Welcome to the Washington High School Chess Association
Last updated Thu, Feb 12, 2026
2026 State Team Championship
2026 State Team Chess Championship
is on Feb 27-28 at Mariner High School in Everett!
Registration is open! 13 days 6 hours remaining. Here are the teams registered so far.
- Coaches: Register teams using our State Team Registration page along with your alternate players and your other individuals. Top five is your team, remaining players compete in the All Comers Tournament.
- Students from schools without a team: Register for the All-Comers Tournament with this Google form link. (Don't use the team registration form.)
So, every coach should use the main team form. The alternate Google form is for those students who do not have a team competing in the Team event.
WHSCA High School Calendar
| 2026 | |
| November 15 | 2025 Washington State Mini-Teams Championship at Kamiak HS (Mukilteo).
Read the tournament announcement  and then register here  ) |
|---|---|
| November | Kingco, Wesco, Metro and Northwest League play begins |
| Jan 10 | Pierce County Regional , at Eatonville HS |
| Jan 10 | Vancouver Area Regional , at Seton Catholic HS (Vancouver) |
| Jan 17 | SW Washington Regional , at Pope John Paul II HS (Lacey) |
| Jan 24 | Eastern Washington Regional , at Cheney HS |
| Jan 23-24 | HS State Individual Championship at Lakeside HS (Seattle) |
| Jan 31 | San Juan / Islands / Skagit Regional , at Anacortes HS |
| Feb 7 | Grant-Adams Counties Regional
Waypoint Tournament at Ephrata |
| Feb 7 | Olympic Regional , at North Kitsap HS |
| Feb 7 | Tri-Cities Regional , in Pasco |
| Feb 14 | South King County Regional , at Thomas Jefferson HS |
| Feb 27-28 | 60th Washington State High School Team Championship, Mariner High School (Everett) |
Results 2025 High School State Team Championship
| 4A Champions | 1.Skyline (Sammamish) | 2.Newport (Bellevue) | 3.Lincoln (Seattle) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3A Champions | 1.Lakeside (Seattle) Grand Champions | 2.Interlake HS (Bellevue) | 3.Edmonds-Woodway HS |
| 2A Champions | 1.Tesla STEM (Redmond) | 2.Sehome (Bellingham) | 3.Cleveland (Seattle) |
| 1A Champions | 1.Eastside Prep (Kirkland) | 2.Meridian (Bellingham) | 3.Blaine |
| 2B Champions | 1.Orcas Island | 2.Granger | 3.Lake Roosevelt (Coulee Dam) |
| 1B Champions | 1.Pope John Paul II (Lacey) | 2.New Life Christian (Ephrata) | 3.Naselle |
| See the
2025 State Team photo album which includes full final results. | |||
WHSCA Regions
All high school students in Washington, beginners and experienced, are invited to compete in their area League or Regional tournament. Teams and individuals that do well at Leagues and Regionals will qualify to compete in the 60th annual Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, to be held February 27 and 28, 2026 (location TBD).
- Metro League: Seattle area
- Wesco League: Snohomish County
- Northwest League: Whatcom County (Skagit eligible)
- Kingco League: Bellevue-Kirkland-Redmond area; east King County
- Pierce County Regional: Pierce County
- Olympic Regional: Kitsap, Clallam, Jefferson counties
- San Juan / Islands Regional: San Juan, Island, Skagit counties
- S. King County Regional: Renton, Kent, Auburn, Federal Way, Tukwila, Highline, Tahoma, Enumclaw, Vashon Island school districts
- SW Washington Regional: Thurston, Lewis, Mason, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Wahkiakum counties
- Vancouver Area Regional: Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania, Klickitat counties
- Tri-Cities Regional: Benton, Franklin, Walla Walla, Yakima counties
- Grant-Adams Regional (Waypoint Tournament in Ephrata): Grant, Adams counties
- Eastern Washington Regional: Spokane, Whitman, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, Lincoln, Asotin, Garfield, Columbia counties
WHSCA Rules
- State Team Rules
are the specific rules for the annual WHSCA State Team Tournament. - Official WHSCA Rules
are the official rules that WHSCA uses to run all of our tournaments. - WHSCA Eligibility Policy defines eligibility for team events, as determined by the WHSCA Eligibility Commission.