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 

Event details

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

• Time: 7:30AM - 5:00PM & 9:00AM - 6:00PM

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

• Time control: G60 / d5

• 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: We will begin collecting entry fee pre-payment in June

• Super Early Bird (6/1 - 7/31): $50

• Early Bird (8/1 - 9/30): $75

• Standard (10/1 - 10/11): $100

• Blitz Championship: $20 (no price tiers)

Hotel Accomodations

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&promocode=&adults=2&children=0&rooms=1&AAA=false&AARP=false&GOV=false&Accessible=true&noPromo=false&hasCode=false&offername=&offercode=&viewrates=Rooms

For any questions, email admin@alaskachessfederation.org