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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 APRIL 8, 2026 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.
2025
Click Here For World Open
Results For 2025 And Prior Years And Other Information
2026
May 21-25, 22-25, 23-25 or 24-25 (Memorial Day Weekend): Chicago Open, Wheeling (near Chicago), IL ENTER NOW BLITZ!
June 5-7 or 6-7: Hartford Open, Windsor Locks (near Hartford), CT ENTER NOW BLITZ!
June 5-7 or 6-7: Cleveland Open, Independence (near Cleveland), OH ENTER NOW BLITZ!
June 19-21 or 20-21: New
York State Open And Senior Amateur, Lake George, Upstate NY ENTER NOW BLITZ!
Hotel
Reservations: Call 518-668-5744, Mon. –
Fri. 9 am – 5 pm by 5/29
CLICK HERE FOR A QUICK LINK TO THE
2026 WORLD OPEN AND SIDE EVENTS!
Hotel
Reservations Link For World Open And Associated Events
World Open Details At Omni Shoreham
Hotel Are Listed Below (Additional Updates To Be Posted As Well)
World Open Side Events At Omni Shoreham
Hotel Are Also Listed Below
Click Here For Possible Offsite Parking Options Near Omni
Shorehyam Hotel
(also: www.ecolonial.com)
June 25: The
First World Open Game/50 Championship (A NEW Side Event!) Washington, DC ENTER NOW!
June 25-29: DC International (in cooperation
with the DC Chess Association), Washington, DC ENTER NOW! BLITZ!
June 26-28 or 27-28: DC Open (in cooperation with the
DC Chess Association), Washington,
DC ENTER NOW! BLITZ!
June 26-28: World Open, Under 1200 and Under 1000
Sections, Washington, DC ENTER NOW! BLITZ!
June 29-30: World Open Women’s Championship, Washington, DC ENTER NOW!
June 29-30: World Open Amateur, Washington, DC
ENTER NOW!
June 29-30: World Open Senior Amateur, Washington, DC
ENTER NOW!
June 29-30: World Open Under Age 13 Championship, Washington, DC ENTER NOW!
June 30:
World Open Action! Washington,
DC ENTER NOW!
July 1:
The World Open Game/7 Blitz Championship, Washington,
DC ENTER NOW!
July 1-5, 2-5 or 3-5 (Fourth of July
Holiday Weekend): World Open, Top 6 Sections, Washington, DC ENTER NOW!
July 4:
The World Open Game/10 Championship, Washington,
DC ENTER NOW!
July 5:
The World Open Blitz Championship, Washington,
DC ENTER NOW!
July 17-19 or 18-19: Southern Open, Kissimmee (near Orlando), FL ENTER NOW BLITZ!
July 17-19 or 18-19: Pittsburgh Open, Pittsburgh, PA ENTER NOW BLITZ!
July 17-19 or 18-19: Chicago Class Championships, Wheeling (near Chicago), IL ENTER NOW BLITZ!
July 24-26 or 25-26: Bradley Open, Windsor Locks (near Hartford), CT ENTER NOW BLITZ!
HOTEL
RESERVATIONS LINK FOR JULY 24-26 TO BE POSTED
July 31 – August 2 or August 1-2: Pacific Coast Open, Wheeling (near Chicago), IL ENTER NOW BLITZ!
August 13-16, 14-16 or 15-16: Continental Open, Woburn (near Boston), MA ENTER NOW BLITZ!
August 14-16 or 15-16: Central California Open, Fresno, CA ENTER NOW BLITZ!
August 21-23 or 22-23: Atlantic Open, Washington, DC ENTER NOW BLITZ!
Click Here For Possible Offsite Parking Options Near Omni
Shoreham Hotel
(also: www.ecolonial.com)
August 21-23 or 22-23: Indianapolis Open, Indianapolis, IN ENTER NOW BLITZ!
September 4-7, 5-7 or 6-7 (Labor Day Weekend): NY State Championship, Albany, NY ENTER NOW BLITZ!
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR OTHER EVENTS
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Click here for secure server online entry on our shopping cart, or advance entry list!
Click here for online Avis car rental for any tournament at special chess rate
What is a bye? How do I request a bye?
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 $54, Senior (age 65+)
$48, Young Adult $33, Youth $24. Adult and Young Adult (under 24 at
expiration) include monthly Chess Life, Youth (under 19 at expiration) includes
choice of Chess Life or bimonthly Chess Life For Kids. USCF membership is
required for all our tournaments. PLEASE NOTE: USCF dues paid with
advance entries are often submitted to US Chess Federation closer to tournament
dates.
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CCA minimum ratings as of April 8, 2026 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 12/26/2025). CLICK HERE
Converting FIDE and foreign ratings to USCF (revised 3/22/2024)
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 (other events to be added closer to the tournament dates)
…2026
Oct 9-11: Midwest Class, Wheeling (near Chicago), IL
Oct 16-18: Eastern Class, Windsor Locks (near Hartford), CT
Oct 23-25: Eastern Chess
Congress, Princeton, NJ
Nov 6-8: Los Angeles Open, Irvine, Southern CA
Nov 13-15: Kings Island Open,
Blue Ash (near Cincinnati), OH
Nov 27-29: National Chess
Congress, Philadelphia, PA
Dec 26-29: Eastern Open,
Arlington, VA
Dec 26-30: North American Open,
Las Vegas, NV
2027
Jan 8-10: Boston Chess
Congress, Boston, MA
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 5: World Open,
Philadelphia ,PA
Sept 3-6 : New York State Championship, Albany, NY
Nov 26-28: National Chess
Congress, Philadelphia, PA
2028
Jan 7-9: Boston Chess Congress,
Boston, MA
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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