Prize Money Chess Events - Chess Tournaments and Events around the U.S. Southwest

7/24

JULY 24 CHESSMASTERS DAYLIGHT OPEN

Poison Pawns Chess Club

Houston, TX

7/25

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

7/25

BayAreaChess Cash Day Quads G/60 d5 @ Cupertino

Bay Area Chess

Cupertino, CA

7/25

BayAreaChess Cash Day Swiss G/60 d5 @ Cupertino

Bay Area Chess

Cupertino, CA

7/25

Prescott Quads #33

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

Kalon Charitable Chess Tournament

7/26

Kalon Kickoff Event + Chess Tournament!

Gilbert, AZ

250 Prize Money

7/26

A Midsummer Knight's Dream G/45+30

Santa Fe Chess

Santa Fe, NM

7/31 - 8/2

Pacific Coast Open

Irvine, CA

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

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

8/1

Central Valley August Quads (Fresno/Clovis)

Clovis Chess Club

Clovis, CA

8/1

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

8/1

Rising Star August Grand Prix

Stephen F. Austin Chess Club

8/1

August Chess Festival

Richmond, TX

8/3 - 8/9

2026 U.S. Open

U.S. Chess Federation

Grand Rapids, MI

National Championship

8/4

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

8/4

August Tuesday Night Rated

StarWizard Chess

Las Vegas, NV

8/4

DCC Tuesdays

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/6

August Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

8/8

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

8/8

Day & Knight August Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Corona, CA

8/14 - 8/16

Central California Open

Fresno, CA

8/15

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

8/15

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

Southern Arizona Chess Association

8/15

SACA August 2026 Swiss

Tucson, AZ

8/16

35th Anniversary Tournament for ChessPalace

Cypress, CA

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

Irvine, CA

8/22

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

8/22 - 8/23

2026 Albuquerque Chess Classic

Albuquerque Chess Club

Albuquerque, NM

8/23

August Weekend Blitz Classic – Irvine (Sun)

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/29

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

Phoenix Chess Academy, Unity Chess, M&B Chess

8/29

Arizona Open

San Gabriel Valley Chess Club and Rooklogic

1,200 Prize Money

8/30

Checkmate for a Cause

San Gabriel, CA

September 2026

9/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

9/1

DCC Tuesdays

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

92nd Southwest Open

Texas Chess Association

San Antonio, TX

9/4 - 9/7

2026 Southern California Open

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Hawaii Open

Hawaii Chess Federation

Honolulu, HI

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Phoenix Open

Unity Chess Club

Everyone's First Chess Workbook

9/5

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

9/5

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

Unity Chess Club

9/6

Phoenix Open - Blitz

9/12

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

9/19

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

9/19 - 9/20

THE SUNLAND PARK SUPER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Cruces Chess Club

Santa Teresa, NM

9/26 - 9/27

NMCO 2026 New Mexico Open

New Mexico Chess

Albuquerque, NM

October 2026

10/1

October Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

10/3

Rising Star October Grand Prix

10/6

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

10/6

DCC Tuesdays

10/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

10/10

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

10/16 - 10/18

2026 South Dakota Governor's Cup

Chess Weekend

Sioux Falls, SD

12,000 Prize Money

10/17

2026 Big Sioux Blitz

10/17

RiseNShine Swiss $$ Cash $$ Sectional

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

10/24 - 10/25

Emiliano Perea Memorial Open in Albuquerque

New Mexico Chess

Albuquerque, NM

10/31

Game 60 Challenge

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

November 2026

11/3

DCC Tuesdays

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

Irvine, CA

11/6 - 11/8

Coconino Open I

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

11/14 - 11/15

NMCO 2026 New Mexico State Chess Championship (NM Residents)

New Mexico Chess

Santa Fe, NM

11/14

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

11/23 - 11/29

American Open (Main Tournament)

11/27 - 11/29

Rising Star Thanksgiving Classic

December 2026

12/1

DCC Tuesdays

12/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/3

December Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

12/5

Rising Star December Grand Prix

12/12

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

12/26 - 12/30

North American Open

Las Vegas, NV

January 2027

1/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

March 2027

3/20 - 3/21

2027 TEXAS SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Poison Pawns Chess Club

Houston, TX

June 2027

6/30 - 7/5

World Open

Philadelphia, PA

July 2027

7/17 - 7/18

2027 Kansas Open State Chess Championship

Kansas Chess Association

Wichita, KS