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Grand Prix Final Format
The final tournament will be held on May 9th
The tournament will consist of five grade-level sections and a champions invitational section.
We will track player performances over the youth chess series on this page
Those with the highest scores will be invited to the champions invitational section, only the best four out of five scores count
Top six finishers per section are invited. Invitational is divided into two sections based on median rating (not grade level).
Ties in scores will be broken by place standings in the individual tournaments (First - 5, Second - 4, and so on)
Invited players receive half off entry to the champions section
2025-2026 New Orleans Youth Chess Grand Prix
Register for each of our scholastic meets using links below,
10/4/25 - Aurora United Methodist Church
11/15/25 - McDonogh 35 Senior High School
12/6/25 - TBD, let us know if you have a venue!
01/24/26 - Hynes UNO School
03/28/26 - St Catherine of Siena Catholic School
05/09/26 - St. Martin's Episcopal School
Youth Chess Format
All tournament play requires a valid US Chess Federation (USCF) membership.
Players are divided into sections based off grades: K-2, K-4, K-6, K-8, K-12
Top five players from each section are awarded trophies
Teams are organized by the top 2-4 players per school. One team per section is awarded a trophy
In the event that there is a tie among the top five places, ties will be broken according to section 34E of the USCF Rules of Chess
The tiebreak systems used will be, in order, Modified Median, Solkoff, Cumulative, and Cumulative of Opposition
Four round, swiss-system, USCF-rated, G/25;d5
Teams are comprised of the top four players per school per grade section. Minimum two players to qualify as a team. Team totals are calculated using cumulative score of each player.
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