Houston, TX Chess Tournaments

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Wednesday Swiss 4 2025-12-10
AW v JMcD 2025-12-10
Wednesday Night Blitz 2025-12-10
Blizzard Quick - 2025 2025-12-09
Frisco Quick 12/09/25 2025-12-09
Upcoming Chess Events near Houston, TX
Link to Phoenix Framework book.
January 2026
1/2 - 1/4
New Years FIDE 2026
Texas Chess Center
Houston, TX
New Years FIDE 2026
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
1/2 - 1/4
$1,500 JANUARY CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
Poison Pawns
Houston, TX
$1,500 JANUARY CHAMPIONSHIP 2026
 Prize Money
1/5
Winter Scholastic G/25
Texas Chess Center
Frisco, TX
Winter Scholastic G/25
 Scholastic
1/10
Cedar Park January 2026 Scholastic Tournament
Leander Chess Club
Cedar Park, TX
Cedar Park January 2026 Scholastic Tournament
 Scholastic
1/13
Game Vault Tuesdays
Game Vault
El Paso, TX
Game Vault Tuesdays
 Prize Money
1/16 - 1/18
2nd Annual MLK Day Open
Atlantic Chess Association
Houston, TX
2nd Annual MLK Day Open
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
1/23 - 1/25
Dallas Frost FIDE
Texas Chess Center
Irving, TX
Dallas Frost FIDE
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
1/24
2026 TCA Region I Open and Scholastic Championships
Mad Hatter's House of Games
Lubbock, TX
2026 TCA Region I Open and Scholastic Championships
 Prize Money
 State Championship
February 2026
2/10
Game Vault Tuesdays
Game Vault
El Paso, TX
Game Vault Tuesdays
 Prize Money
2/12 - 2/16
17th Annual SOUTHWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Presidents Day Weekend)
Continental Chess Association
Irving, TX
17th Annual SOUTHWEST CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Presidents Day Weekend)
 FIDE Rated
35,000 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
 Heritage Event
Link to Easy to use scorebooks
Quality Chess Scorebook
2/16
President's Day Scholastic
Texas Chess Center
Plano, TX
President's Day Scholastic
 Scholastic
2/21
Texas Action Championship 2026
Houston Chess Studio
Houston, TX
Texas Action Championship 2026
 Prize Money
2/27 - 3/1
South Texas FIDE
Texas Chess Center
Houston, TX
South Texas FIDE
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
March 2026
3/10
Game Vault Tuesdays
Game Vault
El Paso, TX
Game Vault Tuesdays
 Prize Money
3/14
Texas Spring Championship
Texas Chess Center
McKinney, TX
Texas Spring Championship
 Prize Money
3/20 - 3/22
DFW Spring FIDE
Texas Chess Center
Irving, TX
DFW Spring FIDE
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
3/21 - 3/22
2026 TEXAS SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Poison Pawns
Houston, TX
2026 TEXAS SENIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
 Prize Money
 State Championship
April 2026
4/14
Game Vault Tuesdays
Game Vault
El Paso, TX
Game Vault Tuesdays
 Prize Money
4/18
Spring Bloom Championship
Texas Chess Center
McKinney, TX
Spring Bloom Championship
 Prize Money
4/25
2026 TEXAS QUICK CHESS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Poison Pawns
Houston, TX
2026 TEXAS QUICK CHESS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
 Rapid
 Prize Money
 State Championship
May 2026
5/1 - 5/3
Houston FIDE
Texas Chess Center
Houston, TX
Houston FIDE
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
5/12
Game Vault Tuesdays
Game Vault
El Paso, TX
Game Vault Tuesdays
 Prize Money
5/15 - 5/17
2026 National Middle School (K-8) Championship
U.S. Chess Federation
Round Rock, TX
2026 National Middle School (K-8) Championship
 National Championship
 Scholastic
June 2026
6/5 - 6/7
North Texas FIDE
Texas Chess Center
Irving, TX
North Texas FIDE
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
6/12 - 6/14
Summer FIDE 2026
Texas Chess Center
Houston, TX
Summer FIDE 2026
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control
July 2026
7/24 - 7/26
Gulf Coast FIDE 2026
Texas Chess Center
Houston, TX
Gulf Coast FIDE 2026
 FIDE Rated
 Prize Money
 Classical Time Control

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