Los Angeles, CA Chess Tournaments - Chess Tournaments and Events around the U.S. Southwest

7/25

BayAreaChess Cash Day Swiss G/60 d5 @ Cupertino

7/25

BayAreaChess Signature Kids Swiss

7/25

BayAreaChess Signature Kids Quads

7/25

Saturday Open

7/25

SDCC Gambito

7/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

Discover Chess Club Academy

7/27

Monday Night RAW Game30

Lancaster, CA

7/31 - 8/2

Pacific Coast Open

Continental Chess Association

August 2026

8/1

Central Valley August Quads (Fresno/Clovis)

Clovis Chess Club

Clovis, CA

Chess Tactics for Kids

8/1

Saturday Open

8/1

2026 August ICEA Chess @ Irvine

8/1

SDCC Gambito

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/6

August Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

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

SDCC Gambito

Continental Chess Association

8/14 - 8/16

Central California Open

Fresno, CA

8/15

Saturday Open

8/15

SDCC Gambito

8/16

35th Anniversary Tournament for ChessPalace

8/21 - 8/23

2026 US Amateur West (Individual) National Championship

Sunnyvale, CA

National Championship

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

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

Sunnyvale, CA

8/22

Saturday Open

8/22

SDCC Gambito

8/23

August Weekend Blitz Classic – Irvine (Sun)

Judgement Day Chess Club

8/23

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

8/23

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

Sunnyvale, CA

8/29

Saturday Open

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

Chess King LaserGram Personalized Water Bottle

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

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

Rapid

9/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/3

September Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

9/4 - 9/7

2026 Southern California Open

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

9/5

Saturday Open

9/5

2026 September ICEA Chess @ Irvine

9/5

SDCC Gambito

9/8

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

9/12

Saturday Open

9/12

2026 September ICEA Chess @ West LA

9/12

SDCC Gambito

9/19

SDCC Gambito

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

SDCC Gambito

10/4

2026 October ICEA Chess @ Irvine

10/6

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

10/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

Magnetic Travel Chess Board

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

10/10

2026 October ICEA Chess @ West LA

10/10

SDCC Gambito

10/25

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

November 2026

11/1

2026 November ICEA Chess @ Irvine

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)

Continental Chess Association

11/6 - 11/8

Los Angeles Open

11/14

2026 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/22

2026 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

11/23 - 11/29

American Open (Main Tournament)

December 2026

12/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

Rapid

12/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/3

December Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

12/6

2026 December ICEA Chess @ Irvine

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz

Blitz

12/12

2026 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

12/20

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

January 2027

1/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

1/8

Captain Vigil's San Diego Sendoff

Hawkeye Chess Club

Rapid

1/9

Captain Vigil's Chess Festival at Sea 2

Hawkeye Chess Club

May 2027

5/31

BayAreaChess Signature Swiss @ San Jose