requested by 12:00pm on April 19^th and will be irrevocable after that time. If any player is unable to play any round for any reason, including withdrawals, please notify a tournament director or score keeper. 

Teams: Two or more players from the same school in the same section automatically form a team. 

Snacks: 
No food will be provided. Competitors are encouraged to bring water bottles, which can be used in the playing area and snacks, which can be consumed outside of the playing area between rounds.

Schedule: Welcome and announcements will begin at 12:00pm. All players should be seated for Round 1 start at 12:15pm. Subsequent rounds start about 15 minutes after the previous round ends. There will be a lunch break for players to eat player-brought lunches. Players registering after 12:00pm may not be paired for round 1.

Silver State Chess Association LLC

Presents

NORTHERN NEVADA STATE SCHOLASTIC
INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
and QUALIFIER to NEVADA STATE SCHOLASTIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2026 @ 12:00pm

IMPORTANT:  Both the Northern portion of the state (defined below) and the Southern portion of the state will hold separate Over-The-Board tournaments to determine individuals and teams from each region who will then compete in the Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship to be held on Saturday April 25^th.

Individuals who reside in, or go to school in, the following Nevada counties will be eligible to participate in the Northern Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship: Washoe, Humbolt, Elko, Pershing, Storey, Churchill, Lander, Eureka, White Pine, Lyon, Douglas, Mineral and the independent city of Carson City.

This announcement is for the Northern Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship. The Southern Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship will be held on a different day and will be detailed in a separate announcement.

We expect the change in format will facilitate greater participation from students throughout Nevada.

Location: 

Lake Tahoe School
995 Tahoe Blvd.    
Incline Village, NV 89451

A US Chess Rated Tournament in 6 Sections open to Northern Nevada residents or Northern Nevada students in the counties listed above.

K-3 Championship (Open to all players in grades K – 3)
K-5 Championship (Open to all players in grades K – 5)
4 rounds
Time Control Game/25 minutes +5 seconds

Middle School Championship (Open to all players in grades 6 – 8)
High School Championship (Open to all players in grades 9 – 12)
4 rounds
Time Control Game/30 minutes +10 seconds
 

K-5 Challengers (Open to all players in grades K – 5 rated Under 400 or unrated)
K-12 Challengers (Open to all players in grades K – 12 rated Under 800 or unrated)
4 rounds
Time Control Game/25 minutes +5 seconds

Individual and Team Trophies will be Awarded!

All players will receive a participation medal. Trophies will also be awarded.

Qualifiers

The top three individual scorers in each of the six Sections in the Northern Nevada Scholastic Chess Championship will meet at the Lake Tahoe School on Saturday, April 25th to compete in the Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship (individuals), an online tournament that includes the Northern Nevada individual qualifiers and the Southern Nevada individual qualifiers. We will provide digital tablets for that tournament. The winners of the four sections: High School, Middle School, K-5 Championship, and K-3 Championship from that tournament will represent the State of Nevada at national tournaments to be held from August 3-6^th in Grand Rapids, MI.  Nevada State representatives will each receive a travel stipend from Silver State Chess after completing all games in the national tournament without a forfeit loss.

The top scoring team in each Section in the Northern Nevada Scholastic Chess Championship will meet at the Lake Tahoe School on Saturday, April 25^th to compete in the Nevada State Scholastic Chess Championship (teams), an online tournament that includes the Northern Nevada team qualifiers and the Southern Nevada team qualifiers. We will provide digital tablets for that tournament. The winning teams will not qualify for any national tournament because there is no national team tournament for which to qualify.

Additional Prizes

The top scoring player in each section will receive free entry to the International Youth Championship in Las Vegas June 13-14th. Restricted to players born after June 14th, 2011 and rated under 1800.

The top scoring girl in each of the four Championship Sections will receive free entry to the Northern Nevada State Girls Championship to be held on April 19h, 2026 at Lake Tahoe School in Incline Village. Any of these players who have already entered the Northern Nevada State Girls Championship will have their entry fee refunded in full.

Entry Fees:

$50 before March 19th

$65 by April 2nd

$75 before April 17th @ 4:00pm PST

$100 after April 17th @ 4:01pm PST

Refunds:

Refunds must be requested via email to info@silverstatechess.org prior to 11:59pm on April 17th and will have a processing fee of $12 withheld.

Byes:

Maximum one (1) half point bye is available upon request. Half-point byes must be requested by 12:00pm on April 19^th and will be irrevocable after that time. If any player is unable to play any round for any reason, including withdrawals, please notify a tournament director or score keeper. 

Teams

Two or more players from the same school in the same section automatically form a team.

US Chess Membership required: you may join or renew at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

Snacks: 
No food will be provided. Competitors are encouraged to bring water bottles, which can be used in the playing area and snacks, which can be consumed outside of the playing area between rounds.

Schedule: Welcome and announcements will begin at 12:00pm. All players should be seated for Round 1 start at 12:15pm. Subsequent rounds start about 15 minutes after the previous round ends. There will be a lunch break for players to eat player-brought lunches. Players registering after 12:00pm may not be paired for round 1.

Silver State Chess Association
presents

2026 Northern Nevada State Seniors Championship
March 6-8 2026
Mathewson Bridge Center

125 West Plumb Lane

Reno, NV 89509

Swiss 5 Rounds Game/90+30

Note: Players must be age 50+ prior to Aug 3, 2026.

Players must reside in Nevada in one of the following counties and have their eligible address on file with USCF: Washoe, Humbolt, Elko, Pershing, Storey, Churchill, Lander, Eureka, White Pine, Lyon, Douglas, Mineral and the independent city of Carson City.

Southern Nevada residents should register for the Southern Nevada State Seniors Championship in a separate tournament.

Schedule:  (all rounds G/90+30)
Round 1: Friday March 6 @ 6:00 pm
Round 2: Saturday March 7 @ 12:00 pm
Round 3: Saturday March 7 @ 5:00 pm
Round 4: Sunday March 8 @ 12:00 pm
Round 5: Sunday March 8 @ 5:00 pm

 Top three winners advance to the State Championship to compete against top three winners from Southern NV in a proctored online tournament to be held at the Mathewson Bridge Center on April 24-26.

Please bring boards, sets, and clocks as none are provided.

Prizes
$1000.00 with 20 paid players:
Top Prize:  $500 + Trophy
Second:    $350 + Trophy
Third: $150 + Trophy
Top U1900: Trophy
Top U1600: Trophy

Above cash prizes adjusted proportionally for more or fewer players.

Note: Cash prizes will be awarded following the completion of the Nevada State Seniors Championship on April 26. To receive a cash prize in the Northern NV Championship, players must play in the Nevada State Seniors Championship. If a player is unable or unwilling to play in the online Nevada State Seniors Championship, entry and cash prize will be offered to the next highest scoring player.

The winner of the Nevada State Seniors Championship will represent Nevada in the John T. Irwin Tournament of Senior State Champions on August 3-6 (TBD) in Grand Rapids, MI. Silver State Chess will provide a travel stipend of $650 upon completion of the Irwin with no forfeited games.

Maximum number of entries: 40. Registration not confirmed until payment received.
Waitlist will start if/when max entries received.
Entry fee: $99 by March 5, $115 later. 
Refunds: may be requested prior to start of Round 1. $15 withheld for processing fees
Entrants may register in person and pay with cash or check at the Reno Chess Club on Thursday evenings 6-9pm before March 6 @ 8:00pm.

Maximum two half-point byes available and must be requested before Round 3 and are irrevocable
 
US Chess Membership is required.
Please join or renew the player’s membership at www.uschess.org before registering for the tournament.

Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/event/NNV2026Seniors

Contact info@silverstatechess.org

Southern Nevada – Top two are elected to two-year terms
Angelo Agbayani: 18 votes
Ken Chapman: 7 votes
Manish Honnatti: 6 votes

Northern Nevada – Top one is elected to a two-year term
Chris Richard- 18 votes

Nevada At-large – Top one is elected to a two-year term

Joseph Hattrup – 24 votes
Elijah Levin – 8 votes

The winners join current Board Members:
Eric Ostertag
Fred Roscher
Tam Lester
Tom Brownscombe
Pierre Du Charme

Call for Nominations: Board of Directors – 2025 Election

The Silver State Chess Association (SSCA) is now accepting nominations for four (4) Director positions on its Board of Directors. These positions will be filled through an election in 2025. The following seats are open:

• Two (2) Directors representing Southern Nevada
• One (1) Director representing Northern Nevada
• One (1) At-Large Director

Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for nomination, individuals must meet all of the following criteria:

1. Be at least 18 years old
2. Be a current member in good standing of the United States Chess Federation (USCF)
3. Reside in the state of Nevada and have a Nevada mailing address:
   • Southern Nevada Directors must reside in Clark, Nye, Lincoln, or Esmeralda counties
   • Northern Nevada Directors must reside in Washoe, Humboldt, Elko, Pershing, Storey, Churchill, Lander, Eureka, White Pine, Lyon, Douglas, or Mineral counties, or in Carson City
   • At-Large Directors may reside in any part of Nevada

Nomination Process
Eligible individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by others. Each nomination must include:

• Full name of the nominee
• County of residence and the seat being sought (Southern NV, Northern NV, or At-Large)
• USCF ID number
• A statement confirming the nominee meets all eligibility criteria

Please send nominations by email to:
info@silverstatechess.org

Nomination Deadline: July 7, 2025

Election Process
The election will take place shortly after the nomination period ends. Ballots will be distributed to eligible voting members via mail or email.

Term of Office
Elected Directors will serve a term of two (2) years.

We encourage all qualified individuals who are passionate about promoting chess in Nevada to consider serving on the SSCA Board.