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CKQ Saturday Rapids

Piscataway, New Jersey
Kings & Queens Chess Academy
CKQ Saturday Piscataway Rapids Start time: Players should arrive no later than 4:15 p.m. The first game begins promptly at 4:30. Latecomers risk their...

HCC December Game-in-45 Challenge (Prizes $600, b/24)

Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden Chess Club
HCC December Game-in-45 Challenge ($600 in prizes; 2 sections) DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 20, 2025; 1:00PM~6:00PM (Round 1 at 1:00PM, subsequent...

5th Annual Elizabethtown Christmas Open

Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Johnny Owens
December 20, 2025 4SS, G/45; +5, Family Buffet; 121 Towne Drive; Elizabethtown, KY 42701, EF: $25.00 Cash on-site only (No checks/cards at site) Reg...

Baltimore County Chess Tournament 12/20

Owings Mills, Maryland
Silver Knights Chess Academy
Register at chessacademy.com/tournaments! This tournament is for scholastic players in grades K-12 with and without prior tournament experience. We...

Farmers Branch Chess Club Tournament #42_December 20, 2025

Farmers Branch, Texas
Vinayagaram Vaidhyanathan
Tournament Location : Farmers Branch Chess Club 1804 Mindehall Drive, Farmers Branch Texas 75234 IMPORTANT : Participants MUST bring their own...

CHESS ZONE RATED SCHOLASTIC K-12

Roswell, Georgia
Chess Zone
Four Rounds, Swiss System, USCF rated SECTIONS: 1300+: Open to scholastic players rated 1300 and up. U1300: Open to scholastic players rated between...

Sit & Go ChessKiddo Tournament — December 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM (Princeton, NJ)

Princeton, New Jersey
Tatiana D Brea
♟️ Game On! Join the ChessKiddo Sit & Go Tournament – December 20! Compete. Learn. Win. Have Fun. Boost Your Rating! 🏆 Open to all scholastic players...

Rockville Chess Club Monthly Quad/Swiss 38th

Kensington, Maryland
Erick Toribio
**PLEASE READ ANNOUNCEMENT IN FULL** ***Players need to ensure USCF membership is current. *****NEW LOCATION -- Venue: 4201 Knowles Ave, Kensington...

DECEMBER 20TH SATURDAY SWISS

Houston, Texas
Edgar Acosta
DECEMBER 20TH SATURDAY SWISS at noon USCF RATED - UNRATEDS WELCOME BUT YOU MUST BE A USCF MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE WHEN DEC 20 at Noon WHERE Houston...

FIDE Master Blitz Irvine 2025

Irvine, California
Jake Nemeth
FIDE Rated Blitz Tournament registration link https://www.kingregistration.com/event/FIDEMasterBlitz This tournament is linked with https://www...

Southern Arizona Chess December Swiss Tournament

Tucson, Arizona
SACA
SACA December Swiss Saturday, December 20, 2025 Tucson Woman’s Club Open to all ages and skill levels! LOCATION: Tucson Woman’s Club, 6245 E. Bellevue...

Ultimate Gladiator U1050

Pembroke Pines, Florida
ChessMinds Chess Club
Time Control: 4 Rds: G/30 minutes 5 second delay. USCF rules. Notation required. Sections: U1050. Registration: $35 before 12/17/2025. $40 after. No...

Make the Right Move - TRM187

Albany, New York
Make The Right Move
4-SS, G30d5 for Open, King, Queen & Rook sections.(USCF Regular Rated) King (USCF below 1400), Queen (USCF below 1000) & Rook (USCF below 600). Rounds...

Asheville Mini Swiss December 20, 2025

Asheville, North Carolina
Bruce Roth
Must be a US Chess Federation member to play. Go to www.uschess.org to sign up. Entry Fee: $5 CASH ONLY Adult sections: 3 Round Swiss, Time control...

OC Mess Hall by Elements of Chess

Tustin, California
Peter Robert Augros
Register for this event here: https://near.tl/sm/bV-HtBVqM Event: OC Mess Hall Chess Tournament December 20, 2025 Time Controls: G/30 inc/3 Location...

YMCA - Kleptz Englewood Chess Club – Dec 2025

Englewood, Ohio
Rob Dennis
This is a USCF-rated event for the Kleptz YMCA of Englewood Chess Club. (Non-members from the community pay $5 to the YMCA at the site.) ONLINE...

NACC Year-End Championship

Suwanee, Georgia
North Atlanta Chess Club
Format G45+5: Swiss: 4 rounds Sections & Prizes Elite: First Prize $500, Second Prize $200 and Top U1900 Prize $50 U1800: First Prize $250 & Second...

2025 Magic City Classic

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
Caesar Lawrence
2025 MAGIC CITY CLASSIC: 4SS - TC: G/70, +10 - EF: $50 by DEC 14th. After DEC 14th, Pay $65. On-Site: $70! PF: $1,600 - $GTD. Sections: Premiere (1600...

2025 Pushing Pawns Scholastic

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
Caesar Lawrence
2025 PUSHING PAWNS SCHOLASTIC (K-12): 5SS - TC: G/15, d5 - EF: $25 by DEC 14th. After DEC 14th, Pay $35. Prizes: Trophies & Medals. Sections: Knight...

4th Annual Jai Jagannath FIDE Chess Tournament

Sacramento, California
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Learning Pawn
4th Annual Jai Jagannath FIDE Chess Tournament FIDE-Rated • Swiss System December 20–21, 2025 • Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 2224 Auburn Blvd...

Hamilton Chess Club Quads

Hamilton, New Jersey
Edward Sytnik
3 rounds 40/80-15/30 no sudden death no delays $10.00 entry fee Top Quads prize $25.00

The Charm City CC 2025 December Open Tournament

Baltimore, Maryland
Alan Horowitz
Open Section Prizes: 1st $550, 2nd $330, 3rd $220, Top U2000 $140, U1800 $140, U1600 $140. Section open to unrated and players over USCF rating of...

Weatherford Sunday Blitz 42

Weatherford, Texas
Arlington Chess Club
This US Chess Rated blitz tournament is open to all children and adult US Chess Federation members. If you are not a member, you can sign up at the...

MVP Chess K-12 Quads (FREE for US Chess Members)

Alexandria, Virginia
MVP Chess
Date: Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM Venue: Mount Vernon Recreation Center – Multi-Purpose Room 1. The center has recently been renovated and...

CHESS ZONE & GEORGIA CHESS ASSOCIATION GENERATIONS G/60+5

Roswell, Georgia
Chess Zone
Three rounds, USCF rated Three major sections by age; subsections in groups of 8 by rating. SECTION Birth Year FISCHER up to 1969 MAGNUS 1970 - 2006...

2nd Annual Dragon Knight Chess Winter Solstice Grand Prix

Morrisville, North Carolina
Dragon Knight Chess
2nd Annual Dragon Knight Chess Winter Solstice Grand Prix Dragon Knight Chess Center 2000 Bearcat Way Suite 104, Morrisville, NC 27560 (919) 422-2535...

Super Sunday USCF Tournament (1000+ rating)

Piscataway, New Jersey
Stephen D Lorimor
Note: There is also a FIDE-USCF hybrid section for those 1700+ USCF rating (1600+ FIDE). See other listing for details. New! Now more prizes! New! Now...

Super Sunday FIDE Tournament

Piscataway, New Jersey
Stephen D Lorimor
Note: This is a dual USCF - FIDE section of a larger USCF tournament (Super Sunday). Please read the information carefully. For the other sections and...

The DMV Winter Action Tournament

Sterling, Virginia
DMV Chess
The DMV Winter Action Tournament Hampton Inn and Suites Dulles 22700 Holiday Park Drive, Sterling, VA 20166 Sunday, December 21 at 4 pm Tournament...

The Ice-Cold Scholastic Tournament

Sterling, Virginia
DMV Chess
The Ice-Cold Scholastic Tournament Hampton Inn and Suites Dulles 22700 Holiday Park Drive, Sterling, VA 20166 Sunday, December 21 at 10 am Register...