17° Festival Scacchistico Internazionale Ischia l’Isola Verde, July 5-12, 2026, Forio d’Ischia, Italy brings a full week of classical chess to the island in an Elo-rated Open designed for competitive players who want serious games in a vacation setting. The event runs an 8-round Swiss with a long time control and a published cash prize structure, and it also adds category awards for rating groups and special prizes. You play at Hotel Villa Angela in Forio, which keeps the festival logistics simple and supports a stable daily rhythm for players and companions.

The organizer limits the field to 50 players and confirms entries only after it receives payment, so early registration matters. The program includes a Rapid side tournament and a scheduled island tour, which lets you add a second competitive format and a social activity during the week. The rules include a clear default time, a defined bye policy, and a formal prize payment method for cash awards. If you want a summer open that combines classical chess with an island atmosphere, this festival fits that goal.

🗓️ Event Details

🏆 Prize Fund

The organizer does not cumulate or split cash prizes. The organizer pays cash prizes net of legal withholdings and sends payment by bank transfer to the IBAN the winner provides.

⏱️ Time Control & Pairings

The organizer runs the Open as an 8-round Swiss and uses a classical control of 90 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move. The organizer applies a 30-minute default time, so a player who arrives more than 30 minutes after the scheduled start loses the game.

The organizer uses REP as the first tie-break, and the chief arbiter announces any additional tie-breaks before Round 1. A player may request one half-point bye for one round, but the organizer does not allow this request in the last two rounds and requires the request before the tournament starts. When the system assigns a bye because it cannot pair a player, the organizer awards 1 point for that round.

📂 Sections / Groups

📅 Schedule

📝 Registration

👥 Organizer

A.S.D. Scacchistica Partenopea organizes the festival in collaboration with Associazione Giochi di Natale and runs the Open tournament, the rapid side event, and the official hotel convention for players and companions. The organizing team manages entries through direct email contact and confirms participation upon payment, while it publishes tournament updates and logistics through the official channels listed below.

• Email: direttivo@scacchisticapartenopea.org

• Phone: +39 329 6473952

🏨 Venue

Hotel Villa Angela, Via Provinciale Panza 220, 80075 Forio (NA), Italy
The festival takes place inside Hotel Villa Angela in Forio d’Ischia. The organizer runs all rounds at the official venue and keeps the playing schedule consistent across the week. The venue location supports a simple routine between rounds for players who stay on site.

🛎️ Accommodation

For other partner hotels, contact info@giochidinatale.it. For hotel inquiries: info@hotelvillaangela.it, +39 081 3332191, +39 081 998186, https://www.hotelvillaangela.it/

🚗 How to Get There

Arrive on Ischia and plan your local arrival through the port of Forio to use the official round-trip transfer to Hotel Villa Angela. The island tour departs from the port of Forio, so staying aligned with the organizer’s transfer point simplifies both tournament logistics and the scheduled outing.

Play eight classical rounds, enjoy the island setting, and make your summer chess week in Forio a result worth remembering.

🧾 Other

Participation implies consent to publish personal data (name, category, Elo), results, games, and images (photos or video) during the event on organizer and federation channels and on the web in general. A player may object in writing to publication of their games and image. For matters not covered in the regulations, the organizer applies the FSI and FIDE rules in force on the festival dates.