Arizona Chess Tournaments

Arizona State University Chess Club

2/28

ASU Spring 2026 Rapid and Blitz

2/28

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

Northern Arizona Chess Center

2/28

Northern Arizona Chess Championships-Flagstaff

Flagstaff, AZ

Heritage Event

2/28

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

2/28

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

March 2026

3/1

Cyclone

3/1

Unity Weekly Blitz

3/1

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

3/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

3/4

Pygmalion Tournament

3/6

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

3/7

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

3/7

Rising Star March Grand Prix

3/7

Monthly Saturday Swiss

3/8

Earthquake

3/8

Unity Weekly Blitz

3/8

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

3/11

Pygmalion Tournament

3/13

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

3/14

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

3/14

Chess Emporium Saturday Swiss - G25

Tournament Standard Chess Clock

3/14

Game 40 Challenge

3/14

Basis Phoenix Chess Fundraiser

Rama Krishnan

3/15

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

3/15

Unity Weekly Blitz

3/18

Pygmalion Tournament

3/20

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Arizona State University Chess Club

3/21

ASU Spring 2026 Classical

Northern Arizona Chess Center

3/21

Southwest Regional Chess Championships for Women & Girls

Flagstaff, AZ

Women/Girls

3/21

Little Masters

3/21

Prescott Quads #31

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

Southern Arizona Chess Association

3/21

SACA March Swiss

Tucson, AZ

3/21

Phoenix Saturday Action

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

3/22

RiseNShine Monthly Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

3/22

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

3/22

Unity Weekly Blitz

3/25

Pygmalion Tournament

3/28

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

Coy's Chess Camps and Classes

3/28

March Game in 25

Tucson, AZ

3/28

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

3/28

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

3/29

Hurricane

April 2026

4/1

Pygmalion Tournament

4/4

Phoenix Monthly Scholastic

4/4

Rising Star April Grand Prix

Link to The Phoenix Framework provides an innovative and revolutionary system for young chess players to develop how they think about their game, prepare and perform during competition. Built on National Master Darian Nguyen’s two decades of competitive play and coaching experience.

The Phoenix Framework: Transforming Young Minds with Chess

4/4

Monthly Saturday Swiss

4/4

RiseNShine Monthly Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

4/7

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

4/8

Pygmalion Tournament

4/11

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

4/11

Game 40 Challenge

4/12

Tsunami

4/18

Prescott Blitz #25

4/18

Chess Emporium Saturday Swiss - G25

4/18

Little Masters

4/18

Phoenix Saturday Action

4/19

Aftershock

Paradise Valley, AZ

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

Magnus Carlsen: 60 Memorable Games

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

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

May 2026

5/2

Rising Star May Grand Prix

5/2

Monthly Saturday Swiss

5/5

Tuesday Night USCF 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

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)

June 2026

6/2

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

6/6

Rising Star June Grand Prix

6/6

Monthly Saturday Swiss

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

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)

8/29

Game 60 Challenge

8/29

Arizona Summer Scholastic

September 2026

9/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

9/5 - 9/7

2026 Phoenix Open

Heritage Event

9/5

2026 Phoenix Open - Bughouse

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

11/3

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

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

12/1

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

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