Prize Money Chess Events

12/13

Prescott Blitz #23

12/14

Chess Emporium Sunday Swiss - G25

Chess Emporium

Scottsdale, AZ

12/19 - 12/21

FIDE Master – Irvine December 2025

Judgement Day Chess Club

12/19 - 12/21

Road to FIDE Master

Judgement Day Chess Club

12/20

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

Elements of Chess

Tustin, CA

Southern Arizona Chess Association

12/20

SACA December Swiss

Tucson, AZ

12/26 - 12/30

North American Open

Las Vegas, NV

130,000 Prize Money

Heritage Event

12/28 - 12/31

2025 World Chess Festival - Hawaii

Hanley Chess Academy

Honolulu, HI

Cornerstone Chess Academy

January 2026

1/2 - 1/4

2026 Cornerstone Chess Academy Launch

Sunnyvale, CA

Professional Tournament TapNset-Pro Chess Clock

1/2 - 1/4

New Years FIDE 2026

1/2 - 1/4

$1,500 JANUARY CHAMPIONSHIP 2026

Poison Pawns

Houston, TX

1/3

Rising Star January Grand Prix

1/6

DCC Tuesdays

1/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

1/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

1/7

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

1/13

Game Vault Tuesdays

1/16 - 1/19

17th Annual GOLDEN STATE OPEN

Concord, CA

25,000 Prize Money

1/16 - 1/18

2026 World Chess Festival - Disneyland

Atlantic Chess Association

1/16 - 1/18

2nd Annual MLK Day Open

Houston, TX

Southern California Chess Federation

1/17 - 1/19

Dreaming King Open

Los Angeles, CA

Link to Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize the first small mistakes, and how you can grind your opponent down until he cracks.

Grind Like a Grandmaster

1/23 - 1/25

Dallas Frost FIDE

Mad Hatter's House of Games

1/24

2026 TCA Region I Open and Scholastic Championships

Lubbock, TX

State Championship

February 2026

2/3

DCC Tuesdays

2/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

2/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

2/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

2/7

Rising Star February Grand Prix

2/10

Game Vault Tuesdays

2/12 - 2/16

17th Annual SOUTHWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Presidents Day Weekend)

Irving, TX

35,000 Prize Money

Heritage Event

2/14 - 2/16

Rising Star Presidents Day Classic

2/21

Texas Action Championship 2026

Houston Chess Studio

Houston, TX

2/22

Checkmate for Charity Chess Tournament (G/25)

Checkmate for Charity

Phoenix, AZ

Link to Tears Of My Chess Opponents : Travel Mug with Lid

Chess Travel Mug with Lid

2/27 - 3/1

South Texas FIDE

Arizona State University Chess Club

2/28

ASU Spring 2026 Rapid and Blitz

March 2026

3/3

DCC Tuesdays

3/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

3/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

3/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

3/6 - 3/8

33rd Annual Western Class Championships

Heritage Event

3/7

Rising Star March Grand Prix

3/10

Game Vault Tuesdays

3/14

Texas Spring Championship

Texas Chess Center

McKinney, TX

3/20 - 3/22

DFW Spring FIDE

Arizona State University Chess Club

3/21 - 3/22

2026 TEXAS SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

3/21

ASU Spring 2026 Classical

Tempe, AZ

April 2026

4/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

4/1

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

4/4

Rising Star April Grand Prix

4/7

DCC Tuesdays

4/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

4/14

Game Vault Tuesdays

4/18

Spring Bloom Championship

Texas Chess Center

McKinney, TX

Sheridan Chess Association

4/25

2026 TEXAS QUICK CHESS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

May 2026

5/1 - 5/3

2026 WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPEN

Sheridan, WY

9,000 Prize Money

5/1 - 5/3

Houston FIDE

5/2

Rising Star May Grand Prix

5/5

DCC Tuesdays

5/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

5/6

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

5/6

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

5/12

Game Vault Tuesdays

5/23 - 5/25

Rising Star Memorial Day Classic

June 2026

6/2

DCC Tuesdays

6/2

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

6/3

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

6/5 - 6/7

North Texas FIDE

6/6

Rising Star June Grand Prix

6/10 - 6/14

2026 National Open

Vegas Chess Festivals

Las Vegas, NV

National Championship

6/12 - 6/14

Summer FIDE 2026

Seryozha Gasparyan (GC CLUB)

6/18 - 6/21

1st Annual Grant Chess Open

July 2026

7/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

7/3 - 7/5

Rising Star Independence Day Classic

7/7

DCC Tuesdays

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

7/24 - 7/26

Gulf Coast FIDE 2026

7/31 - 8/2

2026 World Chess Festival - Las Vegas

Hanley Chess Academy

Las Vegas, NV

August 2026

8/1

Rising Star August Grand Prix

8/4

DCC Tuesdays

8/4

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

September 2026

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

October 2026

10/3

Rising Star October Grand Prix

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

November 2026

11/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

December 2026

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)