Event Overview
2026 U.S. Amateur North Championship
April 24-26 (or 25-26 for 2-day schedule)
STANDINGS AND PAIRINGS (expect about 30 minute before round time):
This event is limited to 140 participants. Please register as soon as possible.
if you are looking to register for the Great Lakes Festival, use this link: Great Lakes Festival
Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield
1200 S Moorland Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005 (262) 782-2900
Chess Rate is $119 (King bed or two Queen beds; please reserve by April 12th): Book your room here. If the link doesn't work, please contact the organizers and we will make sure you get the chess rate! Free Breakfast and Free Cocktail reception ($40 daily value!). Free Internet. Free parking. **Please see below for food concessions and outside food/drink policy**
EQUIPMENT: uniform equipment (boards, sets, clocks) is provided and should be used
QUESTIONS: Alex Betaneli Click here to show mail address
PRIZES
- National Champion Title
- 30 valuable trophies
| SECTIONS | PRIZES |
|---|---|
| u2200 | Trophies to top ten places; National Title to the overall winner |
| u1701 | Trophies to top ten places |
| u1301 | Trophies to top ten places |
| TIEBREAKS: the order of tiebreaks for team and individual prizes is Solkoff, Cumulative Opposition, Cumulative, Modified Median. | |
| First time players are welcome. Good preparation can consist of games, tutorials and tactics on lichess.org | |
| This is a National Event limited to players who are rated below 2200. If you would like to face stronger opponents, the Great Lakes Festival is held simultaneously: it offers cash prizes and is FIDE rated. | Notation is mandatory for the entire game (except for Round 1 of the 2-day schedule). |
| Accelerated pairings might be used. | Organizers reserve the right to choose the highest of the published ratings (Regular, Rapid, Online Regular, Online Rapid, FIDE) for the purpose of section selection, pairings, and prizes. Only regular ratings are affected by this event. |
| ENTRY FEES | TIME CONTROLS AND PLAYING SCHEDULE |
|---|---|
| 3-day
2-day
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Hotel has no outside food/drink policy in the meeting rooms and public spaces (personal water bottles are ok).
Refund Policy: If you register for the tournament and are unable to make it, please notify us at least one hour in advance of the start of round one. If this is done, then the IAC will refund your entry fee less the cost of online registration ($1) and payment processing ($0.30 + 2.9% of the entry fee.)
1200 S Moorland Rd
Brookfield, WI 53005
United States