The Atlantic
City Open
A NEW
CCA Event!
(Replaces the Princeton Open and Open at Foxwoods) during Easter Weekend
$40,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES!
GM & IM NORMS POSSIBLE, TOP 3
SECTIONS ARE ALSO FIDE RATED!
FIDE requires at least one Swiss System
(at least 40 players) norm to obtain a title.
APRIL 1-5, 2-5 or 3-5, 2026
– Easter Weekend
US CHESS
GRAND PRIX POINTS: 200 (ENHANCED)
9
rounds (Open Section), 7 rounds (other sections), Swiss-System, Tropicana
Casino And Resort, 2831 Broadwalk (near the corner of Slowa and Pacific Avenues), Atlantic City, NJ 08401. Free
self-parking.
5-Day
schedule, April 1-5: Open Section only, FIDE rated, GM
& IM norms possible, 40/80, SD/30; d30.
4-Day schedule, April 2-5: Under 2200 Under 1100 Sections,
40/80, SD/30; d30.
3-Day schedule, April 3-5: Under 2200 Under 1100 Sections, Rounds 1-2 G/60, d10, then merges with 4-Day.
$40,000 prize
fund unconditionally guaranteed!
In 7
sections.
Open Section: $5000-2500-
Under 2200/Unr: $2000-
Under 2000/Unr: $2000-
Under 1800/Unr: $2000-
Under 1600/Unr: $1600-
Under 1400/Unr: $1200-
Under 1100/Unr: $800-400-300-200.
Unrated Prize limits: Under 1100 $200, Under 1400 $400, Under 1600 $500, Under 1800 $800.
Mixed
Doubles Bonus Team Prizes: Best
male+female 2-player team combined score in Rounds
1-7 among all sections: $1200-
Open Section Entry Fee: $218 online
at chessaction.com by
3/30, $240 later online or at site, by 6 pm 4/1, US IMs/WGMs, foreign players
rated 2000+ FIDE $100 less, GMs, foreign IMs/foreign WGMs in Open free. Players
with federation "FID" may not be considered as foreign players by
FIDE. $500 extra charge to play in Open Section unless rated
2200+ USCF or 2000+ FIDE (see peakrating.us for
using peak rating to play up).
Under 2200 through Under 1400 Section Entry
Fee: $188 online at chessaction.com by
3/30, $210 later or at site, until 1 hour before round 1.
Seniors age 65 and above in Under 1400 Section and above: $50 less.
Under
1100 Section Entry Fee: $80 less than
Under 1400 through Under 2200 Entry Fee.
Re-Entry (no Open to
Open): $100.
No checks, credit cards OK.
USCF membership required. Special
1-year US Chess dues with magazine if paid online with online entry: Adult
$54, Senior (age 65+) $48, Young Adult $33, Youth $24.
5-Day schedule (Open Section only), Rounds:
Wed 7 pm; Thu 1 & 7 pm; Fri 11 am & 5 pm; Sat 10 am & 4 pm; Sun 10
am & 3:30 pm. Registration ends Wed 6 pm.
4-Day schedule (no 4-Day Open), Rounds: Thu 7 pm;
Fri 11 am & 5 pm; Sat 10 am & 4 pm; Sun 10 am & 3:30
pm. Registration ends Thu 6 pm.
3-Day
schedule (no 3-Day Open), Rounds: Fri 11 am,
2 pm & 5 pm; Sat 10 am & 4 pm; Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm. Registration ends Fri 10 am.
4-Day and 3-Day schedules merge and compete
for same prizes within section.
Half point byes: OK
all rounds, limit 3; must commit before round 3.
Ratings: FIDE ratings used in Master Section, April official USCF ratings in
other sections. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other
over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if
necessary, may be used, if higher than USCF.
Unofficial uschess.org ratings
and USCF Online Regular Ratings usually used if otherwise unrated in Under 2200
Section and below (see peakrating.us). Cannot play in Under 2200 Section and
below at rating below USCF Online Regular Rating minus 100 points. Prizes not claimed at site are usually paid
by PayPal (may take a couple of weeks).
Foreign player rating info
Prizewinner tax info
CCA electronic devices rules
PLAYERS MAY NOT POSSESS CELLPHONES DURING
PLAY. Please leave your
phone home, or in your hotel room or car, or in a bag at your table.
For all tournaments, adjusted FIDE or foreign ratings, if higher
than USCF, may be used. Players must disclose FIDE or foreign ratings when entering, or may later be expelled. Other over the board
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.
Hotel
Chess rates (use this link): Sun-Thu $59; Fri $149;
Sat $209
(reservations link also posted at chessevents.us), or call
609-340-4000, mention Chess rate; reserve by 3/17 or rate may increase (the
Chess rate rooms may sell out before 3/17).
We advise
players to use the above reservations link, which offers a lower cost Resort
Fee than found elsewhere (the Resort Fee is required by the Hotel), with
additional hotel benefits.
Car rental: Avis,
800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633.
Bring set, board, clock if possible- playes are responsible for
supplying their own equipment.
Enter
Online: ChessAction.com.
No mail entries. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click
"entry list" after entering).
All entries: $15 service charge for
refunds; no charge if credited to future entry fees.
US Chess Junior Grand Prix points available.
Questions: Director@Chess.us, chesstour.com
Blitz tournament: Sat. 9:30 pm, enter at
site Sat. by 8:45 pm.