15th Continental Women's Chess Championships 2024 Announced

The 15th Continental Women's Chess Championship of the Americas 2024 will be held November 23-30, 2024 at the Dominican Olympic Hostel (Albergue Olimpico Dominicano) in Dominican Republic. The event, organized by the Chess Confederation of the Americas and the Dominican Chess Federation is open to all American continent chess federation women players.

This is an nine-round event and the time control for all games is Game 90 with 30-second increment starting from move one. The champion will qualify to participate in the FIDE World Cup and the prize fund is $5,500 with the top eight finishers receiving a prize. Click here to download a PDF of the full tournament regulations.

OFFICIAL PLAYERS

US Chess will nominate three (3) Official Players who have the right to accommodation (shared double room) and full meals, at the expense of the organizer, from November 23, 2:00 p.m. until Saturday November 30th at 12:00PM. To be eligible to be one of the USA Official Players, you must register for the event (instructions below) no later than Friday, October 18, 11:59 p.m. Central Time. 

The top 3 USA players according to the October 2024 FIDE Standard Rating List, who register by the Friday, October 18, 2024, 11:59 p.m. Central Time, deadline, will be chosen to be the USA Official Players. Payment is required to confirm participation. 

After completion of the event, Official Players will be refunded their main entry fee, accommodation, and admin fees.

REGISTRATION

All registrations for the tournament must be submitted by national federations, it is not possible for an individual to register directly with the organizer. The registration fee for all players is $200. Please note there is also a $100 non-refundable administrative fee which will be added to all registrations. Interested players must will out the Google Form: https://forms.gle/q9vaMB34Y19nzDY97

The US Chess deadline for USA players to register is Friday, October 18, 11:59 p.m. Central Time, which will enable US Chess to collect all the information required for participation by the organizer's deadline.

The Payment Deadline will be Friday, October 25, 5 p.m. Central time. 

Refund Policy: A full refund of the entry fee will be provided, minus the administrative fee, if requested by Friday, October 25, 5 p.m. Central. After this date, no refund will be provided, unless the tournament is canceled by the organizers.

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel booking and payments must be made by the individual players and their accompanying persons. Hotel and airport round trip transportation will be available from the organizer at the following rates:

• Single Room: $130 / night
• Double Room: $90 / person / night
• Triple Room - $70 / person / night
• Airport Pickup/Drop Off: $60 per person from Las Americas Airport; $100 per person from Cibao Airport; $150 per person from Punta Cana Airport

Players must stay at the official hotel or else they would need to pay a penalty to the organizer of $200 per the event regulations; US Chess is not responsible for this fee regarding staying at an off-site hotel. 

WAIVERS

While US Chess has to collect registrations on behalf of our federation and submit them to the organizer, we cannot accept responsibility for the health and well being of any players who choose to travel to this event. By participating in this tournament, the registered player and their accompanying persons assumes all risks related to international travel. The full waiver document is listed here: https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/uschess-covid-travel-waiver.pdf

CONTACT

Please contact Brian Yang, US Chess FIDE Events Manager at Click here to show email address for questions relating to this tournament.