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2026 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz U7-U17 Chess Championships, Egypt

Official institutional identities

  • FIDE, International Chess Federation
  • Egyptian Chess Federation
  • Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports
  • Egyptian Olympic Committee

Accommodation

Accommodation and travel

All participants stay at the official five-star tournament hotel in Giza, which also houses the playing hall, on full board with organized airport transfers.

The Great Sphinx and the pyramid of Khufu
Host city
Cairo, Egypt
Dates
8–15 December 2026
Categories
6 · Open & Girls
Format
Rapid & Blitz · 11 rounds
Opens in
Playing

§ 07Accommodation

One hotel,
one playing hall

The official tournament hotel is a 5-star hotel located in Giza, Egypt. The playing hall is also located within the same official tournament hotel.

To be announcedThe regulations confirm a five-star hotel in Giza housing both the accommodation and the playing hall, but do not name the property. No name is invented here; this page is updated once the Organizing Committee confirms it.

Rates · full board · per person per night
Room rates in euro, full board, per person per night
RoomBasisRate
Single Roomper person / nightEUR130
Double Roomper person / nightEUR95
Triple Roomper person / nightEUR85
Full board
Full board — breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout the official accommodation period.
Reservation deadline

1 November 2026

Reservations submitted after this deadline will be subject to availability and may not be guaranteed.

Booking policy

For security and organizational reasons, all participants and accompanying persons are required to stay at the official tournament hotel designated by the Organizing Committee.

Hotel reservations must be made exclusively through the Organizing Committee. Individual bookings made directly with the hotel will not be considered official tournament reservations.

The Great Sphinx and the pyramid of Khufu · the venue stands in Giza

§ 08Transfers

Runway to
playing hall

The Organizing Committee provides airport transfers between Cairo International Airport / Sphinx International Airport and the official hotel on the official arrival and departure days (8–15 December).

Official airports
  • Cairo International Airport
  • Sphinx International Airport

Complimentary transfers · 8–15 December 2026

Giza, from the city
Outside official dates

EUR40round trip

EUR20one way

Flight details deadline

1 November 2026

  • Arrival / departure date
  • Time
  • Flight number

The Organizing Committee will not be responsible for transfers if the required flight details are not provided by the deadline.

Private bus

EUR200per bus

Private transportation may be arranged on request for delegations or individuals requiring dedicated transportation. A private bus is available at EUR 200 per bus, subject to prior reservation and availability.

Participants arranging private transportation must indicate this during registration and will be fully responsible for their own transfers.

§ 15Host city

Cairo

Home to the Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, and the city of a thousand minarets. Delegations from across the world arrive here for a week of championship chess.

Location
Giza, Egypt (official 5-star tournament hotel), within the official tournament venue.
Playing hall
Inside the official tournament hotel, alongside all accommodation. The exact address is published once the Organizing Committee confirms the property.
Islamic Cairo