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

1/9

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

1/10

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

1/10

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

Coy's Chess Camps and Classes

1/10

January Game in 25

Tucson, AZ

1/10

Albuquerque Chess Club January 2026 G/60

Empire Chess

Albuquerque, NM

1/10

Empire Chess Club January 2026 Scholastic g/30

Empire Chess

Albuquerque, NM

1/10

Cedar Park January 2026 Scholastic Tournament

Leander Chess Club

Cedar Park, TX

1/10

Saturday Open

1/10

2026 January ICEA Chess @ West LA

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The Fiercest Battles of Gukesh

1/10

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

1/10

PALS January Chess Tournament

1/10

Game 40 Challenge

1/10

SDCC Gambito

1/11

ICEA Chess @ Irvine

Irvine, CA

1/11

SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

1/11

ChessPalace Amateur Tournament @SteelCraft

1/11

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

1/13

Game Vault Tuesdays

1/13

SMBCC 3 Round Swiss

1/13

Frisco Quick Weekly

Frisco, TX

1/14

Pygmalion Tournament

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Chess Gifts for Women, Canvas Tote Bag

1/15

Thursday Cerritos Scholastics

Hanley Chess Academy

Cerritos, CA

Continental Chess Association

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

Houston, TX

1/16

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Southern California Chess Federation

1/17 - 1/19

Dreaming King Open

1/17 - 1/18

DCC Tribute to MLK 2026

1/17

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

Hawaii Island Chess Association

1/17

January Scholastic Tournament

Honolulu, HI

1/17 - 1/18

NMCO 2026 Senior Championship and Tony Schroeder Memorial Open

New Mexico Chess

Albuquerque, NM

1/17

Arizona Scholastic Chess Festival

1/17

Game 60 Challenge

Utah Valley South Chess Club

1/17

UVSCC 1st Annual Frosty Forks

Spanish Fork, UT

1/17

Saturday Open

1/17

SDCC Gambito

1/18

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

1/20

Frisco Quick Weekly

Frisco, TX

1/21

Pygmalion Tournament

1/23 - 1/25

Dallas Frost FIDE

1/23

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Mad Hatter's House of Games

1/24

2026 TCA Region I Open and Scholastic Championships

Lubbock, TX

1/24

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

1/24

Chess Emporium Sunday Swiss - G25

1/24

Little Masters

Chess Tactics for Kids

1/24

Summit Chess Monthly Open

1/24

New Year's Extravaganza

The Meadows School

1/24

ChessMates G30 Swiss

1/24

Saturday Open

1/24

Phoenix Saturday Action

1/24

Reno Chess Quads

1/24

SDCC Gambito

1/25

2026 New Years Chess Classic Tournament

AAA Chess Club

Glendale, CA

1/25

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

1/25

A Hazy Quad of Winter

Sante Fe Chess

Santa Fe, NM

1/25

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

1/25

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

1/28

Pygmalion Tournament

1/30

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

1/31

2026 Utah State Elementary Championships

Provo, UT

1/31

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

1/31

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

Northern Arizona Chess Center

1/31

Northern Arizona Chess Championships

Flagstaff, AZ

1/31

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

1/31

Prescott Quads #30

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

1/31

Saturday Open

Make A Move LA x Make A Move Chess League

1/31

$10K Champions Tournament - Make A Move Compton

Compton, CA

1/31

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

1/31

SDCC Gambito

Southern Arizona Chess Association

1/31

SACA January Swiss

Tucson, AZ

February 2026

2/1

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

2/2

IHOP Quick Quad Mondays in February 2026

2/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

2/3

DCC Tuesdays

2/3

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

2/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

2/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

2/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

2/4

Pygmalion Tournament

2/5

Thursday Cerritos Scholastics

Hanley Chess Academy

Cerritos, CA

2/5

Monthly Thursday Series

Coy's Chess Camps and Classes

2/6

Game in 60 All Ages (One Round Per Week)

Tucson, AZ

2/7

Arizona State Grade Championships

2/7

ChessMates G30 Swiss

2/7

PALS February Chess Tournament

2/7

Game 40 Challenge

2/7

SDCC Gambito

2/8

Kings of Chess Tournament

Kings of Chess

Aurora, CO

2/8

ChessPalace Amateur Tournament @SteelCraft

2/8

2026 Spring ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

2/8

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

2/10

Game Vault Tuesdays

2/11

Pygmalion Tournament

Continental Chess Association

2/12 - 2/16

17th Annual SOUTHWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Presidents Day Weekend)

Irving, TX

35,000 Prize Money

Cornerstone Chess Academy

2/12 - 2/16

Cornerstone President's Day Super Swiss

Sunnyvale, CA

2/12

Chess Knight Blitz

Colorado State Chess Association

2/13

2026 Colorado State Scholastic Blitz Chess Championship

Highlands Ranch, CO

Colorado State Chess Association

2/14 - 2/15

2026 Colorado State Scholastic Chess Championship

Highlands Ranch, CO

2/14 - 2/16

Rising Star Presidents Day Classic

2/14

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

2/14

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

Colorado State Chess Association

2/14

2026 Rising Talent Scholastic Chess Championship

Highlands Ranch, CO

2/14

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

2/14

Saturday Open

2/14

2026 February ICEA Chess @ West LA

2/14

Monthly Saturday Swiss

2/14

SDCC Gambito

2/15

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

2/16

President's Day Scholastic

Plano, TX

2/18

Pygmalion Tournament

Cornerstone Chess Academy

2/20 - 2/22

Cornerstone February FIDE Swiss

Sunnyvale, CA

2/21

Prescott Blitz #24

2/21

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

Cornerstone Chess Academy

2/21 - 2/22

Cornerstone February U2000 Swiss

Sunnyvale, CA

2/21

Texas Action Championship 2026

Houston Chess Studio

Houston, TX

2/21

Little Masters

2/21

Rising Star February Grand Prix

2/21

Summit Chess Monthly Open

2/21

SLCC Afternoon Chess

2/21

Saturday Open

2/21

Phoenix Saturday Action

2/21

SDCC Gambito

2/22

2026 LA Super City Championships

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

2/22

Checkmate for Charity Chess Tournament (G/25)

Checkmate for Charity

2/22

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

2/25

Pygmalion Tournament

2/27 - 3/1

South Texas FIDE

Arizona State University Chess Club

2/28

ASU Spring 2026 Rapid and Blitz

2/28

3 in 1 Speed Saturday

Chess Academy of Denver

2/28

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

2/28

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

2/28

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

2/28

Knights Leap Ahead

The Meadows School

2/28

SLCC Afternoon Chess

2/28

Saturday Open

2/28

Saturday Open

2/28

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

2/28

Reno Chess Quads

2/28

SDCC Gambito

March 2026

3/2

IHOP Quick Quad Mondays in March 2026

3/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

3/3

DCC Tuesdays

3/3

SMBCC Club Championship

3/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

3/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

3/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

3/4

Pygmalion Tournament

3/5

Monthly Thursday Series

Continental Chess Association

3/6 - 3/8

33rd Annual Western Class Championships

Irvine, CA

3/7

2026 Southern Nevada Scholastic Championship

3/7

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

3/7

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

3/7

Rising Star March Grand Prix

3/7

SLCC Afternoon Chess

3/7

Saturday Open

3/7

Saturday Open

3/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

3/7

SDCC Gambito

3/10

Game Vault Tuesdays

3/11

Pygmalion Tournament

3/12

Chess Knight Blitz

3/14

SLCC Afternoon Quick Chess

3/14

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

3/14

Chess Emporium Sunday Swiss - G25

3/14

Summit Chess Monthly Open

3/14

Texas Spring Championship

McKinney, TX

3/14

SLCC Afternoon Chess

3/14

Saturday Open

3/14

Saturday Open

3/14

2026 March ICEA Chess @ West LA

3/14

PALS March Chess Tournament

3/14

Game 40 Challenge

3/14

SDCC Gambito

3/20 - 3/22

DFW Spring FIDE

3/20 - 3/22

2026 SuperStates State Championships

Arizona State University Chess Club

3/21 - 3/22

2026 TEXAS SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

3/21

ASU Spring 2026 Classical

3/21

Little Masters

3/21

Prescott Quads #31

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

3/21

Phoenix Saturday Action

3/21

SDCC Gambito

3/22

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

3/27 - 3/29

2026 National High School (K-12) Championship

Chicago, IL

3/28

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

3/28

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

3/28

ChessMates G30 Swiss

3/28

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

3/28

Reno Chess Quads

3/28

SDCC Gambito

April 2026

4/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

4/1

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

4/2

Monthly Thursday Series

4/3 - 4/5

13th Annual Larry Evans Memorial Open

27,500 Prize Money

4/4

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

4/4

Rising Star April Grand Prix

4/4

Monthly Saturday Swiss

4/4

SDCC Gambito

4/6

IHOP Quick Quad Mondays in April 2026

4/7

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

4/7

DCC Tuesdays

4/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

4/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

4/9

Chess Knight Blitz

4/10 - 4/12

2026 All-Girls National Championships

Chicago, IL

Women/Girls

4/11

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

4/11

TMS Grand Finale

The Meadows School

4/11

2026 April ICEA Chess @ West LA

4/11

PALS April Chess Tournament

4/11

Game 40 Challenge

4/11

SDCC Gambito

4/14

Game Vault Tuesdays

4/18

Prescott Blitz #25

4/18

Chess Emporium Sunday Swiss - G25

4/18

2026 April ICEA Chess @ Gardena

4/18

Little Masters

4/18

Summit Chess Monthly Open

4/18

Spring Bloom Championship

McKinney, TX

4/18

ChessMates G30 Swiss

4/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

4/25

2026 TEXAS QUICK CHESS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

4/25

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

4/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

4/25

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

4/25

Reno Chess Quads

4/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

Sheridan Chess Association

May 2026

5/1 - 5/3

2026 WYOMING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OPEN

Sheridan, WY

9,000 Prize Money

5/1 - 5/3

Houston FIDE

5/1 - 5/3

2026 National Elementary (K-6) Championship

Baltimore, MD

5/2

Rising Star May Grand Prix

5/2

Monthly Saturday Swiss

5/4

IHOP Quick Quad Mondays in May 2026

5/5

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

5/5

DCC Tuesdays

5/5

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

5/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

5/6

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

5/6

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

5/7

Monthly Thursday Series

5/9

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

5/9

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

5/9

Prescott Quads #32

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

5/9

2026 May ICEA Chess @ West LA

5/9

PALS May Chess Tournament

5/9

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

5/12

Game Vault Tuesdays

5/14

Chess Knight Blitz

5/15 - 5/17

2026 National Middle School (K-8) Championship

Round Rock, TX

5/16

Little Masters

5/16

Summit Chess Monthly Open

5/16

Phoenix Saturday Action

5/23 - 5/25

Rising Star Memorial Day Classic

5/23

Game 40 Challenge

5/23

Reno Chess Quads

5/30

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

5/31

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

June 2026

6/2

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

6/2

DCC Tuesdays

6/2

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

6/2

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

6/3

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

6/4

Monthly Thursday Series

6/5 - 6/7

North Texas FIDE

6/6

Rising Star June Grand Prix

6/6

Monthly Saturday Swiss

6/10 - 6/14

2026 National Open

Vegas Chess Festivals

6/11

Chess Knight Blitz

6/12 - 6/14

Summer FIDE 2026

6/13

Game 40 Challenge

Seryozha Gasparyan (GC CLUB)

6/18 - 6/21

1st Annual Grant Chess Open

Irvine, CA

6/20

Little Masters

6/20

2026 June ICEA Chess @ West LA

6/20

Phoenix Saturday Action

6/27

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

6/27

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

6/27

Reno Chess Quads

6/28

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

6/28

2026 Summer ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

July 2026

7/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

7/3 - 7/5

Rising Star Independence Day Classic

7/4

Monthly Saturday Swiss

7/7

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

7/7

DCC Tuesdays

7/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

7/9

Chess Knight Blitz

7/11

2026 July ICEA Chess @ West LA

7/11

Game 40 Challenge

7/18

Little Masters

7/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

7/24 - 7/26

Gulf Coast FIDE 2026

7/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

7/25

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

7/25

Reno Chess Quads

7/31 - 8/2

2026 World Chess Festival - Las Vegas

Hanley Chess Academy

August 2026

8/1

Rising Star August Grand Prix

8/1

Monthly Saturday Swiss

8/4

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

8/4

DCC Tuesdays

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/4

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/8

2026 August ICEA Chess @ West LA

8/8

Game 40 Challenge

8/13

Chess Knight Blitz

8/15

Little Masters

8/15

Phoenix Saturday Action

8/22

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

8/22

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

8/29

Game 60 Challenge

8/29

Arizona Summer Scholastic

September 2026

9/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

9/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/5

Monthly Saturday Swiss

9/8

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

9/10

Chess Knight Blitz

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

9/12

2026 September ICEA Chess @ West LA

9/12

Game 40 Challenge

9/19

Little Masters

9/19

Phoenix Saturday Action

9/26

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

9/26

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

9/27

2026 Fall ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

October 2026

10/3

Rising Star October Grand Prix

10/3

Monthly Saturday Swiss

10/6

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

10/6

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

10/8

Chess Knight Blitz

10/10

2026 October ICEA Chess @ West LA

10/10

Game 40 Challenge

10/17

Little Monsters Chess Tournament

10/17

Phoenix Saturday Action

10/24

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

10/24

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

10/31

Game 60 Challenge

November 2026

11/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

11/3

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

11/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

11/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

11/12

Chess Knight Blitz

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

11/28

Game 40 Challenge

December 2026

12/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

12/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/5

Little Masters Championship

12/5

Phoenix Saturday Action

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz

12/10

Chess Knight Blitz

12/11 - 12/13

2026 National K-12 Grade Championships

Orlando, FL

12/12

2026 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

12/12

Monthly Saturday Swiss

12/19

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

12/19

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

12/26

Game 40 Challenge

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

December 2027

12/3 - 12/5

2027 National K-12 Grade Championships

Orlando, FL