Chess Tournaments in California

Pacific Coast Open

12th Annual Pacific Coast Open Blitz Championship

Adults Only Tournament - 2026 Aug

3rd John Grefe Memorial Tournament

2026 Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads – Aug

Day & Knight August Open 2026

Salinas Valley Chess Festival

Lightning Square Summer Championship 2026

Central California Open

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Aug 14

24th Jj Dolan Memorial Tournament

Mechanics' Weekend Rapid – 2026 Aug

Mechanics' Weekend Blitz – 2026 Aug

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Aug 21

3rd Koltanowski Memorial Tournament

2026 Klc Foster City Sunday Tournament - Aug 23

2026 Sizzling Summer Blitz

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Aug 28

2026 Mechanics' Institute Full Day Quads – Aug

2026 Summer Chess-fest Tournament

4th Peter Grey Memorial Tournament

2026 Fall Tuesday Night Marathon

2026 Southern California Open

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Sep 4

Socal Open

2026 Labor Day Klc Gate Selection K-3 Rated (Open to All) at Pleasanton

2026 Labor Day Klc Gate Selection 4th - 12th Graders Rated (Open to All) at Pleasanton

2026 Labor Day Klc Gate Selection Rated Event (Open to All!) at Fremont

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Sep 11

2026 Sacramento Senior Championship & Sacramento Chess Club Weekend Swiss #28

2026 Sacramento Senior Championship

Sacramento Chess Club Weekend Swiss #26

2026 Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - Sep

Adults Only Tournament - 2026 Sep

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Sep 18

23rd St. Amant Memorial Tournament

Kings for Cure

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Sep 25

4th Chernev Memorial Tournament

2026_LA_Back_to_School

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Oct 2

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Oct 9

2026 Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads - Oct

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Oct 16

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Oct 23

2026 Klc "Trick-or-chess" Halloween Bughouse Tournament - Pleasanton

2026 Klc "Trick-or-chess" Halloween Bughouse Tournament - Fremont

2026 Winter Tuesday Night Marathon

Los Angeles Open

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Nov 6

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Nov 13

2026 Mechanics' Institute Monthly Quads – Nov

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Nov 20

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Dec 4

2026 Klc Fremont Friday Night Tournament - Dec 11

2026 Klc Pleasanton Friday Night Tournament - Dec 18

Captain Vigil's San Diego Sendoff

Captain Vigil's San Diego Sendoff