NEW LOCATION IN WASHINGTON, DC!
This year the World Open visits Washington, DC at the Omni
Shoreham Hotel. The National Zoo is an 11-minute walk, and the city is home
to many historic and cultural landmarks, including the US Capitol, the White
House, the Smithsonian, the National Gallery, National Mall, theaters,
restaurants and world-class shopping.
The Omni
Shoreham Hotel, 2500
Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
(Hotel phone:
202-234-0700)
About one
block from the Red Line Woodley Park/Zoo Metro Station
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!
Click Here For Possible Offsite
Parking Options Near Omni Shoreham Hotel
(also: www.ecolonial.com)
2026 WORLD
OPEN AND WORLD OPEN SIDE EVENTS!
Players Are Responsible For Providing Their Own Chess Sets, Boards And Clocks
No Checks (Credit Cards OK)
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
FREE LECTURES AND REVIEW OF YOUR
GAMES
BY GRANDMASTER MIKE ROHDE!
(SCHEDULE TO BE UPDATED)
June 25, 2026: WORLD OPEN GAME/50
(A New World Open Side Event)!
June 25-29, 2026: DC INTERNATIONAL (In cooperation with the DC Chess Association) With IM/GM Norms!
June 26-28 or 27-28,
2026: DC OPEN (In
cooperation with the DC Chess Association)
June 26-28, 2026: WORLD OPEN,
Under 1200 & Under 1000 Sections
June 27, 2026: DC OPEN BLITZ (In cooperation with the DC Chess Association)
June 29-30, 2026: WORLD OPEN, WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
June 29-30, 2026: WORLD OPEN AMATEUR
June 29-30, 2026: WORLD OPEN SENIOR AMATEUR
June 29-30, 2026: WORLD OPEN, UNDER AGE 13 CHAMPIONSHIP
June 30, 2026: WORLD OPEN ACTION!
July 1, 2026: WORLD OPEN
GAME/7 BLITZ
July 1-5, 2-5 or 3-5, 2026: WORLD OPEN, Top 6
Sections With IM/GM Norms In The Open Section!
July 4, 2026: WORLD OPEN GAME/10
July 5, 2026: WORLD OPEN BLITZ
CHAMPIONSHIP
For other events, see chessevents.us.