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

Scholastic Chess Events

Designed for kids in grades Kindergarten through High School, scholastic chess tournaments offer an excellent opportunity to strengthen and challenge their skills through beginner, individual, and team competitions.

November 2025

11/15 - 11/16

Best of Phoenix City Championship 2025

11/15

Little Masters

Phoenix Chess Academy

11/22

2025 November ICEA Chess Scholastic @ Irvine

11/22

Chess Quad tournaments

Masterpiece Chess Club

Santa Clarita, CA

11/29

Game-in-30 Chess Tournament (Advance registration required)

11/29 - 11/30

American Open (Scholastic Tournaments)

Garden Grove, CA

December 2025

12/6

Empire Chess Club Dec 2025 Scholastic g/30

Albuquerque, NM

12/6

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

Phoenix Chess Academy

12/12 - 12/14

2025 National K-12 Grades Championship

U.S. Chess Federation

National Championship

12/13

Game-in-30 Chess Tournament (Advance registration required)

Link to Everyone's First Chess Workbook: Fundamental Tactics and Checkmates for Improvers – 738 Practical Exercises

Everyone's First Chess Workbook

12/13

2025 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

Los Angeles, CA

12/13

Little Masters Championship

Phoenix Chess Academy

12/13

Summit Chess Monthly Open

Summit School of Chess

12/13

TMS Chess Winter Classic

The Meadows School

12/14

2025 LA Holiday Youth Championship

American Chess Academy

12/20

Scholastic@SteelCraft

Garden Grove, CA

12/27

Game-in-30 Chess Tournament (Advance registration required)

12/27

Chess Quad tournaments

Masterpiece Chess Club

Santa Clarita, CA

January 2026

1/4

2026 Winter Chess-Fest

1/5

Winter Scholastic G/25

Texas Chess Center

1/10

Game-in-30 Chess Tournament (Advance registration required)

1/10

Cedar Park January 2026 Scholastic Tournament

Leander Chess Club

1/11

SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

San Diego Chess Club

1/17

Arizona Scholastic Chess Festival

Phoenix Chess Academy

1/24

Summit Chess Monthly Open

Summit School of Chess

1/24

New Year's Extravaganza

The Meadows School

1/31

2026 Utah State Elementary Championship (K-6)

Utah Chess Association

State Championship

1/31

Game-in-30 Chess Tournament (Advance registration required)

February 2026

2/14 - 2/15

2026 Colorado State Scholastic Chess Championship

Colorado State Chess Association

Highlands Ranch, CO

State Championship

2/16

President's Day Scholastic

Texas Chess Center

2/21

Summit Chess Monthly Open

Summit School of Chess

2/28

Knights Leap Ahead

The Meadows School

March 2026

3/14

Summit Chess Monthly Open

Summit School of Chess

3/27 - 3/29

2026 National High School (K-12) Championship

U.S. Chess Federation

National Championship

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Chess Tactics for Kids

April 2026

4/10 - 4/12

2026 All-Girls National Championships

U.S. Chess Federation

National Championship

4/11

TMS Grand Finale

The Meadows School

4/18

2026 April ICEA Chess @ Gardena

Los Angeles, CA

4/18

Summit Chess Monthly Open

Summit School of Chess

May 2026

5/1 - 5/3

2026 National Elementary (K-6) Championship

U.S. Chess Federation

National Championship

5/15 - 5/17

2026 National Middle School (K-8) Championship

U.S. Chess Federation

National Championship

5/16

Summit Chess Monthly Open

Summit School of Chess

December 2026

12/11 - 12/13

2026 National K-12 Grade Championships

U.S. Chess Federation

National Championship

12/12

2026 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

Los Angeles, CA

State Championship

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