17th
annual
GOLDEN STATE OPEN
Concord, Northern California
Martin Luther King weekend, Jan 16-19,
17-19 or 18-19, 2026
$25,000
GUARANTEED PRIZES - NEW LOCATION!
US CHESS GRAND PRIX
POINTS: 150 (ENHANCED)
7 rounds at Hilton
Concord Hotel, 1970 Diamond Blvd., Concord, CA 94520-5718. Chess rate day parking $10, overnight Chess
parking is about half of the regular parking charges.
40/80,
SD/30; d30 (3-day option, rounds 1-2 G/60;d10, 2-day option except in Major
Section, rounds 1-4 G/30;d10.)
In 5 sections:
· Major
(FIDE rated) (open to 1900/over): $3000-1500-700-500-300, clear or tiebreak
winner $100, top USCF U2300: $1000 500. FIDE rated. See peakrating.us for qualification through peak rating.
· Under 2100 (FIDE rated): $1700-900-500-300-200, top U1900: $800-400.
·
Under 1800: $1700-900-500-300-200, top
U1600: $600-300.
·
Under 1500: $1400-700-400-300-200, top U1300: $400-200.
·
Under 1200: $1000-500-400-300-200, top
U1000: $200-100.
Unrated (0-3 lifetime games rated)
may enter U1200 to U2100, with maximum prize U1200: $200, U1500: $300, U1800:
$400.
Mixed
Doubles Bonus Prizes: Best male+female 2-player combined team score among all sections:
$1000-500-300. Team must average under 2200; may play different sections and
schedules; register (no extra fee) before both players begin round 2 (prize
limits do not apply to Mixed Doubles Team Prizes).
Top
4 sections entry fee: $138 online at chessaction.com by 1/13, all $160 (no
check, credit card OK) later online or at site until 1 hour before round 1.
GMs: $130 from prize.
Under
1200 Section entry fee: All $30 less than top 4 sections.
US
Chess membership required. Special 1 year US Chess dues with magazine if paid online with
entry: Adult $54, Senior (age 65+) $48, Young Adult $33, Youth $24.
Re-entry (no Major
to major): $60. Online EF $5 less to CalChess members.
4-day
schedule: Rounds: Fri 7 pm, Sat 12 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 &
3:30. Registration ends Fri 6 pm.
3-day schedule: Rounds:
Sat 12, 3 & 6, Sun 12 & 6, Mon 10 & 3:30. Registration ends Sat 11
am.
2-day schedule: Rounds:
Sun 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 3:45 pm & 6 pm, Mon 10 am & 3:30 pm.
Registration ends Sun 9 am. No 2-day Major Section.
Half point byes: OK all, limit 2; must commit before round 3.
Foreign player ratings
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.
Ratings:
January
official US Chess ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org or USCF Online
Regular ratings usually used if otherwise unrated, or to qualify for Major (see
peakrating.us). 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. Players cannot play below
their Online Regular rating minus 100 points.
Hotel
Chess rates (use this link): $154-154
(includes $5 mandatory state and local tourism surcharge), link also
posted at chessevents.us (or call 925-827-2000 or 1-800-HILTONS, mention Chess
rate); reserve by 12/27 or rate may increase.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600, use AWD #D657633, or reserve car online through
chesstour.com.
Entry: Chessaction.com. No mailed
entries. Questions: Director@Chess.US, chesstour.com, chesstour.info. Refunds,
$15 service charge. Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering). Bring set, board,
clock if possible; none supplied.
Blitz tournament: Sunday 10:30 pm, enter on site Sunday by
10:10 pm.