2026 Alaska State Chess Championship

Thank you to our event sponsors: Turnagain Spray Foam & The Ellsworth Foundation

Register here: 

• Classical Championship: https://chessnut.club/e/2026-alaska-state-chess-championship

• Blitz Championship: https://chessnut.club/e/2026-alaska-state-chess-blitz-championship 

• Link to pre-payment: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-alaska-state-chess-championship 

Note: During checkout, the Zeffy platform requests a tip/donation to keep their platform free for non-profits. The ACF does not receive these additional funds and a tip to the platform is not required to play in the State Championship. 

Event details

• Date: Saturday, October 10th through Sunday, October 11th

• Time: See detailed schedule below

• Location: The Lakefront Anchorage- 4800 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99517

• Time control: G60 / d5 (classical)       G5 (blitz)

• No. of rounds: 6 Rounds

• Game style: Swiss

• Player capacity: 120 players

• USCF Rated: Yes- all players must have an active USCF ID to participate. https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess.                                                 Support the ACF by using our affiliate code: A9162190 when registering with the USCF. 

• ACF Members: All players must be an ACF Member to participate. https://www.alaskachessfederation.org/become-a-member 

Entry fee:

• Super Early Bird (7/1 - 7/31): $50

• Early Bird (8/1 - 9/30): $75

• Standard (10/1 - 10/10): $100

• Onsite Registration Fee (10/10): $20

• Blitz Championship (7/1 - 10/11): $20 (no price tiers)

Hotel Accommodations

Discounted hotel room rates available at The Lakefront for 10/9 - 10/12: Call The Lakefront at 907-243-2300 and use code 2610AKCHES or use the direct link: https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/bookings/?hotelcode=13543&checkin=2026-10-09&checkout=2026-10-12&discountcode=&groupcode=2610AKCHES

Detailed Event Schedule

Day 1: October 10 (Classical)

• 7:30a - 8:30a Check-In (Classical)

• 8:30a - 9:00a Opening announcements

• 8:45a 1st round pairings posted

• 9:00a - 11:30a Round 1 (All Sections)

• 11:45a - 2:15p Round 2 (All Sections)

• 2:30p - 5:00p Round 3 (All Sections)

Day 2: October 11 (Classical & Blitz)

• 9:00a - 11:30a Round 4 (All Sections

• 11:45a - 2:15p Round 5 (All Sections)

• 2:30p - 5:00p    Round 6 (All Sections)

• 5:30p - 6:00p Closing Ceremony & Awards

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• 6:30p - 7:15p Blitz check-in

• 7:15p - 7:30p Blitz opening announcements

• 7:30p 1st round pairings posted

• 7:40p - 7:50p Round 1

• 8:05p - 8:15p Round 2

• 8:30p - 8:40p Round 3

• 8:55p - 9:05p Round 4

• 9:20p - 9:30p Round 5

• 9:45p - 9:55p Round 6

• 10:10p - 10:20p Awards

For any questions, email admin@alaskachessfederation.org