21st annual LOS ANGELES OPEN
November
6-8 or 7-8, 2026 - Irvine, California
US
CHESS GRAND PRIX POINTS: 120
$20,000 GUARANTEED
PRIZE FUND!
5-Rounds, Swiss-System, 40/80, SD/30; d30 (2-day
option, rounds 1-2 G/60, d10),Hilton Orange County Airport, 18800 Macarthur
Blvd, Irvine CA 92612. Chess rate parking: $20/day, free wireless, free airport
shuttle, pool, jacuzzi, fitness center.
In 7 sections. 3-day and 2-day
schedules merge after round 2 and compete for same prizes.
Major Section: Open to 1900/up (see
peakrating.us). Prizes: $2000-1000-600-400, clear/tiebreak win $100
bonus, top USCF Under 2300 $800-400. FIDE rated.
Under 2100 Section: $1400-700-400-300. FIDE rated.
Under 1900
Section: $1400-700-400-300.
Under 1700
Section: $1200-600-400-300.
Under 1500
Section: $1100-600-300-200.
Under
1300 Section: $1100-600-300-200.
Under 1000 Section:
$500-250-150-100.
Mixed
Doubles Bonus Prizes: Best male+female 2-player team combined score among
all sections: $600-400-200. Team must average under 2200; may play in different
sections and schedules; register (no extra fee) by 2 pm Sat.
Unrated may enter any
section except Major, with prize limit U1000 $100, U1300 $200, U1500 $300,
U1700 $400, U1900 $500; balance goes to next player(s) in line. Prize limits do
not apply to Mixed Doubles team prizes.
Top 6 sections
entry fee: $128 online at chessaction.com by 11/3, $150 (no
checks, credit cards OK) later online
or at site, until an hour before round 1. GMs free; $100 deducted from
prize.
Under 1000
Section entry fee: All $40 less than top 6 sections entry
fees.
Online entry fee
$5 less to SCCF members; join/renew at scchess.com.
.
Re-entry $60; not available to go from Major Section to Major Section.
Special 1 year
USCF dues with
magazine if paid online with entry: Adult $54, Senior (65+) $48, Young Adult
$33, Youth $24.
USCF
membership required.
November official USCF ratings used: .
USCF unofficial or
Online Regular uschess.org ratings usually used if otherwise unrated.
Cannot play below USCF
Online Regular Rating minus 100 points.
3-day
schedule: Reg. Fri to 6 pm, rounds Fri 7, Sat 11 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
2-day schedule: Reg Sat to 10 am, rounds Sat
11, 2 & 5, Sun 10 & 3:30.
All schedules: Half point byes OK all,
limit 2, must commit before round 2.
Hotel rates: $172-172-172-172, use
this link (also posted at chessevents.us) or call 949-833-9999, request
Chess rate. Reserve by 10/16 or rate may increase.
Car rental: Avis, 800-331-1600,
use AWD #D657633 or reserve car online at chesstour.com.
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 try to post it for you.
CCA electronic devices policies
Prizewinner tax info
Foreign player rating info
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.
Enter online: Chessaction.com. No mail entries. $15 service charge for refunds.
Questions: www.chesstour.com, Director@Chess.US.
Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after
entering).
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.
BLITZ SIDE EVENT SATURDAY NIGHT