19th Annual Wisconsin Grade Level Championships

Date/Time
02/28/2026
12:00 am

Location
UW - Milwaukee Student Union

More Info
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Categories
Tournaments

Register

We still need VOLUNTEERS! Sign up to volunteer https://tinyurl.com/wscfvolunteer or at the registration table.

* If you are going to cancel, please email bob@wisconsinscholasticchess.org. *

Click on the grade level link to access the Round One Pairings Sheet for that division, or copy and paste the pdf link listed after the grade level hyphen into your browser. Note that NEW PAIRING SHEETS are denoted New, as communicated around 10:30 p.m. Friday night, due to late registrations. 

• New Kindergarten – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Kindergarten.pdf

• First Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/First-Grade.pdf

• Second Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Second-Grade.pdf

• Third Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Third-Grade.pdf

• New Fourth Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fourth-Grade.pdf

• New Fifth Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fifth-Grade.pdf

• New Sixth Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Sixth-Grade.pdf

• New Seventh Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Seventh-Grade.pdf

• Eighth Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Eight-Grade.pdf

• Ninth Grade – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Ninth-Grade.pdf

• New 10th – 12th Grades – https://www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/High-School.pdf

Schedule – There is no PA system, so bagpipes will announce each round start. 

• Onsite Registration – 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
• Round 1 – 8:45 a.m. (Competitors must be in the Wisconsin Room at their boards by 8:45 a.m. to play.)
• Round 2 – 10:30 a.m.
• Round 3 – 11:45 a.m.
• Round 4 – 1:00 p.m.
• Round 5 – 2:15 p.m.
• Awards – 3:45 p.m.

Arrive as early as possible, especially day-of registrants.

Awards: 

• Ten individual trophies per divisions K-9.
• Ten individual trophies in the 10^th-12^th grade division.
• Three team trophies in divisions 2^nd-9^th grade.
• One team trophy in the 1^st grade division.
• One team trophy in the grade 10-12 division.

A team needs two players to win a trophy. The top three scores will be used for team awards.

• A $1000 scholarship will be awarded to the winner of the 10 – 12th grade division.

This WSCF scholarship will be paid directly to the student’s account at their post secondary school (e.g. college, university, or technical school) during their first year of attendance. 

• Medals to all competitors. Those who are sure they will not be earning a trophy can pick up their medals at the awards table after Round 5 play.

Register Early!

• Early Bird Entry Fee Rate: $45 – Register and pay here by February 13^th
• Reduced Entry Fee Rate: $55 – Register and pay here by February 20^th
• Last chance Advance Entry Fee Rate: $65 – Register and pay here by Feb 26^th 11 p.m.
• Regular Entry Fee Rate: $75 – Day-of registrants pay onsite the day-of the tournament. No credit cards accepted. Fee paid at check-in, cash or check payable to WSCF.

Total Registrations: 412