Date:May 2, 2026 @ 9:00 AM Rising Star Chess This will take place on Saturday, May 2nd at the Mesa DoubleTree Hotel. Here is the street address for this nice venue: HOTEL: Mesa DoubleTree by Hilton 1011 W Holmes Ave Mesa, AZ 85210 Phone Reservations: (480) 833-5555 The first round will start at 9:00 am on Saturday morning, May 2nd. REGISTRATION: To register for the tournament, please follow this link to the King Registration website: Click to Register Rising Star May Grand Prix USCF MEMBERSHIP: An active USCF membership is required to play in any of the sections. You may join or renew here: Join or Renew with USCF ENTRY FEE: $30 on or before Fri, Apr 24th; $35 on or before Wed, Apr 29th; $40 on or before Fri, May 1st; $45 on-site Sat, May 2nd Free entry for any GM/WGM/IM/WIM/FM/WFM: $30 deducted from FIDE-titled players' prize winnings if registering after April 24th, 2026 BYES: A maximum of two half-point byes is available. Half-point byes must be requested no later than 30 minutes before the round starts. Any half-point byes for rounds 3 or 4 must be requested before the start of round 2and may not be cancelled after […]