Registration for this event will open in February.

All sections for this event will start at 10:00 AM and run for 60 minutes. Players can join in advance and during the event. See the individual sections below for further details.

Chess in the Schools will also be streaming the event live with interviews and commentary (more details to follow).

A FREE lichess.org account is required to join all of our online tournaments. We will have three sections for the event (Click on the section you would like to compete in):

CIS Arena Team Battle Open and Under 1200

Must be part of a scholastic TEAM on lichess, Email tournaments@chessintheschools.org to have your team invited, all players for the team battle section must be part of the CIS Team and their own school's team) *Zoom team rooms are possible!

When emailing regarding your team, please include your school's lichess team name and which section(s) you would like to be invited to.

All other sections can be registered for with no restrictions.

Open Arena (Open to all)

Under 1600 Arena  

Under 1200 Arena

Parents and Friends Arena

Top teams and individuals will also receive special gift certificates to select chess sites.

Email tournaments@chessintheschools.org with any questions or concerns regarding this event.