Name: SE Women and Girls Chess Championships (Scholastic)    
Desc: $5000 Guaranteed Prize Fund made possible from a grant from US Chess. 2026 Southeastern Regional Women & Girls Chess Championship – 9 May 2026. ********** Website: http://southeastchess.org ***************** Venue: Atlanta Chinese Christian Church, 4434 Britt Rd, Tucker, GA 30084 Hotel: Hampton Inn, 3400 Northlake Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30345 (770) 938-1026 . $110 Room rate thru May 2. Southeast Chess special rate, Quick Book link: https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=ATLNLHX&groupCode=CHHSFC&arrivaldate=2026-05-07&departuredate=2026-05-11&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT Eligibility: US Chess eligibility rules will apply for Women’s events. All women and girls are eligible. For cash prizes, players from the 13 Southeastern states are eligible for titles. Sections & Format: * Women’s Championship Open (one section, all rated female players): EF $65 by April 30, $85 after, $100 on-site. * Girls K-12 Championship (one section, all rated female scholastic players): EF $40 by April 30, $50 after, $60 on-site. * Team Competition (Girls K-12 section only; no extra fee): Teams score is the total of its top four players. Team rosters must be declared at on-site check-in (or pre-submitted via email/online registration by May 7). Trophies/plaques to the top 5 teams. * Unrated: EF-$25 Women & Girls (one section) * Family & Friends (Rated): EF $35 (one section) Registration: FREE for titled players. $10 off discount code for Early-Bird, please click "View available discounts" to find the code. Open Women’s schedule 4SS - G60/d5, Schedule: 8:00 - 8:55am Registration & Check-In (Cafeteria) 9:00 - 9:20am Keynote 9:30-Noon Round 1 Noon-1pm Lunch 1:15 - 3:30pm Round 2 4:00 - 6:30pm Round 3 7:00 - 9:30pm Round 4 Scholastic/Unrated/Friends and Family G/25;d5 Schedule: * 8:00–8:55am: Registration & Check-In (Cafeteria) * 9:00am: Inspirational Keynote Presentation * 9:20am: Girl's Club – Session 1. (Skill-building for young players) * 9:45am: Sponsor & Staff Introduction * 10:00am: Round 1 * 11:30am: Round 2 * 12:00–1:00pm: Lunch & Mentorship Sessions (15–20 min adult-to-girl pairings; focus on elementary participants) * 1:15pm: Round 3 * 2:30pm: Round 4 * 4:15pm: Round 5 * 5:00pm: Girl's Club Networking & Big Sister Program Sign-Ups * 5:30pm: Awards Ceremony * 6:00–8:00pm: Bonus Session – Intro to Bughouse w/ Bughouse Specialist (free to all participants) Tie-break Systems (for trophies/stipends): 1. Head to Head 2. Standard US Chess tie break protocol will then apply. Prizes ($5000+ Guaranteed!): * Cash prizes: $2000-1000-500-200. Additional class prizes: Top Under 1800: $500-300-200; Top Senior (50+): $200. * Trophies to top 5 individuals, top 5 in each grade group (K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12), all with 3.0+, plus top 5 teams. * Women/Girls Unrated – (5 place trophies) * Family & Friends: (40%EF-20%EF-10%EF) * Olympic-sized medals for top women and girls from each of thirteen states: (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, WV, VA). * Plaque or trophy for top adult woman and top scholastic girl. Free registration prizes: * Adult champion to 2026 U.S. Women's Open in Las Vegas June 10-11 * Senior champion to 2026 Senior Open (likely during 2026 Caveman Chess Festival, Chicago) * Top Scholastic Girl to 2027 All-Girls National Championships, April 10-12 Register on Chessregister.com (they are divided by event) Boards and Sets provided – bring clocks! Top Board games will be broadcast by DGT Boards over the Internet! Southeastern Regional Women’s and Girls’ Chess Championship Task Force, are the following current partners: Chess Nation, North Atlanta Chess Club, Atlanta Chinese Christian Church (Tucker), Michael Guo, Southeast Chess, an organization of the 501(C)3 Chinese Parent Teacher Student Organization. Coordinators: Dr. Fun Fong 770-316-8483, Dr. Kathy Lee 678-381-1716, Dr. Amrita Kumar 404-345-0854, Dr. Antony Joseph (Technical SME) 770-858-5756.
Location: Atlanta Chinese Christian Church - Tucker
Starts: Saturday 09 May 2026
Ends: Saturday 09 May 2026
Reg Ends: Saturday 09 May 2026 8:30AM
Rounds: 5
Organizer Name: Southeast Chess
Organizer eMail: southeasternfunchess@gmail.com