Posted: Chess For Kids
Are there any sites that have chess tournaments in every state?
Yeah, what he said. 
Go to the US Chess Federation site and look for clubs and tournaments in your area. Bear in mind that anything listed as "scholastic" is for school kids, so those are your kids tournaments. Anything that doesn’t say "scholastic" is an adult tournament. Kids can play in those, too, but the competition is going to be much tougher. You probably want to get to at least a 1000 rating or higher before you start thinking about playing in those tournaments.
What state are you in?
The easiest place to look would be the United States Chess Federation (www.uschess.org). You’ll be able to find a listing of most tournaments in the US there.
Depending on your state, there might be more "local" websites that can offer more useful information.
References :
Posted on January 24th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Yeah, what he said.
Go to the US Chess Federation site and look for clubs and tournaments in your area. Bear in mind that anything listed as "scholastic" is for school kids, so those are your kids tournaments. Anything that doesn’t say "scholastic" is an adult tournament. Kids can play in those, too, but the competition is going to be much tougher. You probably want to get to at least a 1000 rating or higher before you start thinking about playing in those tournaments.
References :
http://www.uschess.org
Posted on January 24th, 2010 at 9:41 am