Irvine, CA Chess Tournaments

Upcoming Chess Events near Irvine, CA
November 2025
American Open (Main Tournament) at ChessPalace in Garden Grove, CA (11/25 - 11/30)
December 2025
Link to Carlsen and Howell show how you can keep a game alive, how you can keep posing problems to your opponent, how you can recognize the first small mistakes, and how you can grind your opponent down until he cracks.
Grind Like a Grandmaster
January 2026
Link to Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations.
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games
February 2026
Link to This book, published just a few months before his amazing world title victory, covers his 70 most exciting games up to and including the 2024 Candidates Tournament.
The Fiercest Battles of Gukesh
March 2026
April 2026
Link to Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.
How to Win at Chess Books
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