Registration Steps:
Step 1: Please fill out the following form.
Registration Form for the World Chess Festival - Orlando
Step 2: You will then receive a confirmation email with answers to any questions you asked.
Step 3: Make payment via Zelle (ID: hanleychessacademy@gmail.com) or
the Paypal payment buttons here below ($5 more/tournament to cover credit card fees).
Finally, you will receive an email with your receipt to the email you provided on the World Chess Festival Registration Form. This will wrap up your Registration process. Thank you.
| Tournaments For Ages 4-20: |
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| Tournaments For Ages 16 & Above: |
A. USCF ID# (If you are registering for the Non-Rated Capture the King tournament(s), please include child's name and grade they just completed).
B. The name of the tournament(s) you are registering for.
C. The section you wish to compete in.
D. Any 1/2 point bye you are requesting and in which round.
E. Your contact email address. This is our main way of communicating with you.
F. Your club team name you will be playing for in the tournaments with club trophies.
Once your registration(s) is/are received by us and validated, please allow 1-2 days to see your registration(s) appear on our Advanced Entries list. This is our way of confirming with you that we have received your registration(s). If there are any issues, we will email you back at the email you provide (Ex: an expired USCF membership issue) and then place on the Advanced Entries list once issue is resolved. Thank you for this consideration.
Here is a grid view showing all tournaments with their entry fees and cutoff dates.
| Name of Tournament | 1st Pricing & Cutoff Date |
2nd Pricing & Cutoff Date |
3rd Pricing & Cutoff Date |
4th Pricing & Cutoff Date |
Late Registration Time & Note |
| Monday Warm Up Scholastic | $30 by October 30, 2026 | $35 by November 30 | $45 by December 30 | $60 on December 21 or after | After 8:30am on 12/28; Receive 1st rd bye |
| Monday Adult Swiss | $35 by October 30, 2026 | $40 by November 30 | $50 by December 30 | $65 on December 21 or after | After 8:30am on 12/28; Receive 1st rd bye |
| Monday Non-Rated/Capture the King | $30 by October 30, 2026 | $35 by November 30 | $45 by December 30 | $60 on December 21 or after | After 8:30am on 12/28; Receive 1st rd bye |
| Monday Puzzle Solving Tournament | $25 by October 30, 2026 | $30 by November 30 | $35 by December 30 | $40 on December 21 or after | ** |
| Tuesday & Wednesday Youth Championship | $75 by October 30, 2026 | $85 by November 30 | $100 by December 30 | $125 on December 21 or after | After 8:30am on 12/29; Receive 1st rd bye |
| Tuesday & Wednesday Youth Championship - Under 650 and/or Under 350 Tournament | $30 by October 30, 2026 | $35 by November 30 | $45 by December 30 | $60 on December 21 or after | After 8:30am on 12/29; Receive 1st rd bye |
| Tuesday & Wednesday Adult Open | $70 by October 30, 2026 | $85 by November 30 | $105 by December 30 | $135 on December 21 or after | After 8:30am on 12/229; Receive 1st rd bye |
| Tuesday Non-Rated/Capture the King | $30 by October 30, 2026 | $35 by November 30 | $45 by December 30 | $60 on December 21 or after | After 8:30am on 12/29; Receive 1st rd bye |
| Tuesday Blitz Hexes (Adult & Youth) | $25 by October 30, 2026 | $30 by November 30 | $40 by December 30 | $55 on December 21 or after | After 6:45pm on 12/29; Receive 1st rd bye |
Questions: Joe Hanley, 714-925-3195 or hanleychessacademy@gmail.com