19th annual Continental Chess
CLEVELAND OPEN
June 5-7 or 6-7, 2026
$15,000 GUARANTEED PRIZES!
NEW HOTEL LOCATION IN OHIO!
US Chess Grand Prix Points: 120 (enhanced)
CCA
Cleveland Open. 5 rounds, Swiss-System, 40/80, SD/30; d30
(2-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10), NEW LOCATION, Wyndham Independence Cleveland Hotel, 6200 Quarry Ln, Independence,
OH 44131. Free Chess parking, restaurants nearby.
$15,000 GUARANTEED
PRIZES
In 5 sections:
Major Section: Open to 1900/above. Prizes
$2000-1000-600-400, clear or tiebreak winner $100 bonus, top USCF Under 2300 $600-300. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section: $1000-500-300-200, top Under 1900/Unr
$400-200 FIDE rated.
Under 1800 Section: $1000-500-300-200, top U1600 (no Unr)
$400-200.
Under 1500 Section: $800-450-300-200, top Under 1300 (no Unr)
$300-150.
Under
1200 Section:$600-400-200-100,
top Under 1000 (no Unr) $200-100.
Unrated prize limits: U1200 $100, U1500 $200, U1800 $400. Balance goes to next eligible player(s) in line.
Mixed Doubles Bonus Prizes:
Best male+female
2-player team combined score among all sections: $500-300-200. Team must
average under 2200; may play in different sections; register (no extra fee) by
2 pm Sat.
Top
4 sections entry fee: $118 online at chessaction.com by 6/2, all
$130 later at site or online until an
hour before round 1. No checks, credit cards OK.
Under
1200 section entry fee: all $20
less than top 4 sections entry fee.
OCA
Members: $5 less when paid online.
Re-entry
$60; not
available to go from Major Section to Major Section.
GMs
free; $100
deducted from prize.
See peakrating.us for qualification for Major Section based on peak rating.
USCF
Membership Required. Special 1 year USCF
dues including
Chess Life if paid online with entry: see
chessaction.com.
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:
June
official USCF ratings used; unofficial or Regular Online uschess.org
ratings usually used if otherwise unrated. Cannot play below Online
Regular Rating - 100 points. 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.
Awards not
claimed at site usually paid through
PayPal (may take about 3 weeks).
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 by round 2.
Hotel
rates: $119-119-119-119
(use this link), link also
posted at chesssevents.us (or call 216-270-4701,
request Chess rate), reserve by 5/21 or rate may increase.
Room or
travel sharing:
Post a request to share on the USCF "All Things
Chess" Forum.
If you have trouble posting, email your post to Continental Chess
and we will post it for you.
Electronic devices: See devicerules.com. Not
all electronic scoresheets are allowed.
Car
rental: Avis,
800-331-1600, AWD D657633, or reserve car online through chesstour.com.
Bring set, board, clock
if possible- none supplied.
Enter
online: chessaction.com. No mailed entry. Questions:
chesstour.com, chesstour.info, Director@Chess.US. $15 service charge for
refunds. Entries are posted at chessaction.com
(click "entry list" after entering).
SATURDAY NIGHT
(9:30 PM) BLITZ TOURNAMENT
Register on-site Saturday night until 9:10 pm.