2026 NY State Scholastic Chess Championships (Grades K-8) Awards!

The Awards Ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm Sunday, and should be finished by about 6:30 pm. The Middle School K-8 Awards Ceremonies are scheduled to be in the Excelsior Ballroom of the Marriott Courtyard Hotel (11 Excelsior Street), where those sections are playing. The other sections are currently scheduled to be held in the Hilton Hotel for the K-3 Under 800 and K-1 Sections and the Saratoga City Center for the other sections (and all K-5 sections).

1. Middle School Championship. Plaques and medals will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and trophies to the 5 top-scoring school teams, and medals to the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 1800, rated Under 1600 and rated Under 1400. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

2. K-8 Under 1700. Plaques and medals will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and trophies to the 5 top-scoring school teams, and medals to the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating class: rated Under 1500. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

3. K-8 Under 1300. Plaques and medals will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and trophies to the 5 top-scoring school teams, and medals to the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating class: rated Under 1100. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

4. K-8 Under 900. Plaques and medals will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and trophies to the 5 top-scoring school teams, and medals to the 2 top-scoring unrated players and to the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 700, rated Under 500 and Rated Under 300. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

5. Elementary Championship. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams, and the two top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 1700 and rated Under 1500. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

6. K-5 Under 1400. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams and the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 1200 and rated Under 1000. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

7. K-5 Under 1000. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams and the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 800 and rated Under 700. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

8. K-5 Under 600. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams, the 2 top-scoring unrated players and the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 500, rated Under 400 and rated Under 300. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

9. Primary Championship. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams and the two top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 1400, rated Under 1200 and rated Under 1000. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

10. K-3 Under 800. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams, the 2 top-scoring unrated players and the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 600, rated Under 500, rated Under 400 and rated Under 300. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

11. K-1 Championship. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams, and the two top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 800, rated Under 600 and rated Under 400. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

12. K-1 Under 400. Trophies will be awarded to the 10 top-scoring players and the 5 top-scoring school teams, the 2 top-scoring unrated players and the 2 top-scoring rated players in each of the following rating classes: rated Under 300 and rated Under 200. Four individual medals to the First Place School.

All players compete for all the individual prizes for which they are eligible. Players who qualify for a top place trophy, plaque or medal as well as a rating class trophy, plaque or medal will receive the place award (place prizes, for which all players are eligible, take precedence over class prizes, which are limited only to players in that rating class). If two or more players in a section attend the same school, they also compete for team prizes on behalf of their school. The four highest-scoring players from a school produce the school’s team score for that section (teams of two or three players are allowed, but are at a disadvantage).