Where to Find South Carolina Scholastic Chess Results and Reports on scchess.org

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Scholastic results on scchess.org are organized by year under the Scholastic Chess section, with a separate results report for each season and crosstables for many years. The site lists yearly entries from 2005 through 2020, so anyone checking a recent school championship or an older season can start from the same index. Coverage is limited to what the site has posted: the 2020 season has a results report but no crosstable listed, and nothing after 2020 appears in the excerpt.

How the scholastic archive is organized

Each season is presented as a small set of links rather than one long page:

  • Scholastic Chess [year] — the season's main entry.
  • [Year] Results Report — the summary of results for that season.
  • [Year] Crosstables — detailed pairings and results, listed for 2005 through 2014.

The pattern is consistent, so if you know the season you want, look for the matching year heading and open the results report first. Use the crosstable when you need individual game-by-game detail rather than standings.

What you need Where to look Years listed
Season summary and winners Scholastic Chess [year] → Results Report 2005–2020
Individual pairings and results [Year] Crosstables 2005–2014
State scholastic champions Scholastic Chess pages and site announcements Named for 2023 on the home page

State scholastic champions and crosstables

The home page names the 2023 SC State Scholastic winners: Ford Duncan as 2023 SC Scholastic Champion (first place after tiebreak), Allen Hong in second, and Jacob Stoll in third, with photos alongside Gene Nix and President David Grimaud. These are announcement-style highlights, not a full results table, so treat them as a pointer to the season rather than a complete record.

For full standings, the crosstables are the more reliable source. They exist for 2005–2014, which means a reader checking a champion from that span can confirm placements directly. For seasons after 2014, the results reports are the available record.

Tournament photos and event context

Event photos are grouped by year, with albums such as the 2014 LMES Tournament, 2014 Columbia Open, 2014 Scholastic Championships, and 2013 Greenville Scholastic. These sit alongside the results pages, so a season can be reviewed through both its report and its photos. The home page also features photos of the 2023 rapid and blitz champions, including IM Dr. Alexander Matros, William Schmidt, and Luken Calas-Aguilar.

Practical tips for searching the archive

  • Start with the year, not the event name. The scholastic section is indexed by season, so scanning for the year heading is faster than searching for a tournament title.
  • Check whether a crosstable exists before expecting one. If you need pairings for a season after 2014, the results report may be the only posted record.
  • Use the site's other sections for context. Player ratings and the games database are separate areas; a scholastic result page won't necessarily include a rating history.
  • Confirm current details elsewhere. The home page directs readers to https://scchampionship.com/ for details on the 2026 South Carolina State Championships (October 16–18, Columbia Chess Club, 6169 St. Andrews Rd., Columbia, SC 29212). For anything upcoming, that linked page is the stated source rather than the scholastic archive.

If a season you need isn't listed, the archive as posted stops at 2020 for scholastic results, so the absence likely reflects what has been published rather than a missing link.