2026 U.S. G/30 & G/60 National Championship

National Championship Event

Lavin Bernick Center, Tulane University

Friday, September 11, 2026 - Sunday, September 13, 2026

Event Overview

Announcing the 2026 U.S. G/30 & G/60 National Championship, officially sanctioned by US Chess!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

Venue: The Qatar Ballroom on the second floor of the Lavin-Bernick Center at Tulane University

**G/30 format: **Five rounds, two-sections, swiss system, G/30;d2, USCF rated tournament
G/60 format: Four rounds, two-sections, swiss system, G/60;d2, USCF rated tournament

G/30 prizes: $3,000 b/100

10 Grand Prix points

• Open section: 1st $900, 2nd $400
• U2000 class: 1st $500, 2nd $250
• U1500 section: 1st $350, 2nd $200
• U1200 class: 1st $250, 2nd $150

G/60 prizes: $3,000 b/100

10 Grand Prix points

• Open section: 1st $900, 2nd $400
• U2000 class: 1st $500, 2nd $250
• U1500 section: 1st $350, 2nd $200
• U1200 class: 1st $250, 2nd $150

Date: September 11-13, 2026.

Estimated round schedule:

Friday | G/3;+2 side event

• Round 1 - 6:30 PM
• Round 2 - 6:50 PM
• Round 3 - 7:10 PM
• Round 4 - 7:30 PM
• Round 5 - 7:50 PM
• Round 6 - 8:10 PM

Saturday | G/60;d2 Championship

• Round 1 - 9:00 AM
• Round 2 - 11:30 AM
• Round 3 - 2:30 PM
• Round 4 - 5:00 PM

Sunday | G/30;d2 Championship

• Round 1 - 9:00 AM
• Round 2 - 10:30 AM
• Round 3 - 1:30 PM
• Round 4 - 3:00 PM
• Round 5 - 4:30 PM

Eligibility: $49 early entry fee if purchased two weeks prior. $55 standard entry fee if purchased one week prior. $60 late and same-day entry fee. Entry fees are per event. Current USCF membership required.

**Ratings: **Highest of quick or regular. 100 elo added to provisional ratings. Unrated players in the open should report to the tournament directors so they may attempt to assign a rating for pairing and prize purposes. For unrated USCF players with established foreign ratings, the most current USCF conversion will be used (with preference toward their FIDE rating, if available).

Blitz side event: $25, same day allowed. 60% returned as prize money. USCF-rated. Six rounds of G/3;+2. Click here to register.

**Byes: **Two half point byes are available per event upon request. No bye requests shall be made after round three other than for emergency situations.

**Parking: **Parking permits are not required in most parking zones on Tulane University campus during the weekend. For ease, we recommend using the Diboll Garage. Diboll Garage is a short walk from the Lavin-Bernick Center and has plenty of space available for our attendees. Click here for an annotated campus map.

**Late players: **Any player arriving at the chessboard more than 30 minutes late from the actual starting time of the round will lose their game (xref USCF 13D and FIDE 6.7.1). If both players arrive late, elapsed time will be split between the players (xref USCF 16K and FIDE 6.7.2).

Prize payouts: Players have 30 days after the conclusion of the tournament to receive their prize. We will email you twice. Please check your email if you believe you are prize eligible.

Conduct: Any player who does not shake hands with the opponent (or greets the opponent in a normal social manner in accordance with the conventional rules of their society) before the game starts or during a match (and does not do it after being asked to do so by the arbiter) or deliberately insults his/her opponent or the officials of the event, may be penalized according to FIDE law 12.9 and/or US Chess rule 13I.

Contact: Email Click here to show mail address with all questions.

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Address:

29 McAlister Drive
New Orleans, LA 70118
United States

Sections: 2

Grand Prix Points: 20

Prize Fund: 6000

FIDE Rated: No

Handicap Accessible: Yes

Residency Restriction: No

Online Event: No