The 122nd US Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament taking place from July 30th to August 7th in California, USA. The event will follow classical time formats, and have a projected $50,000 USD in prizes.

Time control is 100 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment beginning from move one.

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Along with the US Open, several sections of invitational tournaments are held for state representatives: Irwin (50+), Haring (Girls K-12), Denker (9-12), Barber (6-8), and Rockefeller (K-5).

The 2022 Arnold Denker Tournament of High School Champions is an annual event held in conjunction with the U.S. Open, in which the 51 high school champions of each state affiliate and the District of Columbia compete to determine who will be crowned the Denker Champion of Champions.

The 2022 Dewain Barber Tournament of Middle School Champions was founded in 2011 by Dewain Barber to provide a competition comparable to the Denker tournament for middle school students.

The 2022 Ruth Haring National Girls’ Tournament of Champions is a tournament of Champions for girls from across the United States. It is held annually in the model of the Denker and Barber Tournaments. The tournament is named in memory of WIM Ruth Haring (1955-2018), former US Chess President.

The 2022 John D. Rockefeller III National Tournament of Elementary School State Champions was founded in 2020 to provide a competition comparable to the Denker tournament for elementary school students. This event is named in memory of John D. Rockefeller III (1906-1978), noted philanthropist.

The 2022 John T. Irwin National Senior Tournament of Champions is a tournament of Champions for seniors from across the United States. This event was founded in 2018, and is named in memory of John T. Irwin (1940-2019), poet, literary critic, and English professor.

Time control for invitationals is 90 minutes for the entire game with a 30-second increment beginning from move one.

US Open Championship and Invitationals 2022