Prescott, AZ Chess Tournaments

4/11

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

Southern Arizona Chess Association

4/11

SACA April Swiss

Tucson, AZ

4/11

Game 40 Challenge

4/12

Tsunami

4/15

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

Tempe, AZ

4/17

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

4/18

Prescott Blitz #25

4/18

Chess Emporium Saturday Swiss - G25

4/18

Little Masters

Northern Arizona Chess Center

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

4/18

Flagstaff Spring Bash 2026

Flagstaff, AZ

4/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

4/19

Aftershock

Paradise Valley, AZ

Southern Arizona Chess Association

4/22

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

Tempe, AZ

4/24

2026 Arizona State Scholastic Chess Championships Blitz

Tucson, AZ

4/24

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Southern Arizona Chess Association

4/25 - 4/26

2026 Arizona State Scholastic Chess Championships

Tucson, AZ

State Championship

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

Game 30 Challenge

May 2026

5/1

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

5/2

Rising Star May Grand Prix

5/2

Monthly Saturday Swiss

5/2

RiseNShine Monthly Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

5/5

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

5/8

USCF Rapid Rated 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

Rising Star Memorial Day Blitz

TapNset Professional Chess Clock

5/23 - 5/25

Rising Star Memorial Day Classic

5/23

Game 40 Challenge

5/23

Rising Star Memorial Day U800

5/30

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

5/30

Bughouse Challenge

5/30

Freestyle Chess Challenge

June 2026

6/2

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

6/6

Rising Star June Grand Prix

6/6

Monthly Saturday Swiss

6/6

RiseNShine Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

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

Rising Star Independence Day Blitz

7/4

Monthly Saturday Swiss

7/4

Rising Star Independence Day U800

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

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

7/25

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)

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

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Phoenix Open

Unity Chess Club

Heritage Event

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

Unity Chess Club

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

11/7

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