Southwest Chess - Chess Tournaments, Events, and Meetups around the U.S. Southwest

7/17

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

7/17

JULY 17 CHESSMASTERS DAYLIGHT OPEN

Poison Pawns Chess Club

Houston, TX

7/18

2026 Utah Speed Championship

7/18 - 7/19

Avila Chess Club "Take Your Time" Tournament

Avila Chess Club

El Paso, TX

7/18

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

7/18

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

7/18

Albuquerque Chess Club July 2026 Swiss

Albuquerque Chess Club

7/18

Empire Chess Club July 2026 Scholastic g/30

Albuquerque Chess Club

7/18

Little Masters

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How to Win at Chess Books

7/18

4TH CHESS4SMILES OPEN

Simply Chess

Arcadia, CA

7/18

Saturday Open

7/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

7/18

RiseNShine Quads

RiseNShine Chess

7/18

SDCC Gambito

7/19

2026 Summer Scholastic Chess Tournament

AAA Chess Club

Glendale, CA

7/19

BayAreaChess Open Blitz G/3 d2 @ Sunnyvale

7/19

BayAreaChess Signature Kids Swiss

7/19

July Glendale Open

Southwestchess.com

Glendale, AZ

7/19

Sunday Rated Action

StarWizard Chess

7/19

Unity Weekly Blitz

7/19

Summer Sunday Quads

Link to Stainless Steel Double Wall Vacuum Insulated with Flip Top Straw, Custom Engraved Gift

Chess King LaserGram Personalized Water Bottle

7/19

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

Discover Chess Club Academy

7/20

Monday Night RAW Game30

Lancaster, CA

7/21

Frisco Quick Weekly

7/24 - 7/26

Gulf Coast FIDE 2026

7/24

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Colorado State Chess Association

7/25

2026 Colorado State All Girls Scholastic Championship

7/25

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

7/25

BayAreaChess Cash Day Swiss G/60 d5 @ Cupertino

Cupertino, CA

7/25

BayAreaChess Signature Kids Swiss

Cupertino, CA

CHESSpirit & Coy's Camps & Classes

7/25

CHESSpirit Summer Open Chess Tournament (Free Registration!)

Oro Valley, AZ

7/25

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

7/25

2026 New Mexico Team State Championship

Magnetic Travel Chess Board

7/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

7/25

Prescott Quads #33

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

7/25

BayAreaChess Signature Kids Quads

Cupertino, CA

7/25

Saturday Open

7/25

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

7/25

Reno Chess Quads

Reno Chess Club

Reno, NV

7/25

SDCC Gambito

Kalon Charitable Chess Tournament

7/26

Kalon Kickoff Event + Chess Tournament!

250 Prize Money

7/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

7/26

M & B USCF Rated Tournament

M & B Chess Academy

7/26

A Midsummer Knight's Dream G/45+30

Santa Fe Chess

Santa Fe, NM

7/26

Unity Weekly Blitz

AI Chess Robot with Robotic Arm Electronic Computer Chess Board

7/26

Summer Sunday Quads

7/26

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

Discover Chess Club Academy

7/27

Monday Night RAW Game30

Lancaster, CA

7/28

Frisco Quick Weekly

7/31 - 8/2

Pacific Coast Open

7/31 - 8/2

$2,000 AUG CHAMPIONSHIP- FIDE/USCF

Poison Pawns Chess Club

Houston, TX

7/31

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

7/31 - 8/2

2026 World Chess Festival - Las Vegas

Hanley Chess Academy

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

8/1

Saturday Open

8/1

2026 August ICEA Chess @ Irvine

8/1

Monthly Saturday Swiss

8/1

RiseNShine Quads

RiseNShine Chess

8/1

SDCC Gambito

8/2

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/2

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/3 - 8/9

2026 U.S. Open

Grand Rapids, MI

8/3

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

8/4

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

8/4

August Tuesday Night Rated

StarWizard Chess

8/4

DCC Tuesdays

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/4

Frisco Quick Weekly

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/6

August Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

8/7

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

8/8

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

8/8

Day & Knight August Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Corona, CA

8/8

Saturday Open

8/8

2026 August ICEA Chess @ West LA

8/8

Game 40 Challenge

8/8

SDCC Gambito

8/9

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/9

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/11

Frisco Quick Weekly

8/14 - 8/16

Central California Open

Fresno, CA

8/14

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

8/15

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

8/15

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

8/15

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

8/15

Little Masters

Southern Arizona Chess Association

8/15

SACA August 2026 Swiss

Tucson, AZ

8/15

Saturday Open

8/15

Phoenix Saturday Action

8/15

SDCC Gambito

8/16

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/16

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/17

35th Anniversary Tournament for ChessPalace

8/19

Pygmalion Tournament

8/21 - 8/23

2026 US Amateur West (Individual) National Championship

8/21

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

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

8/22

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

8/22 - 8/23

2026 Albuquerque Chess Classic

Albuquerque Chess Club

8/22

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

8/22

2026 US Amateur West (Individual) u1000 National Championship [Saturday]

8/22

Saturday Open

8/22

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

8/22

RiseNShine Friends & Family Unrated Swiss

RiseNShine Chess

8/22

SDCC Gambito

8/23

August Weekend Blitz Classic – Irvine (Sun)

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/23

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

8/23

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/23

2026 US Amateur West (Individual) u1000 National Championship [Sunday]

8/23

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/26

Pygmalion Tournament

8/29

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

8/29

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

Phoenix Chess Academy, Unity Chess, M&B Chess

8/29

Arizona Open

1,200 Prize Money

8/29

Saturday Open

8/29

Arizona Summer Scholastic

8/29

SDCC Gambito

8/30

2026 Summer Chess-Fest Tournament

Chess-Fest

Hidden Hills, CA

San Gabriel Valley Chess Club and Rooklogic

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

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

9/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/2

Pygmalion Tournament

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 Phoenix Open

9/5

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

9/5

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

9/5

Saturday Open

9/5

2026 September ICEA Chess @ Irvine

9/5

Monthly Saturday Swiss

9/5

SDCC Gambito

9/6

Phoenix Open - Blitz

9/7

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

9/8

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

9/9

Pygmalion Tournament

9/12

2027 New Mexico K-12 Scholastic State Championship

9/12

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

9/12

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

9/12

Saturday Open

9/12

2026 September ICEA Chess @ West LA

9/12

Game 40 Challenge

9/12

SDCC Gambito

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

9/19

Little Masters

9/19

Phoenix Saturday Action

9/19

SDCC Gambito

9/26 - 9/27

NMCO 2026 New Mexico Open

9/26

IHOP Stetson Hills Saturday Evening Quick Quads

9/26

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

9/26

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

9/26

SDCC Gambito

9/27

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

9/27

2026 Fall ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

October 2026

10/1

October Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

10/3

Rising Star October Grand Prix

10/3

Monthly Saturday Swiss

10/3

SDCC Gambito

10/4

2026 October ICEA Chess @ Irvine

10/5

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

10/6

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

10/6

DCC Tuesdays

10/6

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

10/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

10/10

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

10/10

2026 October ICEA Chess @ West LA

10/10

Game 40 Challenge

10/10

SDCC Gambito

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

Little Monsters Chess Tournament

10/17

Phoenix Saturday Action

10/24 - 10/25

Emiliano Perea Memorial Open in Albuquerque

10/24

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

10/24

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

10/25

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

10/31

Game 60 Challenge

November 2026

11/1

2026 November ICEA Chess @ Irvine

11/2

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

11/3

DCC Tuesdays

11/3

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

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

11/6 - 11/8

Coconino Open I

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

11/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

11/14 - 11/15

NMCO 2026 New Mexico State Chess Championship (NM Residents)

Santa Fe, NM

11/14

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

11/14

Little Masters

11/14

2026 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/14

Phoenix Saturday Action

11/21

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

11/21

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

11/22

2026 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

11/23 - 11/29

American Open (Main Tournament)

11/27 - 11/29

Rising Star Thanksgiving Classic

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving Blitz

11/28

Game 40 Challenge

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving U800

December 2026

12/1

DCC Tuesdays

12/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

12/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/3

December Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

12/5

Little Masters Championship

12/5

Rising Star December Grand Prix

12/5

Phoenix Saturday Action

12/6

2026 December ICEA Chess @ Irvine

12/7

Quick Quad Mondays at Urban Tandoor

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz

12/11 - 12/13

2026 National K-12 Grade Championships

Orlando, FL

12/12

2026 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

12/12

Tarrant County Chess Club G/60

12/12

Monthly Saturday Swiss

12/19

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

12/19

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

12/20

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

12/26 - 12/30

North American Open

12/26

Game 40 Challenge

January 2027

1/1 - 1/4

2027 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship

Chess Weekend

1/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

1/8

Captain Vigil's San Diego Sendoff

Hawkeye Chess Club

1/9

Captain Vigil's Chess Festival at Sea 2

Hawkeye Chess Club

April 2027

4/2 - 4/4

2027 National High School (K-12) Championships

Schaumburg, IL

4/30 - 5/2

2027 National Elementary (K-6) Championships

Columbus, OH

May 2027

5/14 - 5/16

2027 National Middle School (K-8) Championships

Round Rock, TX

5/31

BayAreaChess Signature Swiss @ San Jose

San Jose, CA

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

December 2027

12/3 - 12/5

2027 National K-12 Grade Championships

Orlando, FL