Events

On August 2, 2025, ORCA proudly held the 2nd Annual Orlando Chess Open. This year, the tournament was held at Trinity Preparatory School and attracted 152 participants across five sections. The money raised will be used toward future ORCA events and the establishment of a chess scholarship. Some of the amazing prizes included Orlando Magic and Orlando Solar Bears swag and chess lessons from chess masters. 

Please visit our official tournament website at https://www.orlandochessopen.org/

On March 2, 2025, ORCA hosted the Orlando Magic Chess Championship at the Kia Center, home of the Orlando Magic. It was a fantastic tournament with 112 participants across four sections, including Scholastic Rated and Scholastic u600. We awarded some awesome prizes, including the chance to appear at center court before the Orlando Magic game. Check out my Chess.com blog post on the tournament here.

FL Junior Chess co-organized the Inaugural Orlando Chess Open tournament on Saturday, August 10, 2024 with the Valencia Chess Club, the University Club of Winter Park, Orlando Chess Association, and Orlando Chess Club. This charity tournament benefited the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida’s Levy-Hughes Clubhouse.

Please visit our official tournament website at https://www.orlandochessopen.org/previous-tournaments/2024-open

You can find my article about this event on Chess.com here.