Where to Find South Carolina Chess Events and Clubs on scchess.org

scchess.org is the South Carolina Chess Association site, and the two places to start are Upcoming Events for current tournaments and Clubs for local places to play. The homepage also carries a prominent notice for the 2026 South Carolina State Championships (Oct. 16–18, Columbia Chess Club, 6169 St. Andrews Rd., Columbia, SC 29212), with details directed to https://scchampionship.com/. Use the sections below depending on whether you want to play, spectate, or look up past results.

Upcoming Events: the first stop for tournaments

The Upcoming Events link in the site navigation is where dated announcements are posted. The homepage notice is an example of how the site flags time-sensitive items: it names the event, the dates, the venue and address, and points to a separate championship site for full details.

When you open Upcoming Events, expect to find:

• Event name and dates
• Venue and address
• A link or contact for entry details

If an event has its own site (as the state championship does), the association page may only carry the summary and redirect you. Check the linked site for entry forms, schedules and sections.

Clubs and Links: finding a place to play

The Clubs page is the directory for local chess organizations across the state. The Links page collects related external resources. Together they answer the practical question of where to play between major tournaments.

A sensible routine:

1. Open Clubs and look for a group near you.
2. Note the contact or meeting information listed.
3. Use Links if the club page points elsewhere for schedules or affiliations.

Club listings on association sites can lag behind actual meeting times, so confirm with the contact before traveling.

Championships and crosstables

The site separates announcements from results:

The Crosstables section is the place to verify who played whom and final standings after an event. The Chess Games database goes further back, with games organized by era, which is useful for players studying South Carolina chess history.

Scholastic chess results by year

Scholastic chess has its own block of pages, organized by season from 2005 through 2020. Each year typically offers a results report and, for several years, crosstables. The homepage also congratulates recent state scholastic winners, naming the top finishers and the officials who presented awards.

For parents and coaches, the year-by-year structure makes it easy to check how a school or player performed in a given season. Start with the year, then open the results report; use the crosstables when you need individual pairings and scores.

Other sections worth knowing

• Player Ratings — rating information referenced in the site navigation.
• Event Photos — images from past tournaments, organized by year.
• History, Officers, Constitution, Membership, Admin — organizational pages about the association itself.
• DGT Board — a live or recorded board feature listed in the navigation.

Practical tips

• Treat the homepage banner as the fastest signal of what is happening next; it is updated with current events.
• For the state championship, go straight to the linked championship site rather than relying on the summary.
• Results questions are best answered in Crosstables; historical interest is best served by Chess Games.
• The site is in English (en-gb) and is a small association site, so some pages may be sparse — the navigation labels above are the reliable map.