In the heart of Rome’s Nomentano district, the 1st Week End d’Inverno ASR 2026 offers a five-round classical open from Friday, January 23 to Sunday, January 25, 2026 at the historic Accademia Scacchistica Romana club. You play a single FIDE-rated open tournament with no Elo restrictions, fight for a €1,000 prize fund, and enjoy a compact weekend schedule with one round on Friday, two on Saturday, and two on Sunday.

The 1st Week End d’Inverno ASR 2026 uses a 90+30 time control, Swiss pairings with Buchholz and APRO tiebreaks, and clear Italian federation rules on default time, Elo changes, and title norms. Accademia Scacchistica Romana, the oldest chess club in Italy and a recognized chess school, hosts the event in its dedicated club premises near Roma Tiburtina station, with accessible entrance options for players with reduced mobility and convenient nearby hotel, restaurant, and parking partnerships.

🗓️ Event Details

🏆 Prize Fund

The tournament offers a €1,000 overall prize fund; all cash prizes are non-cumulative and non-divisible and may be subject to 20% withholding tax where applicable.

Overall prizes

Rating prizes

Special prize

All winners also receive medals. Each player can win only one prize, and the organizers apply the published tiebreaks to decide prize order.

⏱️ Time Control & Pairings

• You play every game with 90 minutes for the entire game plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.

• The tournament runs over 5 rounds using the Swiss system.

• Pairings use Swiss pairings with the following tiebreak order:

  1. Buchholz Cut 1

  2. Full Buchholz

  3. APRO

• The event counts for FIDE Elo variation and follows the Italian Technical Regulations for promotions and titles.

• The default time equals 60 minutes; if you reach the board more than 60 minutes after the scheduled start time, you lose the game by forfeit.

📂 Sections / Groups

📅 Schedule

📝 Registration

You must hold valid FSI Agonistic or Junior membership for 2026 if you are Italian or a foreign player resident in Italy; you can regularize or renew your card when you pay the entry fee.

Entry fees

Pre-registration and payment deadlines

• Pre-registration on the VeSuS system remains open until Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 11:00 p.m., or until the playing hall reaches its maximum capacity.

• You must pay the entry fee by Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 11:00 p.m.; players who do not appear as paid by that time will be removed from the participants list.

Payment methods

You can pay the entry fee in advance by:

• Bank transfer to Accademia Scacchistica Romana:

  • IBAN: IT 56 X 06230 03243 000030497073

  • Payment reference: “1° Week End d’Inverno”

  • After the transfer, send an email to amministrazione@accademiascacchiroma.it with:

    • Full name

    • Category

    • FSI Tessera Agonistica or Junior number

    • Copy of the payment receipt

• Credit card or PayPal via the dedicated ASR online payment page:

  • https://accademiascacchiroma.bigcartel.com/product/tornei

The organizers may close entries early once they reach the maximum number of available places or after they process all players on the waiting list, to allow arbiters and staff to prepare pairings and logistics.

👥 Organizer

Founded in 1819, Accademia Scacchistica Romana is Italy’s oldest chess club and an active chess school that runs courses, workshops, and tournaments year-round in Rome. The club hosts the 1° Week End d’Inverno ASR 2026 in its dedicated premises, provides professional arbiters, and upholds strict fair-play standards while welcoming players of all levels into a historic chess environment.

• Organizer: Accademia Scacchistica Romana (Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica e Scuola di Scacchi)

• Address: Via Luigi Pulci 14, 00162 Rome, Italy

• Phone: +39 06 4423 3945

• Mobile: +39 348 850 7271; +39 333 342 6444

• Email: info@accademiascacchiroma.it

• Website: https://www.accademiascacchiroma.it

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AccademiaScacchisticaRomana/

🏨 Venue

You play all rounds at Accademia Scacchistica Romana, Via Luigi Pulci 14, 00162 Rome, a traditional chess club space located very close to Roma Tiburtina station. The venue offers dedicated tournament rooms, a club atmosphere built over two centuries of chess history, and support for players with mobility issues through a barrier-free entrance from Circonvallazione Nomentana 488 when requested in advance.

🛎️ Accommodation

The organizers indicate a partner hotel near the club:

For room availability and reservations:

• Phone: +39 06 8780 88

• Email: info@adessohotel.it

You contact the hotel directly, mention the tournament at Accademia Scacchistica Romana, and align your stay with the event dates from January 23–25, 2026.

🚗 How to Get There

Accademia Scacchistica Romana lies in the Nomentano/Tiburtina area of Rome.

• By train / metro: Travel to Roma Tiburtina (rail and metro hub), then walk a short distance or take a local bus or taxi to Via Luigi Pulci 14.

• By car: Drive toward the Tiburtina area and follow signs for Circonvallazione Nomentana; you then reach Via Luigi Pulci from the surrounding streets. A nearby partner facility, Garage Tiburtina (Circonvallazione Nomentana 530/A), offers parking with a 50% discount when you state that you attend the Accademia Scacchistica Romana tournament and present a ticket stamped by the club at pickup.

You arrive early on Friday to settle in, confirm your registration, and take your seat calmly before Round 1 at 6:00 p.m.

You can open your chess year in Rome, enjoy five serious FIDE-rated games in a historic club setting, and combine competition with a weekend in one of Europe’s most iconic cities at the 1° Week End d’Inverno ASR 2026.

🧾 Other

• Italian and foreign players resident in Italy must hold valid FSI Agonistic or Junior membership for 2026; players without a card may pay the membership fee together with the entry fee.

• The tournament hall and surrounding competition area follow strict FIDE anti-cheating guidelines; organizers may carry out inspections before, during, and after rounds using approved tools and procedures.

• Smoking is forbidden in the playing hall and in the entire competition area; players may not bring electronic communication or analysis devices into the competition area, and arbiters sanction violations according to FIDE rules.

• Before the end of the event, organizers ask all participants to complete a Quality Questionnaire to evaluate prizes, organization, and tournament features and to collect suggestions for future editions.

• By confirming entry, each player accepts the full regulations, including publication of name, category, Elo, results, selected games, and photos on FSI/FIDE, regional, club, and VeSuS websites, as well as any minor changes that the organizer deems necessary for the smooth running of the event.