Upcoming Scholastic Event Highlights
- 2026 Greater Austin Scholastic Championships 2/21/26 – early entry fee ends 1/31!
- Region VI Championships to be held in San Antonio 2/28/26 – registration is open!
- Texas Superstate Championships to be held in Austin 3/7/26-3/8/26 – registration is open!
- National Middle School (K-8) Championships to be held in Round Rock 5/15/26-5/17/26. Registration is open!
Recent Event Results
Click HERE for results from the 2026 Paragon Winter Tournament which was rescheduled to 1/31.
The Austin Winter Open was held recently at a new venue. If you attended, please complete the survey HERE to let us know your thoughts.
Lucius Melillo, an Austin FM, earned his first IM norm at the AGCA’s 2025 Winter Classic. Full results, including an IM/WGM norm for Megan Lee, a WIM based in Seattle, HERE. Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jonathan Tuck for winning the gold medal at the Pan-American Individual Deaf Chess Championships in early December! We are thrilled to have an intercontinental champion right here in central Texas!
Other Chess Updates and News
The National Middle School Championships will be held in Round Rock in May. If you are a TD interested in working the event, you can apply HERE.
Advik Manchanda, a local 5th grader holding a FIDE CM title, has earned the first Texas Master title. Congratulations, Advik! See more HERE.
General Info
The Austin Chess Club is excited to announce that it has taken over the AustinChessTournaments.com website as Lori Balkum retired from chess in 2025. Austin Chess Club (ACC) and Austin Chess Tournaments (ACT) have worked closely together for 20 years. We appreciate your support of our efforts to encourage chess in Central Texas! Read a letter of introduction from the ACC President, Patrick Connaughton, who has great plans for chess in Central Texas!
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. 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 2027 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.
If you wish to advertise your chess event, please contact us at austinchesstournaments@gmail.com.