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FIDE Master – Irvine December 2025

Irvine, California
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Jake Nemeth
Road to FIDE Master – December 19–21, 2025 Hilton Irvine/Orange County Airport 18800 MacArthur Blvd, Irvine, CA 92612 Registration: Main: Road to FIDE...

Rooks N' Reindeer (Scholastic ONLY)

Jackson, Mississippi
Lizabeth Thrasher
Rooks N’ Reindeer scholastic Chess Tournament CLICK HERE TO REGISTER: https://mschildrensmuseum.org/event/rooks-n-reindeer-chess-tournament/ Friday...

The FIDE Forum

Coral Springs, Florida
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954Chess INC
954Chess' FIDE Forum is a swiss format, Two-sections: "1900-plus" (must be rated 1900+ FIDE) and "U1900" (any rating under 1900 FIDE including unrated...

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...

Austin Chess Tour 3: Junior Qualifier #5

Austin, Texas
Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy
Austin Chess Tour 3: Junior Qualifier #5 In-Person Scholastic USCF Rated Tournament December 20, 2025 12466 Los Indios Trail, Ste. 100 Austin, TX...

Let There be Light XVII

Iowa City, Iowa
eric golf vigil
Let There be Light XVII When: Dec 20, 2025 Type:5 round Swiss US Chess Quick Rapid Rated G/15; d2 Where: Christ the King Church, 325 Morman Trek Blvd...

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...

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...

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...

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...

FC3 Online 30 Number 1

Leavenworth, Kansas
Patrick Beaudry
First City Chess Club Cordially invites you to participate in their First Online USCF - Rated Chess Tournament. Format: Online G/30+15 – USCF Online...

Basking Ridge K-12 Swiss

Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Diplomat Chess
K-12 Under 1000 Swiss Tournament Our tournaments are open to K-12 students rated under 1000 from any school! This tournament has three sections based...

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...

12/20/25 - 12/21/25 - 13th Annual Saint Petersburg Open Championship

Saint Petersburg, Florida
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Timotey Gospodinov
Just for this tournament, we will have extra prizes. The name of the winner will be put on a plaque in the chess club forever. The winner will have...

24th Bagby Memorial Tournament

San Francisco, California
Mechanics' Institute Chess Club
Links: Information: https://www.milibrary.org/chess/tournaments/24th-bagby-memorial-tournament Register: https://mechanics-institute.jumbula.com...

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...

Dallas Winter Open

McKinney, Texas
Texas Chess Center
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 9:30am Location: Holiday Inn McKinney N. Allen - 3220 Craig Drive McKinney, TX 75070 Format: 4 Rounds Time...

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...

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...

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...

Greensboro 5-0-5 Open (December 2025)

Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Chess Club
The tournament will consist of 3 rounds of U.S. Dual rated chess (both Quick and Regular ratings) at time control Game/50; delay 5 (each opponent has...

Game 40 Challenge

Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix Chess Academy
4 round Swiss at the Phoenix Chess Academy. Time control: Game in 40 minutes with 5 sec delay. Boards, sets, clocks and scoresheets will be provided...

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...

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...

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...

ACC ACTION-PLUS (G/45)

Arlington, Virginia
ADAM CHRISNEY
Arlington Chess Club's ACTION-PLUS (G/45) DECEMBER 20, 2025 (Rd 1: 10:00am) Marriott Residence Inn - Ballston 650 N. Quincy St, Arlington, VA 22203 --...

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...