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 MAY 20, 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
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
NOTICE TO WORLD OPEN PLAYERS REGARDING HOTEL RESERVATIONS:
Hotel rooms for the World Open are going to be increasingly hard to reserve.
Continental Chess blocked nearly 4,000 room nights at the Omni hotel. These are 99% sold out.
There is limited availability at the Omni, but this is likely limited to rooms with a King bed only and may not be available all nights.
CCA has arranged for an additional 340 nights at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (about 1 mile from the tournament site):
Click here for the hotel guest room reservations at our overflow hotel, the Royal Sonesta Hotel.
The Royal Sonesta will honor the Chess rate on all nights except July 3rd and 4th.
The rates on July 3rd and 4th are $419 - this is a bargain in DC on those dates - it is the 250th birthday of USA.
Once the rooms at the Royal Sonesta are gone, CCA will not be able to get any more rooms at any hotel in DC.
Once that occurs, players may be able to find rooms at other hotels, but it will be hit and miss and prices may be higher.
We have done the best we can to make hotel rooms available, but with the 250th birthday celebration, it is quite a challenge.
We appreciate everyone coming to the World Open.
This year Philadelphia was not an option anywhere in Philadelphia. Next year, we will return to Philadelphia!
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 Shoreham 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!
July 31 – August 2 or August 1-2: Pacific Coast Open, Irvine (near Los Angeles), CA 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 May 20, 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 $2,000 or over (starting in 2026), and for all 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 Championships, Wheeling (near Chicago), IL
Oct 16-18: Eastern Class Championships (IN CONNECTICUT), Windsor Locks (near Hartford), CT
Oct 23-25: Eastern Chess Congress (IN NEW JERSEY), 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.