Blitz Chess Events - Chess Tournaments and Events around the U.S. Southwest

Fast chess, also known as blitz or speed chess, is a type of chess in which each player is given less time to consider their moves than classical chess time controls allow. Fast chess is subdivided, by decreasing time controls, into rapid chess, blitz chess, and bullet chess.

July 2026

7/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

7/26

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

August 2026

8/2

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

8/9

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

8/16

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

8/22

August Weekend Blitz Classic – Irvine (Sat)

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/22

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

8/23

August Weekend Blitz Classic – Irvine (Sun)

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/23

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

September 2026

9/6

Phoenix Open - Blitz

Unity Chess Club

9/26

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

October 2026

10/17

2026 Big Sioux Blitz

Sioux Falls, SD

10/24

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

November 2026

11/21

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving Blitz

Rising Star Chess

December 2026

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz

Santa Monica Bay Chess Club

Los Angeles, CA

12/19

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

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