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

CHESSpirit & Coy's Camps & Classes

7/25

CHESSpirit Summer Open Chess Tournament (Free Registration!)

Oro Valley, AZ

7/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

7/25

Prescott Quads #33

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

7/25

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Kalon Charitable Chess Tournament

7/26

Kalon Kickoff Event + Chess Tournament!

250 Prize Money

7/26

M & B USCF Rated Tournament

M & B Chess Academy

7/26

Unity Weekly Blitz

7/26

Summer Sunday Quads

7/26

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

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

7/31

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

August 2026

8/1

Rising Star August Grand Prix

8/1

Monthly Saturday Swiss

8/1

RiseNShine Quads

8/2

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/2

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/4

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

8/7

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

8/8

Game 40 Challenge

8/9

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/9

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/14

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Link to Never Miss a Winning Move Ever Again

Chess Puzzles & Tactics Blueprint: 2000+ Chess Exercises

8/15

Little Masters

Southern Arizona Chess Association

8/15

SACA August 2026 Swiss

Tucson, AZ

8/15

Phoenix Saturday Action

8/16

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/16

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/19

Pygmalion Tournament

8/21

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

8/22

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

8/22

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

8/22

RiseNShine Friends & Family Unrated Swiss

8/23

Unity Weekly Blitz

8/23

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

8/26

Pygmalion Tournament

Phoenix Chess Academy, Unity Chess, M&B Chess

8/29

Arizona Open

1,200 Prize Money

8/29

Arizona Summer Scholastic

September 2026

9/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

9/2

Pygmalion Tournament

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Phoenix Open

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

9/5

Monthly Saturday Swiss

9/6

Phoenix Open - Blitz

9/9

Pygmalion Tournament

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

9/12

Game 40 Challenge

9/19

Little Masters

9/19

Phoenix Saturday Action

9/19

RiseNShine Quads

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

Chess Emporium

10/10

Game 40 Challenge

10/17

Little Monsters Chess Tournament

10/17

RiseNShine Swiss $$ Cash $$ Sectional

10/17

Phoenix Saturday Action

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

10/24

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

10/24

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

10/31

Game 60 Challenge

November 2026

11/6 - 11/8

Coconino Open I

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

12/5

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

January 2027

1/1 - 1/4

2027 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship

Chess Weekend

FIDE Rated

National Championship