60th American Open Chess Championship

60th AMERICAN OPEN

(Main Event, Scholastic Tournaments, Blitz Tournament, Action Tournament)

November 24 - 30, 2025 (Thanksgiving Week)

Event website for details and registration WWW.AMERICANOPEN.ORG

I. Main Event: Click Here

• Championship Section: (NORM possible) 9 Rounds, 6-Days (Three of the tournament days have one round only)
• Expert, Section A, B, C, and Under 1400 has 8 Rounds, 4-Day Or 3-Day Schedules are available options
• FIDE and US Chess rated for Championship, Expert, and Section A (4-day schedule and Rounds 5-8 for 3-day schedule)
• US Chess rated for Section B, C, and Under 1400

II. Concurrent Events and Tournaments:

• Chess Camp (Mon-Wed)
• Scholastic Tournaments for Novice (Fri), Junior Varsity (Sat or Sun), and Varsity (Sat & Sun) Divisions.
• Blitz (Saturday)
• Action (Sunday)

Venue Hyatt Regency Orange County, California- 11999 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA 92840, USA- reserve online

Hotel rooms at $160/night (plus taxes/fees) with group code " G-KA25"

Questions: Email -  [email protected]