Currently Active SCI Tournaments
2026 SCI Girls Championship
The 2026 SCI Girls Championship is open to all K-12 Indiana Girls. The winner of the Championship section will earn a scholarship and will represent Indiana in the WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions. Please read instructions carefully, and do not hesitate to email us with questions.
2026 SCI Team Championships
The Scholastic Chess of Indiana Team Championships is a team competition for Indiana grade K-12 schools. Play is in four grade divisions – Twelfth Grade & Under, Eighth Grade & Under, Sixth Grade & Under, and Third Grade & Under. Sixth Grade & Under and Third Grade & Under teams must qualify at a Regional before attending Finals. Twelfth Grade & Under and Eighth Grade & Under teams play only in the Finals. Format is 4-player fixed-roster teams. Please read instructions carefully, and do not hesitate to email us with questions.
June 14, 2025
At the Goshen Public Library, 601 S 5th St, Goshen, IN 46526. Two sections. Open: 4-SS, G/35;d5. US Chess membership required ($$). Notation required. Players can stop notating when either player is under 10 minutes. Third Grade & Under: 5-SS, G/25;d5. US Chess Number required (free). Notation not required. Both sections: We must be out of the library before 4pm. In extremis, I reserve the right to adjudicate last-round games. No entry fee, no prizes. Doors open at 10am, players should be present by 10:15. We usually finish by 3pm. Check out the tournament crosstable for entries to date. DO NOT CALL THE LIBRARY WITH QUESTIONS. E-mail me for more information or to enter. ADVANCE ENTRY ONLY!