A US Chess Heritage
Event!
58th annual
ATLANTIC
OPEN
August 21-23 or 22-23, 2026
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC (our Nation’s
Capitol)
$30,000 PRIZE FUND GUARANTEED!
US
Chess Grand Prix Points:150 (enhanced)
58th
Annual Atlantic Open. 5-round, Swiss System, 40/80, SD/30; d30
(2-Day option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10), Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20008 (about one
block from the Red Line Woodley Park/Zoo Metro Station). Hotel
valet parking: $45 day Chess rate.
Click Here For Possible Offsite
Parking Options Near Omni Hotel
(also: www.ecolonial.com). Parking options also
posted at chessevents.us.
CLICK HERE FOR PAIRINGS,
RESULTS, STANDINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION
.
In 7 sections:
Major Section (1900/up): $3000-1500-700-400-300, clear/tiebreak 1st $100 bonus, top USCF
U2300 $1300-700. FIDE rated. See peakrating.us for playing up.
Under 2100 Section: $2000-1000-500-400-300. FIDE
rated.
Under 1900
Section: $2000-1000-500-400-300.
Under 1700
Section: $1800-900-500-300-200.
Under 1500
Section: $1500-800-400-300-200.
Under 1300 Section: $1300-700-400-300-200.
Under 1000
Section: $800-400-300-200-100.
Unrated
may not win over $150 in Under 1000, $300 in
Under 1300, $450 in Under 1500, $600 in Under 1700, or $750 in Under 1900. If prize is limited, remaining balance of prize goes to next eligible
player(s) in line.
World Open Rule: Players who scored 8
or more points in 2026 World Open Under 2200 or below must enter higher section
than in World Open.
MIXED
DOUBLES BONUS PRIZES: Best male+female 2-player combined score
among all sections: $1000-500-300-200. Team must average under 2200; may play in different sections and schedules; register for
Mixed Doubles at site (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat.
Top 6 sections entry fee: $148 online at chessaction.com by 8/18, $170 later (no checks, credit cards OK) at site or online until 1 hour before round 1.
GMs free, $130 deducted from prize. Under 1000
Section: entry fee $20 less.
USCF membership required. Special 1
year USCF dues with
magazine if paid with entry online at chessaction.com, Adult $54, Senior
(age 65+) $48, Young Adult $33, Youth $24.
Re-entry
$70; no Major to Major.
CCA electronic devices policies Prizewinner
tax info Foreign player rating info
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.
Ratings: August official USCF
ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org ratings or USCF Online Regular
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Players must reveal foreign, FIDE and other over the board ratings, and these ratings, adjusted if necessary, may be used, if higher than USCF. See
also above.
Cannot play
with rating below USCF Online Regular Rating – 100
points.
3-Day schedule: Reg ends Fri 6 pm, rounds Fri 7 pm, Sat 11 am & 5 pm, Sun 10
am & 3:30 pm.
2-Day schedule: Reg ends
Sat 10 am, rounds Sat 11 am, 2 pm & 5 pm, Sun 10 am & 3:30 pm.
Half-point byes OK all, limit 2, must commit before round 2.
Electronic devices: See devicerules.com. Not
all electronic scoresheets are allowed.
Hotel
Chess rate (use this link): $169-169-169-169,
link also posted at chessevents.us (or call 202-234-0700, mention Chess), reserve by 8/6 or rate may
increase.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600,
AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.
Prizes not claimed at site usually paid through PayPal (may take about
3 weeks).
Room or travel
sharing: post a request to share on the USCF
Forums. If you have
trouble posting, email your request to Continental Chess and we might be able to
post it for you.
Online entry: chessaction.com. No mailed entry. $15 service charge for refunds.
Questions: www.chesstour.com, Director@Chess.US. Advance entries posted at
chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).
BLITZ TOURNAMENT Saturday 9:30 pm,
enter at site Saturday night by 9:10 pm.