59th annual
New York State High School
Championships:
Intended Mostly For
Grades 9-12
(Except Grades 6-8 can also play
but with prize restrictions)
FEBRUARY 28 – MARCH 1, 2026
Saratoga Hilton Hotel, Saratoga Springs, NY
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A Heritage Event!
$2,550 GUARANTEED BONUS PRIZES PLUS SEVERAL MONTHS
FREE/REDUCED-PRICE ENTRIES TO CCA EVENTS!
(See Below For NY State And Grade Eligibility
Restrictions
For These
Prizes)
Please see separate ad, March 6-7, for NY State Scholastic Championships, for
grades K-8
6-round Swiss, G/60, d10, open to grades 9-12
(grades 6-8 also may play but with prize restrictions), Saratoga Hilton Hotel, 534
Broadway (I-87 Exit 13-N, 4 miles north on US 9), Saratoga Springs, NY
12866. Chess rate parking: $6 daytime, $12 overnight. May be limited to 400 players. Top
NY State player and team in
Championship section are NY State Champions. In 4 sections. High School
Championship (open to all in grades 6-12; top NY State player in grade 9-12 born
after 9/1/07 qualifies to represent NY State
at the 2027 Denker National Tournament of HS Champions in Dallas, TX), High
School Under 1900/Unr, High School Under 1500/Unr., High School Under 1000/Unr.
Team prizes based on top 4 scores from same
school. Teams of 2 or 3 players allowed but are at a
disadvantage.
Online entry fee at chessaction.com, all High
School sections: $126
by 2/5, $146 until 2/23.
Entry Fee $10 less if entering online by 2/5 and providing Saratoga
Hilton Hotel confirmation number when entering (use Discount Code HOTEL
when checking out online at chessaction.com).
REGISTRATION
MAY CLOSE PRIOR TO THESE DATES DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS. IF
registration is still open, the entry fee after 2/23 until registration closes
is $200. ON-SITE
ENTRIES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE THIS YEAR.
USCF Membership Required. Special 1-year USCF dues with
magazine if paid online with entry: see chessaction.com.
Trophies, plaques or medals to top 10 players and top 5 teams
each section, plus top 2 each U2000, U1800 (HS Championship), U1700, U1600 (HS
Under 1900), U1300, U1100 (HS Under 1500), U800, U600, top 2 unrated (in HS
Under 1000).
$2,250 Individual Bonus Prizes for top-scoring players
residing in NY and/or attending NY schools (out-of-state
players attending NY schools must confirm eligibility with TD by Round 3).
High School Championship (High School Championship Bonus
Prizes are limited to players in grades -12, residing in NY and/or
attending NY schools): $1,000-500-250;
High School Under 1900/Unr (High
School Under 1900 Section Bonus Prizes limited to players residing in NY
and/or attending NY schools, in grades 6-12): $250-150-100, $100 limit to
Unr.
$300 Mixed Doubles Team Bonus Prizes: $200-100, to Best male+female 2-player team
among all 4 sections combined, team rating must average U2200, may play in
different sections and can be from different schools in grades 6-12 in any
state. Register at site (no extra fee) by 5 pm Sat.
Free/Reduced Entry Fee Prizes (only for NY players, or players
attending NY schools): to all CCA OTB
tournaments (the World Open and the Philadelphia International are $100 off
instead), out-of-state players attending NY schools must confirm eligibility
with TD by Round 3. Championship section (CCA Entry Prizes in Championship
Section are only for NY players, or players attending NY schools, in grades
9-12): 8 months of entries
to 1st, 6 months to 2nd, 4 months each to 3rd and 4th. Other sections
(all NY players in grades 6-12 eligible in Under 1900 Section and below): 6
months to 1st, 4 months to 2nd, 3 months each to 3rd and 4.
2 months Bonus free/reduced-price entry to
New York players with 6-0 scores! Some
CCA events also have minimum rating requirements and/or additional surcharges,
based on rating, to play in the top sections; the free/reduced entry fee prizes
do not cover any such additional surcharges for playing in the top sections.
Overall School Team
Bonus Prizes: Plaques or medals to Top 5 school
teams from among all 4 sections combined.
First Place Overall School Team, Boards 1-4: 4 additional
months of CCA Free/Reduced-Price Entries!
Second Place Overall School Team, Boards 1-4: 2 additional
months of CCA Free/Reduced-Price Entries!
(all players in grades 6-12 in any state eligible for Overall
School Team Bonus Prizes; some
CCA events also have minimum rating requirements and/or additional surcharges,
based on rating, to play in the top sections; the free/reduced entry fee prizes
do not cover any such additional surcharges for playing in the top sections).
Schedule: On-site
registration, if still open, ends 10 am Saturday. Rounds begin Sat 11 am, 2 pm, 5
pm; Sun 9 am, 12 noon, 3 pm. Awards: about
5:30 pm Sun.
Half point byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before round 3.
Cash prizes split if tied, ties for non-cash prizes broken by
tiebreaks (or by speed playoff if 6-0 tie).
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING PLAY. Please leave your phone home, in your hotel
room or car, or in a bag at your table.
PLEASE BRING
DIGITAL CLOCKS WITH TIME DELAY CAPABILITY
(sets and boards provided).