2026 – 2027 Tournament Schedule
9/26/2026 -Trash Panda Tournament (Open)
ENTRY FEE: $30
LOCATION: 2908 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40206
We partner with Washbear Chess to help provide more open-style, long time control events to the community. This is an OPEN event, which means both kids and adults may attend.
Parents: Be aware that these are long events, but you and your kids are welcome.
REGISTRATION LINK
10/24/2026 –Trash Panda Tournament (Open)
ENTRY FEE: $30
LOCATION: 2908 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40206
We partner with Washbear Chess to help provide more open-style, long time control events to the community. This is an OPEN event, which means both kids and adults may attend.
Parents: Be aware that these are long events, but you and your kids are welcome.
REGISTRATION LINK
10/31/2026 – US CHESS MEMBERSHIP TOURNAMENT (Scholastic)
Entry fees cover the tournament and a FREE (discounted) US Chess membership for ALL participants.
ENTRY FEE: $35
LOCATION: TBA
SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT: 5 Rounds, Rated, Team-Modified Swiss Pairings, G/25; d5
Sections: K1, K3, K5, K8, K12
K1 & K3 are Learning Sections, which means TDs can give more information than in other sections to help players through the event, and to help prevent stalled situations due to player inexperience.
EVENT PROFITS
Traditionally, this event makes almost no profit. However, this event’s profits will go toward providing coaching to low-income areas. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
11/21/2026 – PUZZLE SOLVING CHALLENGE (Scholastic)
ENTRY FEE: $19
LOCATION – TBA
SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT: 5 Rounds of Puzzle Solving
3 Sections: New – 799, 800 – 1199, 1200+
Each round will have a different style of chess puzzle to solve, and each section will feature more difficult puzzles.
Prizes are based on your accumulated score of the number of puzzles you solve correctly.
Bring a pencil with you (we will provide pencils, but one’s own pencil is always the best).
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing coaching to low-income areas. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
OVERSCHEDULING NOTICE
The KCA has a pending tournament on this date that was not disclosed to us when we asked for their schedule. We try to avoid conflicts so that we can continue to use event profits to provide coaching to low income areas. If the KCA moves their event, we’ll remove this notice. We believe in full cooperation with the KCA, and we believe an annual collaborative scheduling meeting would go a long way to avoiding scheduling conflicts. We have requested this meeting for 3 years, and so far this meeting has not occurred to our knowledge.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
11/28/2026 – Invitational 1 (Scholastic)
40 player maximum
ENTRY FEE: $25
LOCATION: 2908 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40206
Parents Drop Kids Off
Cash Prizes based on 24 paid entries
| Place | Prize (24) | Prize (30) | Prize (40) |
| 1st | $100 | $120 | $160 |
| 2nd | $70 | $90 | $130 |
| 3rd | $50 | $70 | $110 |
| U1400 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
| U1200 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
The prizes increase when we hit attendance milestones. The first milestone of 24 players gives out 42% of entries, the second milestone gives out 53%, and the third milestone gives out 60%.
If we get less than 24 players, we’re mandated by US Chess rules to pay out 50% of the listed prizes in the first column.
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing the community with a FREE chess center. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
12/12/2026 – Invitational 2 (Scholastic)
40 player maximum
ENTRY FEE: $25
LOCATION: 2908 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40206
Parents Drop Kids Off
Cash Prizes
| Place | Prize (24) | Prize (30) | Prize (40) |
| 1st | $100 | $120 | $160 |
| 2nd | $70 | $90 | $130 |
| 3rd | $50 | $70 | $110 |
| U1400 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
| U1200 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
The prizes increase when we hit attendance milestones. The first milestone of 24 players gives out 42% of entries, the second milestone gives out 53%, and the third milestone gives out 60%.
If we get less than 24 players, we’re mandated by US Chess rules to pay out 50% of the listed prizes in the first column.
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing the community with a FREE chess center. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
12/19/2026 – CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT (Scholastic)
ENTRY FEE: $19
LOCATION: TBA
SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT: 5 Rounds, Rated, Team-Modified Swiss Pairings, G/25; d5
Sections: K1, K3, K5, K8, K12
K1 & K3 are Learning Sections, which means TDs can give more information than in other sections to help players through the event, and to help prevent stalled situations due to player inexperience.
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing coaching to low-income areas. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
1/23/2027 – CEF CHAMPIONSHIP (Scholastic)
EnNTRY FEE: $19
LOCATION: TBA
SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT: 5 Rounds, Rated, Team-Modified Swiss Pairings, G/25; d5
Sections: K1, K3, K5, K8, K12
We will not operate Learning Sections at the Championship.
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing coaching to low-income areas. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
1/30/2027 – Invitational 3 (Scholastic)
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
40 player maximum
ENTRY FEE: $25
LOCATION: 2908 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40206
Parents Drop Kids Off
Cash Prizes
| Place | Prize (24) | Prize (30) | Prize (40) |
| 1st | $100 | $120 | $160 |
| 2nd | $70 | $90 | $130 |
| 3rd | $50 | $70 | $110 |
| U1400 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
| U1200 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
The prizes increase when we hit attendance milestones. The first milestone of 24 players gives out 42% of entries, the second milestone gives out 53%, and the third milestone gives out 60%.
If we get less than 24 players, we’re mandated by US Chess rules to pay out 50% of the listed prizes in the first column.
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing the community with a FREE chess center. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
2/13/2027 – Invitational 4 (Scholastic)
40 player maximum
ENTRY FEE: $25
LOCATION: 2908 Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY 40206
Parents Drop Kids Off
Cash Prizes
| Place | Prize (24) | Prize (30) | Prize (40) |
| 1st | $100 | $120 | $160 |
| 2nd | $70 | $90 | $130 |
| 3rd | $50 | $70 | $110 |
| U1400 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
| U1200 | $40 | $60 | $100 |
The prizes increase when we hit attendance milestones. The first milestone of 24 players gives out 42% of entries, the second milestone gives out 53%, and the third milestone gives out 60%.
If we get less than 24 players, we’re mandated by US Chess rules to pay out 50% of the listed prizes in the first column.
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing the community with a FREE chess center. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
4/10/2027 – HOME SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Scholastic)
ENTRY FEE: $19
LOCATION: TBA
SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT: 5 Rounds, Rated, Team-Modified Swiss Pairings, G/25; d5
Sections: K1, K3, K5, K8, K12
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing coaching to low-income areas. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.
REGISTRATION LINK (Not yet active)
4/17/2027 – CATHOLIC SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS (Scholastic)
ENTRY FEE: $19
LOCATION: 23107 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY, 40206
SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT: 5 Rounds, Rated, Team-Modified Swiss Pairings, G/25; d5
Sections: K1, K3, K5, K8, K12
EVENT PROFITS
This event’s profits will go toward providing coaching to low-income areas. Please support this event, and if you’d like to donate please contact us at Ryan@ChessEducation.org.