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SUMMARY:2026 Southeastern Regional Women’s and Girls’ Chess Championship – 9 May 2026
DESCRIPTION:2026 Southeastern Regional Women’s and Girls’ Chess Championship – 9 May 2026\n$5000 Guaranteed Prize Fund made possible from a grant from US Chess\n*Registration Cap = 200* Grand Prix Points=100\nVenue:Atlanta Chinese Christian Church, 4434 Britt Rd, Tucker, GA 30084 (Cafeteria and chapel).\nHotel: Hampton Inn, 3400 Northlake Pkwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30345 (770) 938-1026\n$110 Room rate here thru May 2\nEligibility:US Chess eligibility rules will apply for Women’s events. All women and girls are eligible for cash prizes, players from the 13 Southeastern states are eligible for titles.\nSections & Format:\n\nWomen’s Championship Open (one section, all rated female players): EF $65 by April 30, $85 after, $100 on-site.\nGirls K-12 Championship (one section, all rated female scholastic players): EF $40 by April 30, $50 after, $60 on-site.\nTeam Competition (Girls K-12 section only; no extra fee):\nTeams represent schools, chess clubs, or homeschool groups. Unlimited players per organization. The team’s score is the total of its top four players. Maximum of two teams per school/club/homeschool group (e.g., “North Fulton Academy A” and “North Fulton Academy B”). Team rosters must be declared at on-site check-in (or pre-submitted via email/online registration by May 7). Trophies/plaques to the top 5 teams.\n\n\nUnrated: EF-$25 Women & Girls (one section)\nFamily & Friends (Rated): EF $35 (one section)\n\n\n\n\n(Registration -free- for titled players)\nTie-break Systems(for trophies/stipends): 1. Head to Head 2. Standard US Chess tie break protocol will then apply.\nPrizes ($5000+ Guaranteed!):\n\nCash prizes: $2000-1000-500-200.\nAdditional class prizes: Top Under 1800: $500-300-200; Top Senior (50+): $200.\nTrophies to top 5 individuals, top 5 in each grade group (K-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12), all with 3.0+, plus top 5 teams.\nWomen/Girls Unrated – (5 place trophies)\nFamily & Friends: (40%EF-20%EF-10%EF)\nOlympic-sized medals for top women and girls from each of thirteen states:\n\n(AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, WV, VA).\n\nPlaque or trophy for top adult woman and top scholastic girl.\nFree registration prizes:\n\nAdult champion to 2026 U.S. Women’s Open in Las Vegas June 10-11\nSenior champion to 2026 Senior Open (likely during 2026 Caveman Chess Festival, Chicago)\nTop Scholastic Girl to 2026 All-Girls National Championships, April 10-12\n\n\n\nRegister on Chessregister.com(they are divided by event)– Boards and Sets provided – bring clocks!\nOpen Event – $5000 Guaranteed Prize Fund – Register Here!\nScholastic Event – Team play available – Register Here!\nWomen/Girls Non-Rated – Register Here!\nFriends and Family (rated) – MALES eligible – Register Here!\n\nTop Board games will be broadcast by DGT Boards over the Internet!\nSoutheastern Regional Women’s and Girls’ Chess Championship Task Force, are the following current partners:\nChess Nation, North Atlanta Chess Club, Atlanta Chinese Christian Church (Tucker), Michael Guo, Southeast Chess, an organization of the 501 (c) 3 Chinese Parent Teacher Student Organization\nCoordinators Drs Fun Fong (770/316-8483), Kathy Lee (678/613-7777), Amrita Kumar (404 / 345-0854)\n
URL:https://alabamachess.org/events/2026-southeastern-regional-womens-and-girls-chess-championship-9-may-2026/
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