Mesa, AZ Chess Tournaments - Chess Tournaments and Events around the U.S. Southwest

10/10

SACA October 2026 Swiss

Tucson, AZ

10/10

Game 40 Challenge

10/11

Racing Rooks Grand Prix (SUNDAY)

10/11

Unity Sunday Weekly - October 11 2026

10/11

Unity Weekly Blitz - October 11 2026

10/16

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

10/17

Prescott Blitz #28

10/17

Little Monsters Chess Tournament

10/17

RiseNShine Cash Sectional Swiss - Oct 17th

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

Link to Celebrate the timeless wisdom of chess with this special 100th-anniversary edition of

Chess Fundamentals: 100th Anniversary Edition

10/17

Rising Star October Grand Prix

10/17

Phoenix Saturday Action

10/18

Unity Sunday Weekly - October 18 2026

10/18

Unity Weekly Blitz - October 18 2026

10/21

Pygmalion Tournament

10/23

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

10/24

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Northern Arizona Chess Center

10/24

Flagstaff: Kinsey Chess Tournament

Flagstaff, AZ

10/24

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

10/25

October Glendale Open

10/25

Unity Weekly Blitz - October 25 2026

10/25

Costumes & Checkmates (SUNDAY)

Link to Safety first! Success in chess begins with asking yourself the basic question, “Is the move that I’m considering a safe one?”

Is Your Move Safe?

10/25

Unity Sunday Weekly - October 25 2026

10/28

Pygmalion Tournament

10/30

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

10/31

Game 60 Challenge

November 2026

11/1

Harvest Chess Festival (SUNDAY)

11/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

11/4

Pygmalion Tournament

11/6 - 11/8

Coconino Open I

11/6

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

11/7

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

11/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

11/7

RiseNShine Quads - Nov 7th

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

11/8

Autumn's Endgame (SUNDAY)

11/11

Pygmalion Tournament

11/13

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

11/14 - 11/15

Best of Phoenix City Championship 2026

11/14

Little Masters

11/14

SACA November 2026 Swiss

Tucson, AZ

11/14

Phoenix Saturday Action

11/18

Pygmalion Tournament

11/20

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

11/21

Copper Classic (Free to Register)

Cochise Chess

Bisbee, AZ

Heritage Event

11/21

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

11/21

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

11/25

Pygmalion Tournament

11/27 - 11/29

Rising Star Thanksgiving Classic

Heritage Event

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

12/4

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

12/5

Prescott Blitz #29

12/5

Little Masters Championship

12/5

Rising Star December Grand Prix

12/5

Phoenix Saturday Action

Professional Tournament TapNset-Pro Chess Clock

12/11

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

12/12

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

12/12

Monthly Saturday Swiss

12/18

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

12/19

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

12/19

SACA December 2026 Swiss

Tucson, AZ

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

12/19

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

12/26

Game 40 Challenge

January 2027

1/1 - 1/4

2027 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship

Chess Weekend

FIDE Rated

National Championship

1/1

2027 Arizona State Grades Championship (Tempe, AZ)

State Championship

1/2

New Year's Encore Blitz (Tempe, AZ)

1/2

New Year's Encore Swiss (Tempe, AZ)