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August 8th Classical Tournament 2026-08-08

Game 40 Challenge 2026-08-08

August 7th Rapid Tournament 2026-08-07

August 1st Classical Tournament 2026-08-03

Unity Sunday Weekly - August 02 202 2026-08-02

Upcoming Chess Events near Tucson, AZ

August 2026

8/9

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

Chandler, AZ

Blitz

8/9

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

Unity Chess Club

Chandler, AZ

8/14

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Brain Powers

Phoenix, AZ

Rapid

8/15

Little Masters

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Scholastic

8/15

SACA August 2026 Swiss

Southern Arizona Chess Association

Tucson, AZ

Prize Money

8/15

Phoenix Saturday Action

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

8/16

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

Chandler, AZ

Blitz

8/16

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

Unity Chess Club

Chandler, AZ

8/19

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

Tempe, AZ

8/21

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Brain Powers

Phoenix, AZ

Rapid

Tournament Standard Chess Clock

8/22

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Blitz

8/22

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

Phoenix, AZ

8/22

RiseNShine Friends & Family Unrated Swiss

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

8/23

August Glendale Open

8/23

Unity Weekly Blitz

Unity Chess Club

Chandler, AZ

Blitz

8/23

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

Unity Chess Club

Chandler, AZ

8/26

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

Tempe, AZ

8/29

Arizona Open

Phoenix Chess Academy, Unity Chess, M&B Chess

Scottsdale, AZ

1,200 Prize Money

8/29

Arizona Summer Scholastic

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

September 2026

9/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

Scottsdale, AZ

Prize Money

Classical Time Control

9/2

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

Tempe, AZ

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Phoenix Open

Unity Chess Club

Mesa, AZ

6,000 Prize Money

Classical Time Control

Heritage Event

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

Unity Chess Club

Mesa, AZ

Prize Money

9/5

Monthly Saturday Swiss

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

9/6

Phoenix Open - Blitz

9/9

Pygmalion Tournament

Pygmalion Chess

Tempe, AZ

9/12

Rising Star September Grand Prix

Rising Star Chess

Mesa, AZ

Prize Money

9/12

Game 40 Challenge

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

9/19

Little Masters

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Scholastic

9/19

Phoenix Saturday Action

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

9/19

RiseNShine Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

9/26

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Blitz

9/26

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

Phoenix, AZ

October 2026

10/3

Monthly Saturday Swiss

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Link to Chess takes you through more than 5,000 unique instructional situations, many taken from actual matches, including 306 problems for checkmate in one move, 3,412 mates in two moves, 744 mates in three moves, 144 simple endgames, and 128 tournament game combinations.

Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations and Games

10/6

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

Scottsdale, AZ

Prize Money

Classical Time Control

10/10

Rising Star October Grand Prix

Rising Star Chess

Mesa, AZ

Prize Money

10/10

Game 40 Challenge

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

10/17

Little Monsters Chess Tournament

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Scholastic

10/17

RiseNShine Swiss $$ Cash $$ Sectional

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

Prize Money

10/17

Phoenix Saturday Action

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

10/24

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Blitz

10/24

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

Phoenix, AZ

10/31

Game 60 Challenge

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Prize Money

November 2026

11/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

Scottsdale, AZ

Prize Money

Classical Time Control

11/6 - 11/8

Coconino Open I

Classical Time Control

11/7

Rising Star November Grand Prix

Rising Star Chess

Mesa, AZ

Prize Money

11/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

11/14 - 11/15

Best of Phoenix City Championship 2026

Chess Emporium

Scottsdale, AZ

Scholastic

11/14

Little Masters

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Scholastic

11/14

Phoenix Saturday Action

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

11/21

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Blitz

11/21

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

Phoenix, AZ

11/27 - 11/29

Rising Star Thanksgiving Classic

Rising Star Chess

Mesa, AZ

Prize Money

Classical Time Control

Heritage Event

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving Blitz

Rising Star Chess

Mesa, AZ

Blitz

11/28

Game 40 Challenge

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

11/28

Rising Star Thanksgiving U800

Rising Star Chess

Mesa, AZ

December 2026

12/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

Chess Emporium

Scottsdale, AZ

Prize Money

Classical Time Control

12/5

Little Masters Championship

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Scholastic

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

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

12/5

Rising Star December Grand Prix

Rising Star Chess

Mesa, AZ

Prize Money

12/5

Phoenix Saturday Action

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

12/12

Monthly Saturday Swiss

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

12/19

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

Blitz

12/19

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Phoenix Chess Academy and Unity Chess Club

Phoenix, AZ

12/26

Game 40 Challenge

Phoenix Chess Academy

Phoenix, AZ

January 2027

1/1 - 1/4

2027 Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship

Chess Weekend

Tempe, AZ

FIDE Rated

National Championship

Classical Time Control

Scholastic

Southwest Chess

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