California Chess Tournaments

San Jose, CA

2/8

BayAreaChess Kids Tournaments @ San Jose

San Jose, CA

2/8

ChessPalace Amateur Tournament @SteelCraft

2/8

2026 Spring ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

2/12 - 2/16

Cornerstone President's Day Super Swiss

2/14

BayAreaChess u1200 Rapid @ Milpitas

2/14 - 2/16

2026 US Amateur Team West (USATW) National Championship

2/14

Saturday Open

2/14

2026 February ICEA Chess @ West LA

2/14

SDCC Gambito

Link to Never Miss a Winning Move Ever Again

Chess Puzzles & Tactics Blueprint: 2000+ Chess Exercises

2/15

BayAreaChess Signature Quads @ Milpitas

2/16

BayAreaChess Open Rapid @ Milpitas

2/20 - 2/22

Cornerstone February FIDE Swiss

2/21 - 2/22

Cornerstone February U2000 Swiss

2/21

Saturday Open

2/21

Day & Knight February Open 2026

Day & Knight Chess Club

Tustin, CA

2/21

Tri-Valley Open Feb 2026

Emerald Hills Chess

Dublin, CA

2/21

SDCC Gambito

2/22

2026 LA Super City Championships

Glendale, CA

2/22

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

2/22

2026 February ICEA Chess @ Irvine

2/28

2ND CHESS4SMILES OPEN Chess Tournament

Simply Chess

Arcadia, CA

Quality Chess Scorebook

2/28

Saturday Open

2/28

SDCC Gambito

March 2026

3/1

2026 March ICEA Chess @ Irvine

3/3

SMBCC Club Championship

3/3

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

3/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

3/4

SPCC Chess Run Wednesday

Santa Paula Chess Club

Santa Paula, CA

Continental Chess Association

3/6 - 3/8

33rd Annual Western Class Championships

Heritage Event

3/7

Saturday Open

3/7

SDCC Gambito

3/13 - 3/15

Cornerstone Spring Classic

3/14

Saturday Open

3/14

2026 March ICEA Chess @ West LA

3/14

SDCC Gambito

3/15

2026 SDCC MARCH SCHOLASTIC

3/17

2026 LA Spring Youth Chess Championship

Glendale, CA

3/20 - 3/22

2026 SuperStates State Championships

State Championship

3/21

Saturday Open

3/21

SDCC Gambito

3/22

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

3/28

SDCC Gambito

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

2026 April ICEA Chess @ Irvine

Link to Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead.

How to Win at Chess Books

4/4

SDCC Gambito

4/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

4/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

4/11

2026 April ICEA Chess @ West LA

4/11

SDCC Gambito

4/18

2026 April ICEA Chess @ Gardena

4/18

SDCC Gambito

4/26

2026 Spring Chess-Fest

West Hills, CA

4/26

Scholastic@ChessPalace Cypress

May 2026

5/5

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

5/5

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

5/6

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

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

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

5/9

2026 May ICEA Chess @ West LA

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)

7/7

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

7/7

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

7/11

2026 July ICEA Chess @ West LA

August 2026

8/1

2026 August ICEA Chess @ Irvine

8/4

SMBCC 4 Round Swiss

8/4

Temecula Tuesday Tourney

8/5

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

8/8

2026 August ICEA Chess @ West LA

September 2026

9/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

9/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

9/4 - 9/7

2026 Southern California Open

Glendale, CA

Heritage Event

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

10/7

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

11/4

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

11/14

2026 November ICEA Chess @ West LA

11/22

2026 Winter ICEA Free Chess @ The Wende

December 2026

12/1

SMBCC ONE NIGHT RAPIDS

12/2

ChessPalace Wednesday Knights (1 Round each Week)

12/6

2026 December ICEA Chess @ Irvine

12/8

SMBCC Unrated Blitz