Mesa, AZ Chess Tournaments

2/8

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

2/11

Pygmalion Tournament

2/13

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

2/14 - 2/16

Rising Star Presidents Day Classic

2/14

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

2/14

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

Southern Arizona Chess Association

2/14

SACA February Swiss

Tucson, AZ

2/14

Monthly Saturday Swiss

2/14

RiseNShine Monthly Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

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

2/15

Queen of Hearts

2/15

Unity Weekly Blitz

2/15

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

2/18

Pygmalion Tournament

2/20

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

2/21

Prescott Blitz #24

2/21

Little Masters

2/21

Rising Star February Grand Prix

Southern Arizona Chess Association

2/21

SACA - Wakefield Open

Tucson, AZ

2/21

Phoenix Saturday Action

2/22

Checkmate for Charity Chess Tournament (G/25)

Checkmate for Charity

2/22

Tornado

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

2/22

Unity Weekly Blitz

2/22

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

2/25

Pygmalion Tournament

2/27

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Arizona State University Chess Club

2/28

ASU Spring 2026 Rapid and Blitz

2/28

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

Northern Arizona Chess Center

2/28

Northern Arizona Chess Championships-Flagstaff

Flagstaff, AZ

Heritage Event

2/28

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

2/28

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

March 2026

3/1

Cyclone

3/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

3/4

Pygmalion Tournament

Quality Chess Scorebook

3/6

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

3/7

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

3/7

Rising Star March Grand Prix

3/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

3/8

Earthquake

3/11

Pygmalion Tournament

3/14

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

3/14

Chess Emporium Saturday Swiss - G25

3/14

Game 40 Challenge

3/18

Pygmalion Tournament

Arizona State University Chess Club

3/21

ASU Spring 2026 Classical

Northern Arizona Chess Center

3/21

Southwest Regional Chess Championships for Women & Girls

Flagstaff, AZ

Women/Girls

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

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

3/21

Little Masters

3/21

Prescott Quads #31

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

3/21

Phoenix Saturday Action

3/22

RiseNShine Monthly Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

3/28

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

3/28

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

3/28

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

3/29

Hurricane

April 2026

4/4

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

4/4

Rising Star April Grand Prix

4/4

Monthly Saturday Swiss

4/7

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

4/11

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

4/11

Game 40 Challenge

4/12

Tsunami

4/18

Prescott Blitz #25

4/18

Chess Emporium Saturday Swiss - G25

4/18

Little Masters

4/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

4/19

Aftershock

Paradise Valley, AZ

4/25

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

4/25 - 4/26

Governor's Cup State Championship 2026

4/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

4/25

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

May 2026

5/2

Rising Star May Grand Prix

5/2

Monthly Saturday Swiss

5/5

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

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

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

5/16

Little Masters

5/16

Phoenix Saturday Action

5/23 - 5/25

Rising Star Memorial Day Classic

5/23

Game 40 Challenge

5/30

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

June 2026

6/2

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

6/6

Rising Star June Grand Prix

6/6

Monthly Saturday Swiss

6/13

Game 40 Challenge

6/20

Little Masters

6/20

Phoenix Saturday Action

6/27

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

6/27

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

July 2026

7/3 - 7/5

Rising Star Independence Day Classic

7/4

Monthly Saturday Swiss

7/7

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

7/11

Game 40 Challenge

7/18

Little Masters

7/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

7/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

7/25

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

August 2026

8/1

Rising Star August Grand Prix

8/1

Monthly Saturday Swiss

8/4

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

8/8

Game 40 Challenge

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

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Phoenix Open

Heritage Event

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

9/5

Monthly Saturday Swiss

9/6

Phoenix Open - Blitz

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

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)

October 2026

10/3

Rising Star October Grand Prix

10/3

Monthly Saturday Swiss

10/6

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

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

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

11/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

11/14

Little Masters

11/14

Phoenix Saturday Action

11/21

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

11/21

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

11/27 - 11/29

Rising Star Thanksgiving Classic

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving Blitz

11/28

Game 40 Challenge

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving U800

December 2026

12/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

12/5

Little Masters Championship

12/5

Rising Star December Grand Prix

12/5

Phoenix Saturday Action

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