2025 Ben Harris Scholastic Tournament
Featuring an all-ages section!
Divided into smaller grade level sections!
When: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Where: Faith Lutheran Church, 2200 S High St, Bloomington, IN 47401. Free parking, WiFi, and places to sit
Scholastic sections (by grade): PK-1, 2-6, 7-8, 9-12
All-ages (kids + adults) sections (by USCF rating): Master/expert (2000+), Upper (1500-1999), Lower (1000-1499), Novice (999 and below)
Scholastic time control: G30 +10, USCF-rated
All-ages sections time control: G60 +10, USCF-rated
Rounds: 4SS (four Swiss System rounds), beginning at 9am with subsequent rounds as soon as the previous one finishes. There will be a lunch break around noon. The scholastic sections will end around 5pm. The all-ages sections will end around 9pm. Please arrive no later than 8:45am.
Pizza: Free pizza will be provided! You won’t go hungry.
Prizes: BIG TROPHIES to top finishers in scholastic sections (GIFT CARDS for 9-12 section); $500 in prizes in all-ages sections based on 25 paid entries (M/E 85-50-35, Upper/Lower/Novice 55-35-20)
Scholastic sections entry fee: $1 by July 31, $5 by August 29, $20 by September 30, $40 after that/on-site
All-ages sections entry fee: $1 by July 31, $10 by September 30, $50 after that/on-site
Refunds: Full refunds for fees paid after July 31 (i.e. all except the $1 fees) are available until October 10.
Advance registration: onlineregistration.cc, scroll down to find the Ben Harris listing
On-site registration: Between 8-8:45am. Participation is not guaranteed if arriving after 8:45am without registering in advance. Call/text if running late!
Contact: Ben Foley, Organizer and TD:
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Policies and procedures: View the link on our website, hcachess.org, to read our full tournament policies and procedures document. This tournament requires players to have a current USCF membership and ID number.
You may also like the following events from Hoosier Chess Academy:
- Next Sunday, 3rd August, 01:00 pm, HCA PK-12 Chess Club Meeting in Bloomington
- Next month, 16th August, 10:30 am, A Weekend With WIM Ivette García Morales in Bloomington, IN in Bloomington
- Next month, 17th August, 01:00 pm, Monthly Hoosier Scholastic - THIRD Sunday in Bloomington
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