13th annual
WORLD
OPEN ACTION
Tuesday June 30, 2026
6-Rounds, Swiss-System, Game/30 with
10-second delay (G/30 d10), at:
2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008
About one block from the Red Line Woodley Park/Zoo
Metro Station
(Hotel phone: 202-234-0700)
(See 2026 World Open for
additional location details, Hotel Chess rates, parking info).
PRIZES
BASED ON POINTS, In One Section!
6
points wins $700, 5.5 wins $400, 5 wins $250, 4.5 wins $160.
Class
prizes for Under 2000/Unr:
4 points Under 2000/Unr.
wins $120, 3.5 wins $60.
Entry fee online at chessaction.com: $65 by 6/29, $80 later or at site, GMs free with $65 deducted from prize, no checks, credit cards OK.
Entries posted at chessaction.com (click "entry list" after entering).
Reg. ends 9:00 am 6/30. Games begin 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm.
Half point byes OK
any round (limit 3), must commit before round 3.
USCF membership required. Special 1-year membership
dues with magazine if paid with online entry at chessaction.com: Adult $54, Senior ($65+) $48, Young Adult
$33, Youth $24.
Foreign player ratings
Prizewinner tax info CCA electronic devices policies
PLAYERS
MAY NOT POSESS 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 US Chess rating, 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 US Chess
rating. No rating below the latest official US Chess rating, on the list
corresponding to the ending date of the tournament, will be used. Click here for more
important rating details.
Ratings: June official US Chess ratings used. Unofficial uschess.org 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 US Chess. See also above.
Unofficial
or Online Regular uschess.org ratings
usually used if otherwise unrated. Cannot play with rating below USCF
Online Regular Rating – 100 points.
Parking: Omni Hotel Chess valet parking is about
$45/day (subject to availability). We will post possible
alternate off-site parking options at chessevents.us closer to
the tournament.
Enter
online: chessaction.com. No mailed entries.
$15 service charge for refunds.
Questions: chesstour.com, chessevents.us, email: Director@Chess.US.
Entries posted at chessaction.com
(click "entry list" after entering).
Prizes not claimed at site usually paid through PayPal (may take over 2 weeks).
Bring set, board, clock if possible- none supplied.