Ocean State Chess Association is the Official R.I. State Affiliate of the United States Chess Federation
The Ocean State Scholastic Chess League has the 3 Largest Scholastic Chess Leagues in Rhode Island that consists of
30+ teams from schools in the state of R.I. which gives students the opportunity to play chess against other other schools.
You must have a minimum of 4 players from your school to participate, but you can have as many as you like on one team.
The Ocean State Chess Association currently which schedule school matches from January-March each year. The Leagues include: High School Teams (Grades 9-12), Middle School Teams (Grades 6-8), and an Elementary School Teams (Grades K-5).
Registration for the 2025 Ocean State Scholastic Chess League registration will open in September – December 2024. This year’s deadline for registration is December 13, 2024 and the $175 (per team) payment is due by January 2, 2025. However, if you have 10+ students in your club you might consider registering 2 teams. We have a special rate for schools with two teams in same league. OSCA currently has over 30+ school teams in our 3 OSCA Scholastic Chess Leagues. The schedules are send out usually end of December and before January 2, and school matches run from January – March 2025. Contact us for more information.
We hope you can join us! Please click on one of the button options below and register your team:
Please use our match results form to submit match results Click Here to Download
If you have any questions, please contact us:
Frank DelBonis, Ocean State Chess League Director – frank@oceanstatechess.com
Daniel Amadio, Ocean State Chess League Assistant Director – danamadio@yahoo.com
If your school is interested in joining the Ocean State Scholastic Chess League,
please contact Frank DelBonis: frank@oceanstatechess.com