Winners of each section will officially win a USCF National Championship and will earn $300 for chess lessons. All participants earn ChessKid.com and Chess.com gear, memberships and other prizes.
The schedule:
Round 1 - Friday, June 6 at 7 p.m. Eastern
Round 2 - Saturday, June 7 at 11 a.m. Eastern
Round 3 - Saturday, June 7 at 5 p.m. Eastern
Round 4 - Sunday, June 8 at 11 a.m. Eastern
Round 5 - Sunday, June 8 at 5 p.m. Eastern
Live broadcasts will be at ChessKid TV for rounds 1, 2, 4 and Chess.com/TV for rounds 3 and 5.
Below you will find the results of Round 1 Games, played Friday night.
6 and Under | 8 and Under | 10 and Under | 12 and Under| Girls 13 and Under
6 and Under Section - Round 1 Results
Arthur Xu - Vishnu Vanapalli 0-1
Anshul Gokul - Lucas Foerster-Yialamas 0-1
Raphael Manahan - Andrew Chen 1/2-1/2
6 and Under - Round 1 Games
Xu - Vannapalli
Gokul - Foerster-Yialamas
Manahan - Chen
8 and Under Section - Round 1 Results
Atreya Vaidya - Chinguun Bayaraa 0-1
Andrew Tang - Winston Ni 1-0
Justin Wang - Benjamin Medina 1/2-1/2
8 and Under - Round 1 Games
Vaidya - Bayaraa
Tang - Ni
Wang - Medina
Under 10 Section - Round 1 Results
Kevin Yang - Alexander Costello 0-1
Anthony Ge - Daniel Levkov 1-0
Kevin Chor - Ajay Krishnan 1-0
10 and Under - Round 1 Games
12 and Under Section - Round 1 Results
Ruifeng Li - Michael Wang 1-0
Alburt Lu - Marcell Szabo 0-1
Praveen Balakrishnan - John Burke 1/2-1/2
12 and Under - Round 1 Games
Balakrishnan - Burke
Girls 13 Section and Under - Round 1 Results
Emily Nguyen - Priya Trakru 1-0
Julia Sevilla - Chenyi Zhao 0-1
Anupama Rajendra - Camille Kao 1/2-1/2
Girls 13 and Under - Round 1 Games