In the heart of Chile’s Araucanía Region, the ITT – III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026 brings together titled players, strong masters, and ambitious talents for a nine-round international title-norm tournament. From Friday, January 9 to Wednesday, January 14, 2026, you play classical chess in the Salón de Eventos of the Gran Hotel Frontera in Temuco, Chile, chase FIDE title norms, and compete for a large prize fund backed by a dedicated local organizing team.

The ITT – III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026 uses a FIDE-rated Swiss system with Baku acceleration, broadcasts the top 30 boards live with DGT boards, and enforces a robust anti-cheating protocol with metal detectors and random checks. Club de Ajedrez Temuco welcomes players from all over Chile and abroad, offers free student-residence accommodation for a large group of participants, and runs a separate international blitz event so you can enjoy both serious classical rounds and high-energy rapid action during your stay in Temuco.

🗓️ Event Details

🏆 Prize Fund

All prizes are paid in Chilean pesos (CLP) and are not cumulative; if you qualify for more than one prize, you receive the higher amount only.

International Open (ITT) – Overall prizes

Special prizes – ITT

Organizers require a minimum number of eligible participants in each category and reserve the right to adjust categories when needed. No player may win more than one prize.

International Blitz – Side event

The International Blitz event is open only to players registered in the ITT.

Total combined prize fund for the ITT and Blitz events reaches CLP $5,500,000.

⏱️ Time Control & Pairings

• The main tournament uses a classical time control of 90 minutes for the entire game plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.

• Pairings follow the Swiss system with the Baku acceleration method and use Swiss-Manager software.

• The event counts for FIDE standard rating and Chilean ENF rating, and it follows the current FIDE Laws of Chess and national regulations.

• The default (forfeit) time equals 30 minutes after the official start of each round; if you arrive later than that, the arbiter records a loss.

• If you miss one round without prior justification before pairings, the organizers may remove you from the tournament.

• You must write down all moves for the entire game.

• Online broadcast covers the first 30 boards each round with DGT boards so fans can follow the games live.

• The organizers apply the following tiebreak order for standings and for prize awards:

  1. Direct encounter (individual result)

  2. Sonneborn–Berger

  3. Buchholz cut 1

  4. Median Buchholz

  5. Rating performance

📂 Sections / Groups

📅 Schedule

All times use local Temuco time.

📝 Registration

You register directly with Club de Ajedrez Temuco and complete both payment and online forms within the published deadlines.

ITT entry fees (domestic and general):

• CLP $90,000 if you register and pay by November 30.

• CLP $100,000 from December 1 to December 27.

• CLP $130,000 from December 28 to January 2.

Foreign players:

• Entry fee: USD $90 via PayPal to the official club account.

Titled player benefit:

• Players with FIDE rating ≥ 2300 receive free entry to the ITT.

Chilean players – bank transfer details:

• Account holder: Club de Ajedrez Temuco

• RUT: 65.220.157-1

• Bank: Banco Estado

• Account type: Chequera Electrónica

• Account number: 63170229985

• Email to confirm payment: ajedrezclubtemuco@gmail.com

Foreign players – PayPal details:

• PayPal account: ajedrezclubtemuco@gmail.com

• Please include your full name in the payment reference.

After paying, you must complete the official online registration form linked from the tournament website so the organizers can confirm your entry.

Key registration rules:

• Registration closes on Friday, January 2, 2026 at 23:59.

• Organizers publish the official list of confirmed players on Chess-Results.

• Pairings for Round 1 are generated on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 23:00.

• Players who pay and do not attend receive no refund.

• Organizers do not refund players who fail to regularize their AJEFECH 2026 canon or obtain their FIDE ID in time.

• All participants must have their FIDE ID created before the tournament starts; Chilean players must also pay the AJEFECH 2026 canon and belong to an AJEFECH-affiliated club.

By registering, you confirm that you accept all tournament rules, anti-cheating measures, and arbiter decisions.

👥 Organizer

Club de Ajedrez Temuco organizes the ITT – III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026, bringing an ambitious title-norm open to southern Chile with strong international participation. The organizing team coordinates the Gran Hotel Frontera venue, ensures professional arbiting and fair-play controls, and works to create a warm, welcoming festival atmosphere for both local and visiting players.

• Organizer: Club de Ajedrez Temuco

• Tournament directors: MF Roberto Alarcón Bahamondez and Gerardo Díaz Sepúlveda

• Email: ajedrezclubtemuco@gmail.com

• Phone (WhatsApp): +56 9 4266 9311; +56 9 7104 6709

• Website: https://internacionalajedreztemuco.com

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

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/internacionalajedreztemuco/

🏨 Venue

You play all rounds in the Salón de Eventos Gran Hotel Frontera, located at Manuel Bulnes 726, Temuco, Región de la Araucanía, Chile. The hotel offers a spacious events hall suited to hosting up to 300 players, with proper lighting, comfortable tables, and a professional tournament setup that includes DGT boards on the top 30 boards for live transmission. The central city location gives you easy access to restaurants, cafés, and services between rounds.

🛎️ Accommodation

The organizers provide free accommodation in a student residence in Temuco for up to 150 people, subject to availability and prior request. You must complete the official accommodation form linked from the tournament website to apply for a place in this residence.

Players who use the official residence must respect its internal rules, including a strict no-smoking and no-alcohol policy. The organizers may expel any participant from the residence for behavior that violates these rules or disrupts other guests.

If you prefer, you can book your own stay at Gran Hotel Frontera or other hotels, hostels, and guesthouses in Temuco and reach the playing venue quickly on foot, by public transport, or by short taxi ride. Align your check-in and check-out dates with the tournament schedule from January 9–14, 2026.

🚗 How to Get There

Temuco lies in southern Chile’s Araucanía Region and connects well by road and air. If you arrive by car, you follow signs into central Temuco and then to Manuel Bulnes Street, where Gran Hotel Frontera sits at number 726; nearby streets offer parking options, and you can walk directly into the events hall.

If you travel by air, you typically land at La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) near Temuco, then continue by taxi, rideshare, or shuttle toward the city center and Gran Hotel Frontera. Travelers who arrive by intercity bus reach the main Temuco bus terminal and can continue by local taxi or public transport to the hotel, which lies only a short ride away.

You can combine competitive chess with a visit to one of Chile’s most attractive regions, enjoy local hospitality, and experience a festival atmosphere that celebrates both high-level play and fair-play values.

You can start your 2026 chess season in Temuco, fight for norms and prizes against a strong international field, and turn the ITT – III Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Temuco 2026 into one of your most memorable tournaments of the year.

🧾 Other

• The tournament can award title norms according to FIDE Handbook B-01, provided the event meets all required conditions.

• The organizers form an Appeals, Ethics, and Discipline Committee consisting of the Chief Arbiter, the tournament directors, and two player representatives; you must submit any written appeal within 20 minutes of your game’s end and pay a CLP $50,000 deposit, which they refund if your claim succeeds.

• Any member of the Appeals Committee who has a conflict of interest in a case must recuse themselves from that decision.

• The anti-cheating protocol appoints an Anti-Cheating Arbiter, uses handheld metal detectors, includes checks in the restroom area, and randomly selects about 20 boards per round for post-game scanning; refusal to cooperate leads to loss of the game.

• Players, companions, and spectators may enter the playing area only up to five minutes before the start of each round; after games end, players must leave the playing zone and use a separate analysis room for post-mortems.

• Bags, backpacks, and similar items are not allowed in the playing area, and players may not carry electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, smartwatches, or headphones; any unauthorized device can result in forfeiture.

• By entering, you authorize the organizers to publish your name, club, federation, ratings, pairings, results, and selected games in online and offline media and accept any minor changes to the regulations that the organizers may make due to force majeure before the tournament begins.