Van Nuys, CA Chess Tournaments - Chess Tournaments and Events around the U.S. Southwest

Women/Girls

5/16 - 5/17

2025-26 CalChess Super States: K-3, K-6 & K-12 All Boys Championship

5/17

BayAreaChess Cash Day Quads G/60 d5 @ Milpitas

5/17

2026 LA Spring Youth Chess Championship

American Chess Academy

Glendale, CA

5/17

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

Discover Chess Club Academy

5/18

Monday Night RAW Game30

Lancaster, CA

5/22 - 5/25

2026 CM & S Azhar FIDE Memorial Championship

Southern California Chess Federation

5/23 - 5/25

46th Annual Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic

5/23

BayAreaChess u1200 Blitz G/4 d2 @ Milpitas

5/23

Saturday Open

Link to Celebrate the timeless wisdom of chess with this special 100th-anniversary edition of

Chess Fundamentals: 100th Anniversary Edition

5/23

SDCC Gambito

5/24

BayAreaChess Signature Quads @ Milpitas

5/24

BayAreaChess Signature Swiss @ Milpitas

5/25

BayAreaChess Open Blitz G/4 d2 @ Milpitas

5/25

BayAreaChess Signature Quads @ Milpitas

Discover Chess Club Academy

5/25

Monday Night RAW Game30

Lancaster, CA

5/30

BayAreaChess Cash Day Swiss G/60 d5 @ Cupertino

Cupertino, CA

5/30

BayAreaChess Signature Quads @ Cupertino

Cupertino, CA

5/30

BayAreaChess Signature Swiss @ Cupertino

Cupertino, CA

5/30

Saturday Open

5/30

ICEA Chess @ Rio Hondo

Whittier, CA

5/30

SDCC Gambito

Link to Stainless Steel Double Wall Vacuum Insulated with Flip Top Straw, Custom Engraved Gift

Chess King LaserGram Personalized Water Bottle

5/31

Day & Knight May Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Corona, CA

Discover Chess Club Academy

June 2026

6/1

Monday Night RAW Game30

Lancaster, CA

6/2

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

6/2

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

6/3

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

6/4

June Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

6/6

Saturday Open

6/6

SDCC Gambito

6/13

Saturday Open

6/13

SDCC Gambito

6/20

California Blitz Cup

6/20

Saturday Open

6/20

2026 June ICEA Chess @ West LA

6/20

SDCC Gambito

6/27

Central Valley June Swiss - Fresno/Clovis

Clovis Chess Club

Clovis, CA

6/27

Saturday Open

6/27

2026 June ICEA Chess @ Irvine

6/27

SDCC Gambito

6/28

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

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)

7/2

July Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

7/3 - 7/5

Pacific Southwest Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Riverside, CA

7/3 - 7/5

28th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship

Sacramento Chess Club

Sacramento, CA

12,500 Prize Money

7/4

Pacific Southwest Open Blitz 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Riverside, CA

7/4

Saturday Open

7/4

SDCC Gambito

7/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

7/11

Saturday Open

7/11

2026 July ICEA Chess @ West LA

7/11

SDCC Gambito

7/18

Saturday Open

7/18

SDCC Gambito

7/19

2026 Summer Scholastic Chess Tournament

AAA Chess Club

Glendale, CA

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

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

7/25

SDCC Gambito

7/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

Continental Chess Association

7/31 - 8/2

Pacific Coast Open

August 2026

8/1

2026 August ICEA Chess @ Irvine

8/1

SDCC Gambito

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/6

August Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

8/8

2026 August ICEA Chess @ West LA

8/8

SDCC Gambito

Continental Chess Association

8/14 - 8/16

Central California Open

Fresno, CA

8/15

SDCC Gambito

8/17

35th Anniversary Tournament for ChessPalace

8/23

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

8/30

2026 Summer Chess-Fest Tournament

Chess-Fest

Hidden Hills, 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)

9/3

September Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

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

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

9/27

2026 Fall ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

October 2026

10/1

October Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

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

10/25

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

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)

11/5

November Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

Continental Chess Association

11/6 - 11/8

Los Angeles Open

11/14

2026 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/22

2026 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

11/23 - 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)

12/3

December Thursdays (1 Round Weekly)

12/6

2026 December ICEA Chess @ Irvine

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz

12/12

2026 ICEA Scholastic Annual Championship

12/20

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

January 2027

1/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney G45

1/8

Captain Vigil's San Diego Sendoff

Hawkeye Chess Club

Rapid

1/9

Captain Vigil's Chess Festival at Sea 2

Hawkeye Chess Club