Southwest Chess - Chess Tournaments, Events, and Meetups around the U.S. Southwest

Coy's Chess Camps and Classes

6/19

Game in 60 All Ages (One round per week at 6:00pm)

Tucson, AZ

6/19

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Brain Powers

6/19

City Creek Chess Spring Chess League

City Creek Chess

Colorado State Chess Association

6/20 - 6/21

2026 Colorado Class Championships

State Championship

6/20

2026 New Mexico Rapid & Blitz State Championship

6/20

California Blitz Cup

6/20

BayAreaChess Cash Day Swiss G/60 d5 @ Fremont

Fremont, CA

6/20

Little Masters

6/20

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

6/20

Saturday Open

6/20

Day & Knight June Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Corona, CA

6/20

2026 June ICEA Chess @ West LA

6/20

Phoenix Saturday Action

6/20

SDCC Gambito

6/21

BayAreaChess Cash Day Quads G/60 d5 @ San Jose

6/21

BayAreaChess Chess4Less Kids Quads @ San Jose

6/21

Unity Weekly Blitz

6/21

BayAreaChess Signature Quads @ San Jose

6/21

BayAreaChess Signature Swiss @ San Jose

6/21

Summer Sunday Quads

6/21

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

6/26 - 6/28

BayAreaChess REAL-FIDE 2026 June Championship

Cupertino, CA

6/26

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Brain Powers

6/27 - 6/28

2026 El Paso Open

6/27

Prescott Blitz #26

6/27

Albuquerque Chess Club June 2026 Swiss

Albuquerque Chess Club

Albuquerque, NM

6/27

Empire Chess Club June 2026 Scholastic g/30

Albuquerque Chess Club

Albuquerque, NM

6/27

Central Valley June Swiss - Fresno/Clovis

Clovis Chess Club

Clovis, CA

6/27

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

6/27

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

San Gabriel Valley Chess Club, Rooklogic

6/27

SGVCC 45/5 #13

San Gabriel, CA

Southern Arizona Chess Association

6/27

SACA June Swiss

Tucson, AZ

6/27

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

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Grind Like a Grandmaster

6/27

BayAreaChess Rising Star

6/27

Saturday Open

6/27

2026 June ICEA Chess @ Irvine

6/27

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

6/27

Reno Chess Quads

Reno Chess Club

Reno, NV

6/27

SDCC Gambito

6/28

BayAreaChess Chess4Less Kids Quads @ San Jose

6/28

BayAreaChess Open Blitz G/3 d2 @ Cupertino

Cupertino, CA

6/28

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

6/28

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

6/28

Glendale Open - Chess Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

Glendale, AZ

6/28

Unity Weekly Blitz

6/28

BayAreaChess Signature Quads @ San Jose

6/28

BayAreaChess Signature Swiss @ San Jose

6/28

2026 Summer ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

6/28

Summer Sunday Quads

6/28

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

July 2026

7/1 - 7/5

World Open (Top 6 Sections)

Washington, DC

7/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

7/2

July Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

7/3 - 7/5

Pacific Southwest Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Riverside, CA

7/3 - 7/5

$2,000 JUL CHAMPIONSHIP- FIDE/USCF

Poison Pawns Chess Club

Houston, TX

2,000 Prize Money

7/3 - 7/5

Rising Star Independence Day Classic

7/3 - 7/5

28th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship

Sacramento Chess Club

Sacramento, CA

12,500 Prize Money

7/4

BayAreaChess Signature Kids Swiss @ Fremont

7/4

Pacific Southwest Open Blitz 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Riverside, CA

7/4

Rising Star Independence Day Blitz

7/4

BayAreaChess Cash Day Swiss G/60 d5 @ Fremont

Fremont, CA

7/4

BayAreaChess Chess4Less Kids Quads @ Fremont

Fremont, CA

7/4

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

7/4

Saturday Open

7/4

Monthly Saturday Swiss

7/4

Rising Star Independence Day U800

7/4

SDCC Gambito

Strategic Minds Chess Academy

7/5

Super SUNDAY (G30)

Wellington, CO

7/5

Summer Sunday Quads

7/6

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor in July 2026

7/7

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

7/7

DCC Tuesdays

7/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

7/10 - 7/12

2026 Houston Chess Festival

7/11 - 7/12

2026 Kansas Open

Kansas Chess Association

Wichita, KS

State Championship

7/11 - 7/12

2026 New Mexico Chess Four Corners Open

New Mexico Chess

Farmington, NM

7/11

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

7/11

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

Northern Colorado Chess Club

7/11

Second Saturday Swiss

Fort Collins, CO

7/11

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

7/11

Saturday Open

7/11

2026 July ICEA Chess @ West LA

7/11

Game 40 Challenge

7/11

SDCC Gambito

7/12

Summer Sunday Quads

7/16

Coachella Chess Club - July Game in 15

7/18

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

7/18

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

7/18

Little Masters

7/18

4TH CHESS4SMILES OPEN

Simply Chess

Arcadia, CA

7/18

Saturday Open

7/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

7/18

RiseNShine Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

7/18

SDCC Gambito

7/19

2026 Summer Scholastic Chess Tournament

AAA Chess Club

Glendale, CA

7/19

2026 Summer Scholastic Chess Tournament

AAA Chess Club

Glendale, CA

7/19

Summer Sunday Quads

7/24 - 7/26

Gulf Coast FIDE 2026

Colorado State Chess Association

7/25

2026 Colorado State All Girls Scholastic Championship

7/25

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

7/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

7/25

Prescott Quads #33

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

7/25

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

7/25

Reno Chess Quads

Reno Chess Club

Reno, NV

7/25

SDCC Gambito

7/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

7/26

Summer Sunday Quads

7/31 - 8/2

Pacific Coast Open

7/31 - 8/2

$2,000 AUG CHAMPIONSHIP- FIDE/USCF

Poison Pawns Chess Club

Houston, TX

7/31 - 8/2

2026 World Chess Festival - Las Vegas

Hanley Chess Academy

Las Vegas, NV

August 2026

8/1

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

8/1

Rising Star August Grand Prix

8/1

2026 August ICEA Chess @ Irvine

8/1

Monthly Saturday Swiss

8/1

SDCC Gambito

8/3 - 8/9

2026 U.S. Open

Grand Rapids, MI

8/3

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

8/4

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

8/4

DCC Tuesdays

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/6

August Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

8/8

2026 August ICEA Chess @ West LA

8/8

Game 40 Challenge

8/8

SDCC Gambito

8/14 - 8/16

Central California Open

Fresno, CA

8/15

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

8/15

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

8/15

Little Masters

8/15

Phoenix Saturday Action

8/15

SDCC Gambito

8/17

35th Anniversary Tournament for ChessPalace

8/22

August Weekend Blitz Classic – Irvine (Sat)

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/22 - 8/23

August Weekend Chess Classic – Irvine

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/22

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

8/22

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

8/22

RiseNShine Friends & Family Unrated Swiss

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

8/23

August Weekend Blitz Classic – Irvine (Sun)

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/23

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

8/29

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

Phoenix Chess Academy, Unity Chess, M&B Chess

8/29

Arizona Open

1,200 Prize Money

8/29

Arizona Summer Scholastic

8/30

2026 Summer Chess-Fest Tournament

Chess-Fest

Hidden Hills, CA

September 2026

9/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

9/1

DCC Tuesdays

9/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

9/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/3

September Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

9/4 - 9/7

2026 Southern California Open

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Phoenix Open

9/5

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

9/5

2026 September ICEA Chess @ Irvine

9/5

Monthly Saturday Swiss

9/6

Phoenix Open - Blitz

9/7

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

9/8

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

9/12

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

9/12

2026 September ICEA Chess @ West LA

9/12

Game 40 Challenge

9/19

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

9/19

Little Masters

9/19

Phoenix Saturday Action

9/26

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

9/26

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

9/26

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

9/27

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

9/27

2026 Fall ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

October 2026

10/1

October Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

10/3

Rising Star October Grand Prix

10/3

Monthly Saturday Swiss

10/4

2026 October ICEA Chess @ Irvine

10/5

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

10/6

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

10/6

DCC Tuesdays

10/6

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

10/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

10/10

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

10/10

2026 October ICEA Chess @ West LA

10/10

Game 40 Challenge

10/16 - 10/18

2026 South Dakota Governor's Cup

Chess Weekend

Sioux Falls, SD

12,000 Prize Money

State Championship

10/17

2026 Big Sioux Blitz

10/17

Little Monsters Chess Tournament

10/17

Phoenix Saturday Action

10/24

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

10/24

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

10/25

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

10/31

Game 60 Challenge

November 2026

11/1

2026 November ICEA Chess @ Irvine

11/2

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

11/3

DCC Tuesdays

11/3

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

11/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

11/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

11/5

November Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

11/6 - 11/8

Los Angeles Open

11/6 - 11/8

Coconino Open I

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

11/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

11/14

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

11/14

Little Masters

11/14

2026 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/14

Phoenix Saturday Action

11/21

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

11/21

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

11/22

2026 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

11/23 - 11/29

American Open (Main Tournament)

11/27 - 11/29

Rising Star Thanksgiving Classic

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving Blitz

11/28

Game 40 Challenge

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving U800

December 2026

12/1

DCC Tuesdays

12/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

12/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/3

December Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

12/5

Little Masters Championship

12/5

Rising Star December Grand Prix

12/5

Phoenix Saturday Action

12/6

2026 December ICEA Chess @ Irvine

12/7

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz

12/11 - 12/13

2026 National K-12 Grade Championships

Orlando, FL

12/12

2026 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

12/12

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

12/12

Monthly Saturday Swiss

12/19

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

12/19

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

12/20

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

12/26 - 12/30

North American Open

Las Vegas, NV

12/26

Game 40 Challenge

January 2027

1/1 - 1/4

2027 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship

Chess Weekend

Tempe, AZ

1/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

1/8

Captain Vigil's San Diego Sendoff

Hawkeye Chess Club

1/9

Captain Vigil's Chess Festival at Sea 2

Hawkeye Chess Club

April 2027

4/2 - 4/4

2027 National High School (K-12) Championships

Schaumburg, IL

4/30 - 5/2

2027 National Elementary (K-6) Championships

Columbus, OH

May 2027

5/14 - 5/16

2027 National Middle School (K-8) Championships

Round Rock, TX

5/31

BayAreaChess Signature Swiss @ San Jose

June 2027

6/30 - 7/5

World Open

Philadelphia, PA

December 2027

12/3 - 12/5

2027 National K-12 Grade Championships

Orlando, FL