We have a simple motto when it comes to scholastic chess:

More kids. More chess. More fun!

OSCF puts on three major state tournaments each year:

  • the Individual State Championships in Seaside (April 4-5, 2025 in Seaside),

  • the Co-Ed State Team Championship (March 16, 2025 @ Oregon Convention Center)

  • the All Star Invitational Tournament (January 25, 2025 @ The DoubleTree Hotel in Portland. Register.)

Qualification requirements for each tournament are listed below. Check back later for more details, including how to register.

State Tournament Qualifications

Seaside Individual Championships
- 15 lifetime USCF regular-rated games.
- 8 in-season games. (Updated 11.25.2024)
-At least one OSCF-qualifying tournament within last year. (Tournaments listed on the OSCF calendar.)
Not sure how many games you’ve played? https://new.uschess.org/civicrm/player-search

Coed State Team Championships
- Teams of 5 must have at least 2 non-male players.
- New players welcome. (New memberships included in registration.)
- Schools may include within-district homeschool students. Multiple teams from the same school encouraged!
- Extra players / non-qualifying teams can still register. An effort will be made to incorporate them into the mixed teams division, however, it is highly recommended to bring a qualifying team.

Oregon All Stars

To be considered, players must sign up on the following form: https://forms.gle/7MY8J7vFQfTDSvsJ9

Automatic invitations are players who:

  • have won the Kathryn Rose Taylor sportsmanship award at Seaside.

  • have appeared on the quarterly top 10 lists of Oregon players in the previous year. You only need to appear once to qualify.