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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
CONTINENTAL
CHESS TOURNAMENT RULES
ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY: see devicerules.com for rules regarding cellphones, anti-cheating, electronic scoresheets.
CCA
minimum ratings as of NOVEMBER 15, 2024 are now posted. They will be
used, if above USCF ratings, at all CCA tournaments, effective
immediately.
Most Over-The-Board tournaments
also have alternate schedules
2024
Click Here For World Open
Results And Other Information
December 26-29, 27-29 or
28-29: Eastern Open, Arlington, VA ENTER
NOW BLITZ!
December 26-30, 26-29 or 27-29: North
American Open, Las Vegas, NV ENTER NOW BLITZ!
The Horseshoe Chess Rate
Rooms Are Currently Sold Out.
If You Have A Hotel Reservation But Are No
Longer Coming To Las Vegas, Please Email Continental Chess ASAP at:
To See If Your Hotel Room
Could Become Available And Added Back To Our Reservations Link For Others Who
Need Hotel Rooms.
Hotel Chess
Rate Does NOT Include Optional Resort Benefits (Can Be Purchased Separately
From Hotel)
2025
January 3-5 or 4-5: Boston
Chess Congress, Boston, MA ENTER
NOW BLITZ!
January 17-20, 18-20 or
19-20: Liberty Bell Open, Philadelphia, PA ENTER NOW BLITZ!
January 17-20, 18-20 or
19-20: Golden State Open, Berkeley, CA ENTER NOW BLITZ!
February 13-17, 14-17 or
15-17: Southwest Class Championships, Irving, TX ENTER NOW BLITZ!
February 21-23 or
22-23: George Washington Open, Dulles, VA ENTER NOW BLITZ!
March 7-9 or 8-9: Western
Class Championships, Irvine, Southern CA ENTER NOW BLITZ!
March 7-9 or 8-9 (NEW DATES): Southern Class Championships, Kissimmee,
FL ENTER
NOW BLITZ!
The
2025 New York State Scholastic Championships have been divided into two
separate, consecutive weekends, in Saratoga Springs, NY. This was done in order to increase the capacity of the
event, which this past year was filled to capacity in some of the sections
which were all held on the same weekend.
The sections for grades K-8 are being held on the weekend of March 8-9,
2025:
March
8-9, 2025: 57th
Annual New York State Scholastic Championships, K-8 Sections Only Saratoga Springs, NY ENTER NOW
Most of these sections will be held at the Saratoga
Hilton and the adjacent Saratoga Springs City Center. However, the Middle
School Championship sections, which are primarily for players in grades 6-8,
will be held at the Saratoga Springs Courtyard Marriott Hotel, about a
10-minute walk from the Hilton.
HILTON HOTEL RESERVATIONS FOR K-5 SECTIONS PLAYING AT HILTON
AND SARATOGA CITY CENTER
COURTYARD MARRIOTT HOTEL RESERVATIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
SECTIONS PLAYING AT COURTYARD MARRIOTT
Please contact Continental Chess at: director@chess.us for advice
and assistance if you are having difficulty booking rooms, as we may be able to
advise you of your best options and also alternate properties.
For
example, you should only reserve a room at the Courtyard Marriott if you are
playing in the Middle School Championship sections (primarily for Grades 6-8).
The
above hotels may have additional room availability as we get closer to the
tournament, due to later cancellations.
We
will also update this list with additional hotels offering overflow rooming
options.
The High
School Championship will be held on the following weekend, March 15-16, at the
Courtyard Marriott Hotel in Saratoga Springs, NY:
March 15-16, 2025: 57th
Annual NY State Scholastic Championships, High School Championship Saratoga
Springs, NY ENTER NOW BLITZ!
COURTYARD MARRIOTT HOTEL RESERVATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIP (Playing At Courtyard Marriott)
March 15-16, 2025: NY State Senior Championship (With Young Adult/Middle
Age Section), Saratoga
Springs, NY ENTER NOW BLITZ!
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Online tournaments: What if I get disconnected?
Online tournament prize
eligibility: Instructions
and links for Zoom can be
found at CCAZOOM.COM.
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PLEASE NOTE: For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE or foreign ratings, if higher than USCF, may be used for foreign or recently foreign players. Players must disclose FIDE or foreign ratings when entering, or may later be expelled. Other ratings such as club, league, scholastic, state or province, etc, adjusted if appropriate, may be used at our discretion if above USCF. No rating below the latest official USCF rating, on the list corresponding to the ending date of the tournament, will be used. For 9 round events offering title norm possibilities, FIDE ratings are used. Click here for further details.
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SPECIAL ADDRESS FOR DROPOUTS:
We receive so much
email that it is difficult to keep track of important messages, such as those
regarding players who have entered a tournament but will be unable to
attend. To simplify this task, we have set up a special email address for
mail regarding such withdrawals. It is Dropouts@Chess.US. Please use this
address for the following purposes:
1. To notify us that you will not be able to attend a tournament that you
entered. This should be done at least 2 hours before your first game.
2. To inquire about a credit or a refund from a past tournament you entered but
did not attend.
SPECIAL ADDRESS FOR PRIZES:
We have an email address for mail concerning prizes that
were not claimed at tournaments. It is Prizes@Chess.US. To contact us regarding
a prize due, please use this address so that we do not have to search for your
mail among hundreds of other emails.
USCF MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL
FOR MOST TOURNAMENTS:
1 year USCF
dues with paper magazine if paid with entry. Online at chessaction.com, Adult $43, Young Adult $26,
Youth $19. Adult and Young Adult (under 24 at expiration) include monthly
Chess Life, Youth (under 19) includes choice of Chess Life or bimonthly Chess
Life For Kids. USCF membership is required for all our tournaments. USCF
dues paid with advance entry may be submitted to US Chess Federation closer to
tournament dates.
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CCA minimum ratings as of November 15, 2024 are now posted. They will be used, if above USCF ratings, at all CCA tournaments, effective immediately.
YOU CAN NOW USE PEAK RATING TO PLAY UP in sections with a minimum rating requirement (REVISED 7/6/21). CLICK HERE.
Converting FIDE and foreign ratings to USCF (revised 11/30/18)
CCA electronic devices policies will be used at all tournaments
Tax information for winners of $600 or over, and for non-resident aliens
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To
avoid huge ballroom rent, most of our tournaments count on having many players
use guest rooms at the host hotel, and asking for the chess rate gives the
tournament credit. For all over the board tournaments, please stay at the
tournament site whenever possible and ask for the chess rate. Thank you
for your help!
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COMING EVENTS, continued
Mar 21-23: Mid-America Open,
Saint Louis MO
April 16-20: Princeton Open (ALL SECTIONS ARE NOW 9 ROUNDS - Formerly At Foxwoods), Princeton NJ
May 2-4: Niagara Falls Open,
Niagara Falls NY
May 22-26: Chicago Open,
Wheeling IL
June 6-8: Cleveland
Open, Middleburg Heights (near
Cleveland), OH
June 6-8: Eastern Class Championships, Windsor Locks (near
Hartford), CT
June 20-22: New York State Open, Lake George, NY
June 26-30: Philadelphia
International, Philadelphia PA
June 27-29: Philadelphia Open,
Philadelphia PA
June 27-29: World Open, Under
1200 and Under 1000 Sections, Philadelphia PA
July 2-6: World Open, Open
through Under 1400 Sections, Philadelphia PA
July 18-20: Chicago Class,
Wheeling IL
July 25-27: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks (near Hartford) CT
Aug 8-10: Pacific Coast Open, Irvine (near Los Angeles) CA
Aug 29-Sept 1: New York State
Championship, Albany NY
Oct 10-12: Midwest Class,
Wheeling IL
Oct 10-12: Hartford Open, Windsor Locks (near Hartford), CT
Nov 14-16: Kings Island Open,
Blue Ash, OH
Nov 28-30: National Chess
Congress, Philadelphia PA
Dec 26-30: North American Open,
Las Vegas NV
2026
Jan 16-19: Liberty Bell Open,
Philadelphia PA
June 25-29: Washington
International, Washington, DC
June 26-28: Open, Washington,
DC
July 1-5: World Open,
Washington, DC
Sept 4-7: New York State
Championship, Albany NY
Nov 27-29: National Chess
Congress, Philadelphia PA
2027
Jan 15-18: Liberty Bell Open,
Philadelphia PA
June 24-28: Philadelphia
International, Philadelphia PA
June 25-27: Philadelphia Open,
Philadelphia PA
June 30-July 4: World Open,
Philadelphia PA
Sept 3-6 : New York State Championship, Albany NY
Nov 26-28: National Chess
Congress, Philadelphia PA
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