We are heading into the last day, and through 7 grueling rounds, GM Vasif Durarbayli is a full point ahead of the field (6.5/7) with one round to go after defeating defending champion GM Illya Nyzhnyk. Vasif faced a Najdorf that transposed into a Scheveningen in the opening and picks up a pawn in the […]
For the past couple of years, we have worked with 1000GM to bring more FIDE Norm tournaments to Las Vegas. Founder Srikanth Bangalore has a mission to help kids begin their chess journey as early as Kindergarten. You can join Srikanth on this quest with a moment of your time and possibly a small donation. […]
Regardless of how strong you are, playing a single game is taxing enough, let alone over 36 at the same time. We are thankful for GM Ben Finegold for putting on quite a display. After the simul, Ben mentioned how exhausted he was and how much concentration it took to play. Chess is hard. Ben […]
Boston Mike will be taking on all comers in Blitz outside of El Dorado from ages 5 to 155 until 1pm todayBoston Mike will also be signing autographs after joining Ben Johnson on the Perpetual Chess podcast in the Chess StoreFollow Mike at Coffee Chess on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeChess For the past couple of years, we have […]
Photo courtesy of Tim Hanks Congrats to FM Rose Atwell, who picked up a WIM norm in the 1000GM Tournament that took place this past week at the Flamingo. She picks up where she left off, with win vs IM Mark Heimann and this draw against GM Neuris Delgado, analysis provided by GM Ben Poppa […]
Photo courtesy of Dylan Not that Dylan…this Dylan All Comers Blitz is happening now at the escalators near El DoradoFollow on Twitch courtesy of Elaynah
An exciting finish as we conclude the US Womens Championship! While last year we ended up with a solo first place finish, we had another year where several people were tied going into the last round, much like the previous two years. WCM Avery Yu, a top ranked female under the age of 14 had […]
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Our fabulous streamers are looking forward to meeting you fabulous fans! 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM in the Virginia Ballroom, here is our Stream Team! Smash that like button and subscribe to them. Also…@MNchess (Jiten Patel, site contributor) @ChrisBirdIA (Chris Bird, site contributor) and @Vegas_Chess GM Ben FinegoldYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GMBenjaminFinegoldTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/itsbenandkarenTwitter: https://twitter.com/ben_finegold IM Kostya Kavutskiy (Chess […]
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Welcome to the 2024 Las Vegas International Chess Festival! 🦩🦩 Welcome everyone! The 2024 Vegas Chess Festival has begun!Don’t forget to meet your favorite Streamer in our Friday Morning Meet and Greet LIVE GAMES (When available) US WOMEN’S Elaynah will be streaming LIVE!NATIONAL OPEN Welcome everyone! The 2024 Vegas Chess Festival has begun!Don’t forget to […]
We have been receiving some questions about who will be some of our special guests at the event, and in the coming weeks we will have a comprehensive list. Right now, we can tell you that GM Ben Finegold and GM Kayden Troff will be there as will Ben Johnson from the Perpetual Chess Podcast, […]
We are now taking entries for the 2024 Las Vegas International Chess Festival. The Early Bird Discount for returning players will be valid through January. Enter now! Reserve your room early to qualify for the free room lottery. The earlier you reserve, the more virtual tickets you receive.
From left to right, the streamers are IM Eric Rosen, Eliana Lopez, GM Ben Finegold, Elayah, Sara Herman and IM Kostya Kavutskiy Our streamers for the National Open were gracious enough to give their time for a panel Q&A followed by a meet and greet. Thank you to Elayah who provided a live stream of […]
…And Party Every day Friday morning started off with the annual Grandmaster Camps, open to all who are eager to learn from highly trained instructors, or wanting to get some advice before competing in the National Open or the International Youth Championship. Thank you to our wonderful instructors for making this possible: Melik GM Melik […]
IMPORTANT NOTE! Due to Stanley Cup parade for the Las Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday, there will be various road closures in town, starting at approximately 2:00 pm. This means if you are not staying at the Rio, and traveling each day to the tournament, you should plan to take this into account! There is […]
For those that are missing the Live Streamers, check out this feed, courtesy of Elaynah Click Here! Click on the following to links for our following streamers: GM Ben Finegoldhttps://www.youtube.com/@GMBenjaminFinegoldhttps://www.twitch.tv/itsbenandkarenhttps://twitter.com/ben_finegold IM Eric Rosenhttps://www.youtube.com/@eric-rosenhttps://twitter.com/IM_Rosenhttps://www.twitch.tv/imrosenhttps://imrosen.com/ IM Kostya Kavutskiy Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hellokostya YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IMKostyaKavutskiyOfficial Site: https://www.hellokostya.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/hellokostyaTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/hellokostyaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KostyaKavutskiy/Blog: www.chess.com/blog/hellokostya Sara Hermanhttps://www.twitch.tv/zefcatthttps://www.instagram.com/zefcatt/https://twitter.com/ZefCatthttps://www.tiktok.com/@zefcatt Elaynahhttps://www.youtube.com/@elaynahhttps://www.twitch.tv/elaynahhttps://www.instagram.com/elaynahbb/https://twitter.com/elehnahhttps://www.tiktok.com/@elaynahhh Eliana Lopezhttps://www.instagram.com/chessxercise/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058194677775https://chessxercise.com/
Welcome to Opening Day of the Las Vegas International Chess Festival at the Rio, a change from our previous home the last few years at the Westgate. The show will go on, and the tracks will keep rolling as we bid adieu to Elvis and welcome KISS. The KISS World Museum has been open since […]
You tell your manager you are Out Of Office, but if they know chess, can’t you just say you are Castling Queenside, (O-O-O)? Welcome to Vegas! It all comes together with the Saturday evening merge, all sections chained under the same controls for the main event. The accelerated schedules offer flexibility to people wanting to […]
Viewing a child’s limitations is like staring into the trees but missing the forest The Youth Trophy Tournament draws over 200, and the International Youth Championship will soon follow Huge Showing for Youth The King of Rock and Roll also was inducted into the Gospel Hall of Fame, among his many accolades and talents. When […]
Andrea Botez wins her first round match and the crowd in the meet and greet. 2021 US Women’s Open Champion Badamkhand Norovsambuu Trophy recipient on tie-break Step Aside King, the Queen has Arrived For over three quarters of my life, I have been heavily involved in a game where the Queen is the most powerful […]
Welcome to Opening Day of the Las Vegas International Chess Festival at the Westgate. We were graced by the presence of Elvis, perhaps to generate interest for the release of the biopic portrayed by Tom Hanks on June 24th. But, that is still a couple weeks away. In the meantime, Rock and Roll to chess! […]
Our room block at the Westgate is sold out. All the rooms that the Westgate was holding for our group have been sold. We have arranged chess rates at nearby hotels.
The Las Vegas Monorail is offering Las Vegas Chess Festival attendees exclusive fare discounts. Use the Monorail to travel the Strip and to the tournament without the hassles of traffic and wasted time. Be sure to purchase your tickets before the festival as the discounts are available for a limited time! Buy your discounted tickets at tix.lvmonorail.com/VCF22 […]
Player safety and confidence is important to us. We will rigorously follow state and local regulations as well as Westgate Resort’s policies.
Thank you!The National Open and the U.S. Women’s Open are co-sponsored by the U.S. Chess Federation.
The National Open is paired with Swisssys by ChessRoster. 
