Arizona Chess Tournaments - Chess Tournaments and Events around the U.S. Southwest

5/17

Unity Weekly Blitz

5/17

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

5/22

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

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

5/29

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

5/30

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

Everyone's First Chess Workbook

5/30

Bughouse Challenge

5/30

Freestyle Chess Challenge

5/31

Unity Weekly Blitz

5/31

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

June 2026

6/2

Tuesday Night USCF Tournament

6/5

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

6/6

Rising Star June Grand Prix

6/6

Monthly Saturday Swiss

6/6

RiseNShine Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

6/7

Unity Weekly Blitz

6/7

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

6/12

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

Tournament Standard Chess Clock

6/13

Game 40 Challenge

Coy's Chess Camps and Classes

6/19

Game in 60 All Ages (One round per week at 6:00pm)

Tucson, AZ

6/19

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

6/20

Little Masters

6/20

Phoenix Saturday Action

6/21

Unity Weekly Blitz

6/21

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

6/26

USCF Rapid Rated Tournament

6/27

Prescott Blitz #26

6/27

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Southern Arizona Chess Association

6/27

SACA June Swiss

Tucson, AZ

6/27

Arizona Golden Cup (Year-Long USCF Chess Series)

Chess Tactics for Kids

6/28

Unity Weekly Blitz

6/28

Unity Sunday Weekly G/30

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

7/18

RiseNShine Quads

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

7/25

Phoenix Saturday Blitz

Lucky Chess Socks

7/25

Prescott Quads #33

Prescott Chess Club

Prescott, AZ

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

8/22

RiseNShine Friends & Family Unrated Swiss

RiseNShine Chess

Gilbert, AZ

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

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

11/7

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