2025 Onizuka Day Chess Tournament

BIG KAHUNA
CHESS TOURNAMENT
80 Proficient Chess Players Needed!
Do you have what it takes to walk away with the BIG KAHUNA GRAND TROPHY?
Is the Big Kahuna Chess Tournament on your bucket list for ODE? Which Chess Piece is your greatest ally? Only the best will make it to the finals. You have 5 rounds, single elimination. Who said age is a number when it comes to chess? Sign-up today (80 slots will go fast).
Walk-ins accepted on first come, first serve basis.
2 Players per table. 25 minutes per game. 5 rounds of single elimination games. No sudden death points per piece.
BIG KAHUNA is for ages 8 thru 17 in sessions A, B, C, and D
KEIKI KAHUNA is for ages 7 thru 10 in session E.
Session A. 9:00 am. BIG KAHUNA. Ages 8 thru 17
Session B. 9:30 am BIG KAHUNA. Ages 8 thru 17
Session C 10 am. BIG KAHUNA. Ages 8 thru 17
Session D 10:30 am. BIG KAHUNA. Ages 8 thru 17
Session E. 11 am. KEIKI KAHUNA. Ages 7 thru 10 only
Places of finalists will be determined during final runoff from 2:30 to 3:00pm.
Every player will receive a participation ribbon.
Finalists will receive trophies.
BIG KAHUNA CATEGORY
Big Kahuna - First Place
Kahuna - 2nd Place
1 Menehune - 3rd Place
KEIKI KAHUNA CATEGORY
Session E Only (ages 7 to 10)
Keiki Kahuna - First Place (Ages 7-10)
1 Menehune - Runner Up Keiki Kahuna
ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS WILL BE AT THE ODE CLOSING. YOU MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
To register, see the instructions document on the right.