Intercontinental Scholastic Team Chess Championship​

 

August 17-19, 2026

Chicago - Oak Brook, IL USA

 

International Chess Federation (FIDE), United States Chess Federation (USCF), the International Educational and Cultural Services (INTECS), and the Elite Chess are invited your team(s) to participate at the Intercontinental Scholastic Team Chess Championship on August 17-19, 2026.

 

The Championship will be in 2 sections:

OPEN: No cap on team rating

RESERVE: Average team rating Under 800

 

School and local clubs teams are welcome.

The teams are 4 players with up to 2 additional substitute players.​

 

Tournament format: 7 Games, G/60, d5

 

​Tournament Schedule:

August 16 - arrival foreign delegations

August 17 - 10:00 am Blitz Tournament 

                      13:00 pm Bughouse Tournament 

                      15:30 pm Opening Ceremony 

                      16:00 pm - Round 1

                      18:30 pm - Round 2

August 18 -  10:00 am - Round 3

                      14:00 pm - Round 4

                      17:00 pm - Round 5

August 19    10:00 am - Round 6

                      14:00 pm - Round 7

                      17:30 pm - closing ceremony

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Awards: Trophies for the top 5 teams on each categories; awards for the top individual players on each category.

 

Registrations:                                                             ­­­­­­­­­­www.kingregistration.com/event/InterTeam

 

Hotel information: Holiday Inn Oak Brook

17 W 350 W 22nd St, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 

 

Tournament Site: Holiday Inn Oak Brook 

 

For additional information please contact FIDE IO Jeff DiOrio at elitechess@gmail.com or FIDE IO Mikhail Korenman intecsus@yahoo.com  

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Please read here how to become a sponsor for the event