Prize Money Chess Events

12/2

DCC Tuesdays

12/3

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/3

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

12/5 - 12/7

Winter DFW FIDE

12/5 - 12/7

$1,500 DECEMBER CHAMPIONSHIP

Poison Pawns

1,500 Prize Money

12/6

Albuquerque Chess Club December 2025 G/60

Albuquerque Chess Club

Albuquerque, NM

12/6

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

Elements of Chess

Tustin, CA

Mad Hatter's House of Games

12/6

West Texas '25 December Open

Lubbock, TX

12/6

1ST CHESS4SMILES OPEN Chess Tournament (Support Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)

Simply Chess

Arcadia, CA

12/6

1st Inaugural AZChessGurus Charity Chess Tournament

Unity Chess Club

Chandler, AZ

12/9

Game Vault Tuesdays

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

1/2 - 1/4

New Years FIDE 2026

Tournament Standard Chess Set

1/2 - 1/4

$1,500 JANUARY CHAMPIONSHIP 2026

Poison Pawns

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

Southern California Chess Federation

1/17 - 1/19

Dreaming King Open

Los Angeles, CA

1/23 - 1/25

Dallas Frost FIDE

Mad Hatter's House of Games

Everyone's First Chess Workbook

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

2/22

Checkmate for Charity Chess Tournament (G/25)

Checkmate for Charity

Phoenix, AZ

2/27 - 3/1

South Texas FIDE

Arizona State University Chess Club

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

Chess Travel Mug with Lid

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

Link to Best Chess Player For Men Kids Boys Board Game Chess Lover T-Shirt

Chess Shirts

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)

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)