Mesa, AZ Chess Tournaments

11/14

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Rapid

11/15

ASU Fall 2025 Classical

11/15 - 11/16

Best of Phoenix City Championship 2025

11/15

Little Masters

Southern Arizona Chess Association

11/15

SACA November Swiss

Tucson, AZ

11/15

Phoenix Saturday Action

11/16

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

11/19

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

11/21

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Rapid

11/22

Arizona Team Chess Championship

11/22

Prescott Quads #29

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

11/23

Chess Emporium Sunday Swiss - G40

11/23

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

11/28 - 11/30

Arizona Thanksgiving Classic

11/28

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Rapid

11/29

Arizona Thanksgiving Blitz

11/29

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

11/29

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Blitz

11/29

Game 30 Challenge

11/29

Arizona Thanksgiving U800

11/30

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

Link to Multiple time controls. Can be manually set without a smart phone!

TapNset Professional Chess Clock

December 2025

12/2

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

12/3

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

12/6

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

12/6

Monthly Saturday Swiss

12/7

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

12/13

Prescott Blitz #23

12/13

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

12/13

Little Masters Championship

Northern Arizona Chess Center

12/13

Flagstaff: Kinsey Chess Tournament

Flagstaff, AZ

12/13

Phoenix Saturday Action

12/14

Chess Emporium Sunday Swiss - G25

12/14

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

12/20

Game 40 Challenge

12/21

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

12/27

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

12/27

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Blitz

12/27

Game 30 Challenge

12/28

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

January 2026

1/1

Annual Blitz Championship

Blitz

1/3

Rising Star January Grand Prix

1/4

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

1/10

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

1/17

ASU Spring 2026 Chess960

1/17

Arizona Scholastic Chess Festival

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

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

1/31

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

February 2026

2/7

Rising Star February Grand Prix

2/14 - 2/16

Rising Star Presidents Day Classic

2/28

ASU Spring 2026 Rapid and Blitz

March 2026

3/7

Rising Star March Grand Prix

3/21

ASU Spring 2026 Classical

April 2026

4/4

Rising Star April Grand Prix

May 2026

5/2

Rising Star May Grand Prix

5/23 - 5/25

Rising Star Memorial Day Classic

June 2026

6/6

Rising Star June Grand Prix

July 2026

7/3 - 7/5

Rising Star Independence Day Classic

August 2026

8/1

Rising Star August Grand Prix

Everyone's First Chess Workbook

October 2026

10/3

Rising Star October Grand Prix

November 2026

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix