The next Orlando Chess Open is being planned for August 9, 2025!
*We raised $2537 for charity!*
First Annual
Orlando Chess Open
Hosted by the University Club of Winter Park
Co-organizers: Valencia Chess Club, Florida Junior Chess Club, Orlando Chess Association, Orlando Chess Club
$500 total prize money guaranteed for rated sections
Thank you to Chess.com and the Winter Park Mathnasium for contributing several of our prizes.
Welcome to the official website of the inaugural Orlando Chess Open tournament! This is a charity tournament. For questions about the open section, please contact the Valencia Chess Club at fgutierrez5@valenciacollege.edu and for questions about the scholastic division, please contact Florida Junior Chess Club at fljchessinfo@gmail.com.
Thank you to all of the participants for helping to make the First Annual Orlando Chess Open
a great success! We look forward to seeing you again next year!
REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 9:35 SO PLEASE ARRIVE BEFORE THEN
TOURNAMENT INFO
On-site registration is at 9 am the day of the tournament (August 10). Registration closes at 9:35 a.m. The first round will begin at 10 am.
Tournament format: 5 rounds of 25-minute games with 5 seconds of delay
Chess sets are provided, but we are requesting players to bring their chess clocks if you have one.
Click here for the schedule.
Click here for the Tournament FAQ.
Snacks and drinks will be available for a cash donation (credit cards not accepted so please bring cash).
Proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida's Levy-Hughes Clubhouse.
Entry Fees:
$40 Open USCF Rated Section
$30 Open Unrated Section
$25 Scholastic USCF Rated Section (K-12)
Register now to reserve your spot! ⬇
There will be trophies for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each section.
Because the scholastic rated section is so large, trophies will also be given to the top 3 finishers with a USCF rating below 800 who did not already finish in the overall top 3 for the scholastic rated section. Winners of these u800 trophies will not also win cash prizes.
Prize money distribution:
1st place scholastic rated: $70
2nd place scholastic rated: $50
3rd place scholastic rated: $30
1st place open rated: $200
2nd place open rated: $100
3rd place open rated: $50
