2026 GEORGIA OPEN & AMATEUR Championship

Grand Prix, Enhanced Grand Prix, State Championship Event
Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Dunwoody
Friday, November 20, 2026 - Sunday, November 22, 2026

Event Overview

2026 GEORGIA OPEN & AMATEUR Championship
$6000 Prize fund guaranteed and Enhanced Grand Prix 40 points
November 20 or 21 to 22, 2026
Location: Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Dunwoody, 4401 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Chamblee, Georgia, 30341, USA. Chess rate:
Five Round Swiss: Three Sections and Prizes Guaranteed – Grand Prix 40 Pts
OPEN (FIDE-rated): Open to all USCF members; GA residents require GCA Membership.  Open Section: $1200-$600; Top 2000 thru 2199, $600; Top 1800 thru 1999, $600; Top Under 1800, $600. Entry Fee: $120 - if received by November 12; $140 after November 12. (W)GMs and (W)IMs Free ($100 deducted from any cash prizes won). 
AMATEUR: Open to USCF-rated Under 1600: $800-$400; Top 1200 thru 1399, $300; Top 1000 thru 1199, $300; Top Under 1000, $300. Trophies and Titles to top Georgia resident in above sections. 
**Scholastic Open:  **1st to 3rd TROPHIES FOR U1200: U900; U600, 1st Unrated., $50 1st Place, $30 2nd Place, $20 3rd Place in each section, MEDALS to ALL OTHERS (see separate registration link)
Entry Fee:  $120 with GA residents $10 refund at site -- if received by November 10; $140 until November 17, and November 18 until 9 AM November 21 - $160. Both Sections: Players without Official USCF Ratings are eligible for “place” prizes only. (W)GMs and (W)IMs Free ($100 deducted from any cash prizes won). Re-Entry $60.
Scholastic Section is $50 if received by November 10, then $70 until midnight November 17th and November 18 until 9 AM November 21 then $90 registration. Re-entry from Open $50.
Onsite Registration available Friday until 6 PM and Saturday to 9:30 AM.
Online registration for Open & Amateur: Click here
Online registration for Scholastic Tournament: Click here
3-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Fri 6:00pm. Rds. Fri 7:00 pm; Sat 11:00 AM & 5:00 pm; Sun 10:00 am & 2:30 pm.
2-Day Schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10 am. Rds. Sat 11:00 am, 2:00 pm & 5:00 pm; Sun 10:00 am & 2:30 PM. Sat 10:00 am and 2:00 PM rounds are not “FIDE-rated.”
Scholastic Schedule: Reg. ends Sat 10:00 AM, Saturday 11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm, Sunday: 10 am – 1 pm. Time control: G/60; d5. 
Time controls: All Rds. “G/90, d30” except Sat, 11:00 am and 2:00 PM Rds. are “G/60, d5.”
½-Pt. Byes: Available rounds 1 thru 5 (limit two) -- requests required before Round Two. 0-Pt. Byes: Available any round (may request not later than a half hour before next round). Players Must Bring Clocks – Sets and boards supplied by the GCA. 
Address:
4401 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
United States
Sections: 3
Grand Prix Points: 40
Prize Fund: 6000
FIDE Rated: Yes
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Residency Restriction: No
Online Event: No

Organizer Overview

Charles W Hatherill
Email: kingsgambit50@earthlink.net
Phone: 7027430305
Website: https://www.georgiachess.org