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, location TBD).

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 play in the mixed teams division.

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.