National Event Announcements

Online registration will be closing Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. CDT. You can still register for the U.S. Open and its side events on-site at chess control.

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Freska Mediterranean Grill is offering all chess players 15% off their order during the entire tournament for purchases $15.00 and up. Just say you're with the chess tournament to receive the discount. Freska is only an eight-minute walk from the tournament venue.

This year, a number of workshops previously held in-person at the U.S. Open are being hosted online in the lead-up to this year's event. This change is intended to make these workshops accessible to those not on-site. A full schedule of online workshops (and links to recordings of the already-concluded workshops) can be viewed at the bottom of this page.

The 2025 Delegates Call is available online here. This document includes the advance agenda, Executive Board motions, US Chess Trust report, and more.

For the most up-to-date schedule of committee and workshop meetings at the U.S. Open, click here. All information is subject to change.

The entry fee for the 125th Annual U.S. Open is $155 (online) through 11:59pm ET July 7, when it will increase to $185 (until 11:59pm ET July 21). More information is available on this page.

Entries by mail are only accepted if postmarked by July 8. The by-mail entry fee is $180 until June 23, and $200 until July 8.

U. S. Chess Federation
Attn.: 2025 U. S. Open, P.O. Box 775308
St. Louis, MO 
63177 

No phone entries!

Please contact Click here to show email address with changes or questions about entries.