Upcoming events

A FREE Community Event for the Entire Family – Presented throughout the academic year by Mayors along with other elected officials and community leaders from throughout Broward County, Florida to support scholastic chess in the schools and community, this edition is hosted by Mayor Mike Ryan and the City of Sunrise. Open to all scholastic chess players and family members. RSVP not required. 

A FREE Community Event for the Entire Family – Presented throughout the academic year by Mayors along with other elected officials and community leaders from throughout Broward County, Florida to support scholastic chess in the schools and community, this edition is hosted by Mayor Judy Paul and the Town of Davie. Open to all scholastic chess players and family members. RSVP not required. 

Open to Aspiring Chess Players grades 4 to 12 and limited to the first 100 entries, this fun chess tournament offers trophies to the top performers (up to 20 places, based upon registration). Other prizes provided by local merchants. 

Our event is open to all students grades 4 to 12 attending school (public, charter, private, religious or registered in homeschool) in Broward County, Florida. This tournament follows USCF rules but is not rated by the Federation; all participants will earn Sunrise Chess Ratings points. 

Format: Game/30, delay 5 if clocks are used. Notation is required but clocks are not. TDs may place a clock on games that are running up against the time control.

Advance Registration Only. Check-in begins at 8:00 am. Opening ceremony at 8:30. First round begins immediately afterwards.

This event is not affiliated with BCPS. The tournament is free thanks to the support of our sponsors: Broward Sheriff's Advisory Council, The City of Sunrise and the Florida Panthers Foundation.

For a copy of our tournament flyer, click here.

Open to Aspiring Chess Players grades 4 to 12 and limited to the first 100 entries, this fun chess tournament offers trophies to the top performers (up to 20 places, based upon registration; trophies to players scoring 2.5 or higher out of 4 rounds). Other prizes provided by Sunrise Center for Excellence in Chess and local merchants. 

Our event is open to all students grades 4 to 12 attending school (public, charter, private, religious or registered in homeschool) in Broward County, Florida. This tournament follows USCF rules but is not rated by the Federation; all participants will earn Sunrise Chess Ratings points. 

Format: Game/30, delay 5 if clocks are used. Notation is required but clocks are not. TDs may place a clock on games that are running up against the time control.

Advance Registration Only. Check-in begins at 8:30 am. First round begins at 9:00 pm. Registration closes on February 23 at 5 pm.

This event is not affiliated with BCPS. The tournament is free thanks to the support of our sponsor: The City of Sunrise.

Download Tournament flyer.

Open to Aspiring Chess Players grades K to 12, this fun chess tournament offers trophies to the Top 10 finishers in each division (K-5 and Middle/High School; trophies to players scoring 2.5 or higher out of 4 rounds). Other prizes provided by The Sunrise Center for Excellence in Chess and local merchants. 

This tournament follows USCF rules but is not rated by the Federation; all participants will earn Sunrise Chess Ratings points. 

Format: Game/30, delay 5 if clocks are used. Notation is required but clocks are not. 4 rounds.

Advance Registration Only. Check-in begins at 8:30 am. Opening ceremony at 9:00. First round begins immediately afterwards.

This event is not affiliated with BCPS. The tournament is free thanks to the support of our sponsors: The City of Sunrise and the Florida Panthers Foundation.

Other details: By registering for this event, participant agrees to abide by the rules and the direction of the tournament director. For more information on how tournaments work, visit this page. Participants acknowledge that photography and/or videotaping may be occurring during this event and, by registering, grant the right for their, and/or their child's image, to be used in promotional materials, both print and online, for The Sunrise Center for Excellence in Chess, The City of Sunrise and/or their affiliates and promotional partners. If there is a reason why your child cannot be videotaped, please advise the staff at check-in and we will do our best to accommodate you. Children must have a responsible adult with them (parent or a coach you trust) during the entire event. We will have some activities for our guests while the tournament is in progress. Most important: have fun!