The Luis Salinas Memorial 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships are open for registration! Register now to compete and bring home a title!
The Leander Chess Club is hosting TWO Scholastic tournaments this summer. Whereas the May event is full, the Cedar Park June 2025 Scholastic Tournament is currently open for registration. Let’s play some chess!
Thank you for playing at the 2025 Region VI Scholastic Championships on February 22, 2025, organized by Austin (Rocks & Rooks)! This annual tournament offered sections for all ages and abilities. All final results are available! Special congratulations to our new individual Regional Champions.Tharun Avinashkarthi (primary), Advik Manchanda (elementary), Krrish Kaul & Pranav Santhosh (middle school), and Lucius Melillo (high school). Championship Team honors go to Basis Cedar Park (primary, elementary, AND middle school ) and Westwood High School (high school). The tournament has been rated by the USCF.
Thank you for playing at Rocks & Rooks last scholastic of the school year, held at Paragon Prep on April 12, 2025. Final results for all sections are now available. The event has been rated by the USCF.
Congrats to all who participated at the two Texas State Scholastic Championships this spring! North State Results and South State Results are available!
There are lots of wonderful events both local and out of town being offered all over our great state. Watch our Upcoming Events Listing and visit the Weekly Events page for local opportunities. The Austin Chess Club meets every Saturday afternoon! The new Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy is offering In-Person and Online Trainings, monthly tournaments as well as regular open play opportunities. San Antonio’s Complete Chess is meeting regularly, hosting a variety of OTB events. The Waco Chess Club has begun hosting events as well. Central Texas thanks you for your participation!
Please check out Texas Chess Association’s calendar for other chess opportunities, both online and OTB all across the state!
Sarah Brauner is our Region VI Director! She can be contacted at txchessmom@gmail.com to submit bids for the 2026 Region VI Scholastic Championships!
Please consider supporting local events (camps, tournaments, etc) whenever the opportunities present themselves! Responding quickly to new opportunities is the only way we are going to keep chess opportunities in our local area.
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