NL School Team Chess Championship 2025

Newfoundland and Labrador School Chess Association (NLSCA) is holding the NL School Team Chess Championship 2025 on Saturday, April 12th, 2025.

Venue

Brookside Intermediate School
1165 Thorburn Rd, Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, NL A1M 3R6

Registration

Registration on the door opens 9:30 am and closes at 10:00 am.

Max Capacity

100 players

Formats

5 rounds. (Swiss pairing or Round Robin)
Primary: Kindergarten to Grade 3*
Elementary: Grades 4 to 6*
Junior High: Grades 7 to 9*
High School: Grades 10 to 12*
*Time controls 25 mins + 5 second delay
Medals and banners for all sections.

Entry Fee

$25.00. On the door only.
Credit/debit card or cash accepted

Tournament Director

Michael Pickard

More Information

Questions and Answers

Details
Medals for members of the top three school teams in each section. Medals also for the top three individuals in each section, regardless of team affiliation. Players will not generally be paired against players from their own school. Other than that, players will be paired as in a typical NLSCA tournament. School Team scores will be calculated by adding the four highest scores of individuals from each school in that section. Schools can send as few or as many players as they like, but there must be at least three players from the school in a particular section to be considered a team. Individuals are permitted to play and are eligible to win individual medals in the usual way (i.e., top three players in each section), although they will only be eligible to win team medals if they have sufficient players from their school in the appropriate section, as described above.

Important Note to Parents
All scholastic participants must be supervised by a parent or designated guardian. Neither the Newfoundland and Labrador School Chess Association (NLSCA) nor the host school will be held responsible for the safety or behaviour of participants not actively engaged in tournament play. The responsibility of the tournament organizers will be limited to ensuring fair competition in accordance with NLSCA tournament rules. (See http://www.chess.nl.ca or the NLSCA Questions and Answers page for more information.