The New York State
Magnus High School And Junior High
Chess League,
Season Eleven: 2025-2026
For Grades 7-12
Out of State Players Welcome!
Presented By The Chess Center of New York
With
Grateful Appreciation To Columbia Grammar and
Preparatory School
In The High School Library at
4 West 93rd Street
(between Central Park West and
Columbus Avenue),
New York, NY
Home To Serious Scholastic Chess In New York City!
Oct. 5, Nov. 9, Dec. 7, 2025;
Feb. 1st (DUE TO WINTER SNOWSTORM:
RESCHEDULED
FROM JANUARY 25th),
Feb. 22,
Mar. 15, April 19 (NOTE CHANGE), 2026
Round 1 At 10:00 AM Each Date
Magnus League Season 11 Final Standings Thru April 19th!
(Live)
Games From February 1st!
(Players who
originally registered for January 25th were automatically re-registered for
February 1st).
(Live)
Games From December 7th!
(Live)
Games From Round 1 November 9th!
(Live)
Games From Round 2 November 9th!
(Live) Games From (Rounds 1-2) October 5th!
Magnus
League Time Control: Game/60 Minutes,
With A 30-Second Delay Each Move
$800 In Individual Prizes on April 19th, March 15th, February
22nd, February 1st, December 7th, November 9th and also on October 5th!
Varsity Section (rated 1800/above within 12 months of match date, or players rated
1700/above who also scored 2-0 in a J-V or Varsity Section, Season 10 or Season
11 match) or invitees:
$200 to First, $100 to Second,
$50 to Third!
2. Junior-Varsity Section (rated Under 1900 Official Rating at
match date and also rated 1300/above within past 12 months of match date) or
invitees:
$150 to First, $100 to
Second, $50 to Third, with $25 minimum prize to all players scoring 2-0!
(accelerated pairings may be used)
3. Novice Section (Under 1400 Official Rating or Unrated at
match date): $100 to First, $50 to Second
(there is a $50 prize limit
to Unrated Players in the Novice Section)
Prizes not claimed at site
may be paid by PayPal (may take a couple of weeks).
$700 Season Eleven
Individual Bonus Prizes, to the three top-scorers
across all 3 sections after all 7 matches!
First $400, Second $200, Third $100
School Prizes (the top 4 scores from the same school): Awards to the 4 highest-scoring overall
school team scores, and any school teams
tied with them, across all 3 sections after all 7 matches (school team schools
with more rounds played, including forfeit wins and full-point byes, may
receive extra credit if tied).
$750 Season Eleven Mixed Doubles Team Prizes across all 3 sections after all 7 matches:
First Team $300, Second Team $200, Third Team $150, Fourth Team
$100!
Free
Analysis Of Your Games By Grandmaster Michael Rohde!
U.S.
Chess Federation Tournament Life Announcement
Additional Information And Updates May Be Posted
Please email director@magnusleague.org
to contact us.
Thank You!
Congratulations To Jude Badawi:
Magnus League Season Eleven Individual Champion!
Congratulations To Columbia Grammar And Preparatory
School, New York City:
Magnus League Season Eleven School Team
Champions!
Congratulations To Megan Paragua And Ryan
Saavedra: Magnus Leage Season Eleven
Mixed Doubles Team Champions!
Congratulations To
Jude Badawi**, Yidong Dennis Chen*, Martina
Ciccia*, Chris DeDona*, Arhan Javeri*, Chris Williams,* Lance Wolf**:
Perfect Attendance, Season Eleven!
*Indicates
Player Played All 14 Rounds
**Indicates
Player Played 13 Rounds, including 1 G/60 game and 1 half-point bye on 2/22/26,
when school closed early due to blizzard warning (instead of 2 G/30 games)
Magnus League Season 10 Individual And Team Final
Standings!
Congratulations To IM Tani Adewumi:
Magnus League Season Ten Individual Champion!
Congratulations To Columbia Grammar And Preparatory
School, New York City:
Magnus League Season Ten School Team
Champions!
Congratulations To Milana Ward And Mekhi Fraser: Magnus Leage Season Ten Mixed Doubles Team
Champions!
Congratulations To
Nico Alvarado-Yoshido*, Nathanial Bredwood*,
Mekhi Fraser*, Dylan Russell, Chloe Stark, Milana Ward:
Perfect Attendance, Season Ten!
*(Indicates
Player Played All 14 Rounds)
New York, NY