Milpitas, CA Chess Tournaments

12/27

SDCC Gambito

Cornerstone Chess Academy

January 2026

1/2 - 1/4

2026 Cornerstone Chess Academy Launch

Sunnyvale, CA

1/2

La Palma Chess Club Three Groups (1 Round Per Week)

La Palma Chess Club

La Palma, CA

1/3

Saturday Open

1/3

SDCC Gambito

1/4

2026 Winter Chess-Fest

Chess Fest

West Hills, CA

1/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

1/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

1/7

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

Tournament Standard Chess Clock

1/10

Saturday Open

1/10

2026 January ICEA Chess @ West LA

1/10

SDCC Gambito

1/11

SAN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

1/11

ChessPalace Amateur Tournament @SteelCraft

1/13

SMBCC 3 Round Swiss

1/15

Thursday Cerritos Scholastics

Hanley Chess Academy

Cerritos, CA

Continental Chess Association

1/16 - 1/19

17th Annual GOLDEN STATE OPEN

Concord, CA

25,000 Prize Money

1/16 - 1/18

2026 World Chess Festival - Disneyland

Southern California Chess Federation

1/17 - 1/19

Dreaming King Open

1/17

Saturday Open

1/17

SDCC Gambito

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

1/24

Saturday Open

1/24

SDCC Gambito

1/25

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

1/31

Saturday Open

Make A Move LA x Make A Move Chess League

1/31

$10K Champions Tournament - Make A Move Compton

Compton, CA

1/31

SDCC Gambito

February 2026

2/3

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

2/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

2/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

2/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

2/5

Thursday Cerritos Scholastics

Hanley Chess Academy

Cerritos, CA

2/7

SDCC Gambito

Tournament Standard Chess Set

2/8

ChessPalace Amateur Tournament @SteelCraft

2/8

2026 Spring ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

2/14

Saturday Open

2/14

2026 February ICEA Chess @ West LA

2/14

SDCC Gambito

2/21

Saturday Open

2/21

SDCC Gambito

2/22

2026 LA Super City Championships

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

2/22

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

2/28

SDCC Gambito

March 2026

3/3

SMBCC Club Championship

3/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

3/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

3/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

Continental Chess Association

3/6 - 3/8

33rd Annual Western Class Championships

Irvine, CA

Heritage Event

3/7

SDCC Gambito

3/14

2026 March ICEA Chess @ West LA

3/14

SDCC Gambito

3/20 - 3/22

2026 SuperStates State Championships

State Championship

3/21

SDCC Gambito

3/22

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

April 2026

4/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

4/1

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

4/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

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

4/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

4/11

2026 April ICEA Chess @ West LA

4/18

2026 April ICEA Chess @ Gardena

4/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

May 2026

5/5

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

5/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

5/6

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

5/6

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

5/9

2026 May ICEA Chess @ West LA

5/31

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

June 2026

6/2

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

6/2

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

6/3

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

Seryozha Gasparyan (GC CLUB)

6/18 - 6/21

1st Annual Grant Chess Open

Irvine, CA

6/20

2026 June ICEA Chess @ West LA

6/28

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

6/28

2026 Summer ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

July 2026

7/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

7/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

7/11

2026 July ICEA Chess @ West LA

August 2026

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/4

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/8

2026 August ICEA Chess @ West LA

September 2026

9/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

Rapid

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/8

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

9/12

2026 September ICEA Chess @ West LA

9/27

2026 Fall ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

October 2026

10/6

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

10/10

2026 October ICEA Chess @ West LA

November 2026

11/3

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

11/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

11/14

2026 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/22

2026 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

December 2026

12/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

Rapid

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz