Sacramento, CA Chess Tournaments

3/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

Santa Paula Chess Club

Santa Paula, CA

3/6 - 3/8

33rd Annual Western Class Championships

3/7

BayAreaChess Cash Day Swiss G/60 d5 @ Milpitas

Bay Area Chess

Milpitas, CA

3/7

BayAreaChess Rising Star

Bay Area Chess

Palo Alto, CA

3/7

BayAreaChess CashDay Swiss G/60 d5

BayAreaChess

Milpitas, CA

3/7

Saturday Open

3/7

SDCC Gambito

Cornerstone Chess Academy

3/13 - 3/15

Cornerstone Spring Classic

Sunnyvale, CA

3/14

Cheetah Chess Tournament

Tommy Wen

Arcadia, CA

3/14

Saturday Open

3/14

2026 March ICEA Chess @ West LA

3/14

SDCC Gambito

3/15

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

3/15

2026 SDCC MARCH SCHOLASTIC

3/17

2026 LA Spring Youth Chess Championship

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

3/20 - 3/22

2026 SuperStates State Championships

State Championship

3/21

Saturday Open

3/21

SDCC Gambito

3/28

Saturday Open

3/28

SDCC Gambito

Day and Knight Chess Club

3/29

March Open 26

Walnut, CA

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

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

April 2026

4/1

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

4/1

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

Santa Paula Chess Club

Santa Paula, CA

4/4

Saturday Open

4/4

2026 April ICEA Chess @ Irvine

4/4

SDCC Gambito

4/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

4/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

4/11 - 4/12

Southern California Senior State Championship

State Championship

4/11

5th Stephen Sosnick Memorial Chess Festival Saturday Action Chess

Davis Chess Club

Davis, CA

4/11

Saturday Open

4/11

2026 April ICEA Chess @ West LA

4/11

SDCC Gambito

AI Chess Robot with Robotic Arm Electronic Computer Chess Board

4/18

2026 April ICEA Chess @ Gardena

4/18

SDCC Gambito

4/25

SDCC Gambito

4/26

2026 Spring Chess-Fest

American Chess Academy

West Hills, CA

4/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

May 2026

5/2

SDCC Gambito

5/5

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

5/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

5/5

Tuesday G45 Chess Tournament

5/6

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

5/6

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

Santa Paula Chess Club

Santa Paula, CA

5/8 - 5/10

2026 World Chess Festival - Disneyland

Hanley Chess Academy

Anaheim, CA

Link to Tears Of My Chess Opponents : Travel Mug with Lid

Chess Travel Mug with Lid

5/9

2026 May ICEA Chess @ West LA

5/9

SDCC Gambito

Southern California Chess Federation

5/23 - 5/25

46th Annual Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic

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)

6/20

2026 June ICEA Chess @ West LA

6/27

2026 June ICEA Chess @ Irvine

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)

Everyone's First Chess Workbook

7/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

7/11

2026 July ICEA Chess @ West LA

7/31 - 8/2

Pacific Coast Open

August 2026

8/1

2026 August ICEA Chess @ Irvine

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/8

2026 August ICEA Chess @ West LA

8/14 - 8/16

Central California Open

Fresno, CA

September 2026

9/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

Rapid

9/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/4 - 9/7

2026 Southern California Open

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

9/5

2026 September ICEA Chess @ Irvine

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

10/4

2026 October ICEA Chess @ Irvine

10/6

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

10/6

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

10/7

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

10/10

2026 October ICEA Chess @ West LA

November 2026

11/1

2026 November ICEA Chess @ Irvine

11/3

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

11/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

11/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

11/6 - 11/8

Los Angeles Open

11/14

2026 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/22

2026 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

11/26 - 11/29

American Open (Main Tournament)

December 2026

12/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

Rapid

12/1

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/6

2026 December ICEA Chess @ Irvine

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz

Blitz

12/12

2026 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

January 2027

1/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

1/8

Captain Vigil's San Diego Sendoff

Captain Vigil's