Cincinnati Open

Important update, April 3: There are very few hotel rooms left in our block. We expect them to go quickly, and in any event, they will not be available after Sunday, April 5. If you want to have a room at the Embassy Suites for this event, you must act quickly. Click here to book a room online.

The Cincinnati Open is a 5-round Swiss to be played on April 10-12, 2026 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Blue Ash, OH. FIDE sections will be FIDE rated; UNDER sections will not be FIDE rated. These two groups of sections play different time controls and different schedules. Players have the following section options depending on their April 1, 2026 rating:

>2200           FIDE Elite
2000-2200  FIDE Elite or FIDE Expert or Seniors* U2201
1901-2000   FIDE Expert or Seniors* U2201
1801-1900    FIDE Expert or Seniors* U2201 or U1901
1601-1800    FIDE Class or Seniors* U2201 or U1901
1401-1600    FIDE Class or Seniors* U2201 or U1901** or U1601
1301-1400    Seniors* U2201 or U1901** or U1601
1001-1300    Seniors* U2201 or U1601** or U1301
100-1000     Seniors* U2201 or U1301** or U1001

*Limited to players born in 1976 or before.
**Additional play-up fee applies

Complete details for either group of sections are available on the pertinent webpage: FIDE Sections or UNDER Sections.

To see who has entered the tournament, click here for FIDE section entries and here for Under section entries.