FIDE Rated Chess Events - Chess Tournaments and Events around the U.S. Southwest

FIDE rated tournaments are registered with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and have a licensed FIDE arbiter overseeing them. The events must meet the FIDE regulations for being rated by FIDE. All players playing in a FIDE rated event must have a FIDE ID.

May 2026

Denver Open 2026 at Denver Chess Club in Denver, CO (5/15 - 5/17)

5/15 - 5/17

Denver Open 2026

Denver Chess Club

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Scottsdale Chess FIDE Invitational at Paris Prestia in Tempe, AZ (5/15 - 5/17)

5/15 - 5/17

Scottsdale Chess FIDE Invitational

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5/22 - 5/25

81st Texas State & Amateur Championship (In Memory of Luis Salinas)

Texas Chess Association

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State Championship

5/22 - 5/25

2026 CM & S Azhar FIDE Memorial Championship

Classical Time Control

5/31

Day & Knight May Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

June 2026

6/5 - 6/7

North Texas FIDE

Texas Chess Center

Classical Time Control

2026 National Open at Vegas Chess Festivals in Las Vegas, NV (6/10 - 6/14)

6/10 - 6/14

2026 National Open

Vegas Chess Festivals

National Championship

Classical Time Control

6/12 - 6/14

Summer FIDE 2026

Texas Chess Center

Classical Time Control

6/27 - 6/28

2026 El Paso Open

Cruces Chess Club

Santa Teresa, NM

July 2026

7/1 - 7/5

World Open (Top 6 Sections)

Continental Chess Association

Classical Time Control

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Pacific Southwest Open 2026 at Day & Knight Chess Club in Riverside, CA (7/3 - 7/5)

7/3 - 7/5

Pacific Southwest Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Classical Time Control

7/4

Pacific Southwest Open Blitz 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

7/10 - 7/12

2026 Houston Chess Festival

Classical Time Control

7/24 - 7/26

Gulf Coast FIDE 2026

Texas Chess Center

Classical Time Control

Pacific Coast Open at Continental Chess Association in Irvine, CA (7/31 - 8/2)

7/31 - 8/2

Pacific Coast Open

Continental Chess Association

Classical Time Control

August 2026

8/14 - 8/16

Central California Open

Continental Chess Association

Classical Time Control

September 2026

9/4 - 9/7

2026 Southern California Open

American Chess Academy

Classical Time Control

November 2026

11/6 - 11/8

Los Angeles Open

Continental Chess Association

Classical Time Control

American Open (Main Tournament) at ChessPalace in Garden Grove, CA (11/23 - 11/29)

11/23 - 11/29

American Open (Main Tournament)

Garden Grove, CA

Classical Time Control

December 2026

North American Open at Continental Chess Association in Las Vegas, NV (12/26 - 12/30)

12/26 - 12/30

North American Open

Continental Chess Association

Classical Time Control

June 2027

6/30 - 7/5

World Open

Continental Chess Association

Philadelphia, PA

Classical Time Control

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