Bakersfield, CA Chess Tournaments

San Gabriel Valley Chess Club

10/18

San Gabriel Game/45 No. 7

San Gabriel, CA

10/19

SDCC October Scholastic

10/25 - 10/26

San Diego Open

10/25

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

10/25

Chess Quad tournaments

Masterpiece Chess Club

Santa Clarita, CA

10/25

USC Invitational Chess Tournament, Joseph D. Atkinson III Memorial

Playa Vista Chess Club

10/25

SDCC Gambito

10/26

2025 LA October Scholastic

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

10/26

Scholastic@SteelCraft

Link to Renowned chess writer Andrew Soltis analyzes the strategies of today's blockbuster player Magnus Carlsen.

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

November 2025

11/1

SDCC Gambito

Santa Monica Bay Chess Club

11/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

West Los Angeles, CA

11/4

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

11/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

11/5

SDCC Wednesday Nights

Southern California Chess Federation

11/7 - 11/9

Los Angeles Open

FIDE Rated

20,000 Prize Money

11/8

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

11/8

2025 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/8

SDCC Gambito

11/15

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

11/15

2025 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

11/15

SDCC Gambito

Tournament Standard Chess Clock

11/22

2025 November ICEA Chess Scholastic @ Irvine

Irvine, CA

11/22

Chess Quad tournaments

Masterpiece Chess Club

Santa Clarita, CA

11/22

SDCC Gambito

11/25 - 11/30

American Open (Main Tournament)

Heritage Event

11/29

American Open (Blitz)

Blitz

11/29 - 11/30

American Open (Scholastic Tournaments)

11/29

SDCC Gambito

11/30

American Open (Game 30 Action)

Santa Monica Bay Chess Club

December 2025

12/2

SMBCC ROUND ROBIN BLITZ

West Los Angeles, CA

Blitz

12/3

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/3

SDCC Wednesday Nights

12/6

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

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TapNset Professional Chess Clock

12/6

SDCC Gambito

Santa Monica Bay Chess Club

12/9

SMBCC ROUND ROBIN BLITZ

West Los Angeles, CA

Blitz

12/13

2025 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

12/13

SDCC Gambito

12/14

2025 LA Holiday Youth Championship

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

12/20

Scholastic@SteelCraft

12/20

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

12/20

SDCC Gambito

12/27

Chess Quad tournaments

Masterpiece Chess Club

Santa Clarita, CA

12/27

SDCC Gambito

January 2026

1/3

SDCC Gambito

1/4

2026 Winter Chess-Fest

Chess Fest

West Hills, CA

Everyone's First Chess Workbook

1/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

1/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

1/10

SDCC Gambito

1/11

SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Continental Chess Association

1/16 - 1/19

17th Annual GOLDEN STATE OPEN

Concord, CA

FIDE Rated

25,000 Prize Money

1/17

SDCC Gambito

1/24

SDCC Gambito

1/31

SDCC Gambito

February 2026

2/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

2/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

2/7

SDCC Gambito

2/14

SDCC Gambito

2/21

SDCC Gambito

2/28

SDCC Gambito

March 2026

3/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

3/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

3/7

SDCC Gambito

April 2026

4/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

4/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

May 2026

5/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

5/6

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

June 2026

6/2

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

6/3

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

July 2026

7/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

August 2026

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

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

November 2026

11/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

December 2026

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)