Quick refers to the games played between 10 and 30 minutes per side. Such a time control affects only one’s USCF quick ratings. While quick tournaments are often about the length of a casual game, many seasoned tournament players understand that time flys by while playing one of these in tournament competition. That comparative lack of time to standard tournament games leads to this tournament’s name, the “Quick” Championship.
The Alabama State Quick Championship is often held in June, generally held along side of the Blitz state championship event, and is considered one of the state’s most prestigious titles as one of Alabama’s four open individual championships (The Alabama State Chess Championship, Dual-Rated Championship, and Blitz Championship as the other three).
Below is a complete list of state quick champions dating back to the tournament’s first instance in 2009.
The champions have been crowned for the 2026 All-Girls State Chess Championship and the State Scholastic Chess Championship. Both tournaments were held in north Alabama this year in the cities of Madison and Huntsville. The tournaments drew in a
Continue Reading2025 State Scholastic Championship The 2025 Alabama State Scholastic Chess Championship was held March 29-30 in Foley. Players from across the state showed up to compete for the title of state champion and to go on to be Alabama’s representative
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