World Chess Festival - Disneyland (Anaheim)
Puzzle Solving Tournament
Saturday January 17, 2026
Competition starts at 8pm
Format:
- Students solve a number of tactical exercises with increasing difficulty. Players are scored by the
number of exercises solved as well as the total amount of time used.
- 2 Sections: Open, Under 1200
- Awards: Top 4 in each section + Top Under 1500 (In Open Section) + Top Under 600 (In Under 1200 Section).
- Entry Fee: $25 by 12/5/25, $30 by 12/30, $35 by 1/7/26, $40 on January 14 or after
- Grading: Your child's Puzzle Solving exercises will be graded on Sunday with final results announced at the Final Awards ceremony on Sunday. We will announce/present the awards at that time. All Competition papers will be made available for pickup after awards ceremony.