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Las Vegas International Chess Festival For those planning ahead, next year we are scheduled to be at the Westgate and our dates are June 10-14, 2026. Please join us!

The Las Vegas International Chess Festival is an annual chess event held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The festival includes the National Open, which is one of America's longest running, premier Open tournaments. First established by Ed Edmondson in 1965, Fred Gruenberg and Alan Losoff have organized the National Open for over 35 years, and have built its well-deserved reputation as The Chess Vacatio

n of the Year. The festival also includes the US Women's Open, the Walter Browne Memorial Blitz, Simuls by Grandmasters, youth international and scholastic trophy events and much, much more.

We are less than a week away! What are you most looking forward to as the Las Vegas Chess Festival?
05/06/2026

We are less than a week away! What are you most looking forward to as the Las Vegas Chess Festival?

We are less than a week away! What are you most looking forward to at the Las Vegas Chess Festival?
05/06/2026

We are less than a week away! What are you most looking forward to at the Las Vegas Chess Festival?

24/05/2026

Just a reminder that our room block at the Westgate closes next week. Book soon to save money. Also players staying at the Westgate, get free parking, and you have a place to rest in between rounds!

In the weeks leading up to the festival, we are going to start sharing some of our great events that we are excited abou...
04/05/2026

In the weeks leading up to the festival, we are going to start sharing some of our great events that we are excited about this year.

One of our guests this year will be chess player, and author Katie Kormanik!

Join former top-100 U.S. women’s chess player Katie Kormanik for a reading from her new memoir, Adventures of a Chess Girl: Into the Depths of the Chess World and Back Again, followed by a Q&A, meet-and-greet, and book signing.

In this candid coming-of-age memoir, Katie revisits the years after college, when she was trying to figure out what came next. Amid financial stress, complicated family dynamics, and the uncertainty of early adulthood, chess became her anchor.

Alongside her International Master boyfriend, Katie found herself drawn deep into the world of elite chess—from parties with Hikaru Nakamura and Alexandra Botez to late-night post-tournament adventures. But ultimately, her story is about more than chess: it’s about ambition, identity, finding one’s way in the world, and why, for Katie, that meant leaving chess behind.

Friday, June 12
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

28/01/2026

Take advantage of our lowest price of the year! Our entry is $199 until January 31st. So far nearly 100 people have signed up on the way to 1000+. See you in Vegas!

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