Reserve a room
Participants, families, supporters and spectators may book rooms at voco The Tiger Hotel, the official partner hotel of the President's Cup at Mizzou Chess.
voco The Tiger Hotel
23 South 8th Street,
Columbia, MO, 65201
The President’s Cup: National Collegiate Chess Championship
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Memorial Union
The President's Cup
The University of Missouri’s College of Arts and Science will host the President’s Cup, an annual championship of the top U.S. Collegiate chess teams.
Alongside the 25th President’s Cup, Mizzou will also host the first edition of the Women’s President’s Cup.
Competitors are the top four qualifying teams from the recent Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, and the top four qualifying teams from the 2025 U.S. National Collegiate Women’s Championship.
Teams come from Mizzou, Webster University, Saint Louis University, University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley and University of Texas – Dallas.
Schedule
Friday, March 20, 2026
Opening Banquet & Drawing of Lots
- Time: 6:00 PM
- Location: Stotler Lounge I & II, Memorial Union
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Tournament Play
- Time: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Open Competition: Memorial Union, N201 BC
- Women’s Competition: Memorial Union, N214 CDE
Sunday, March 22, 2026
Final Rounds of Play
- Time: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Open Competition: Memorial Union, N201 BC
- Women’s Competition: Memorial Union, N214 CDE
Awards Ceremony
- Time: 2:00 PM or immediately following the final match
- Location: Memorial Union
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