Tournament Market Guide

Chess Tournaments This Weekend in California

This page is for players who want a quick answer on what is happening soon in California. The main section focuses on Saturday and Sunday tournaments, while the rest of the page shows what is still coming up this week, later this month, and among the bigger upcoming events. At the moment there are 0 tournaments this weekend and 0 tournaments across the full current week.

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Campbell, CA

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All Upcoming Tournaments

All Upcoming Tournaments

All future tournaments currently published for California.

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Tournament
USCF Rated
May 10th, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Join us for a fun day of chess! Here's what the event will entail:

Tournament Format

  1. USCF-rated (membership required)
  2. Quads - meaning players will be grouped into sections of 4 & will play the other 3 similarly rated players
  3. G/30 d5 - For each game, each player will have 30 min to make all his/her moves, with a 5-sec delay before each move.

Full Schedule

  1. 2 - 3 PM: Casual play & chill - Come say hi, introduce yourself & get some friendly blitz or bughouse games in.
  2. 3 - 4:15 PM: Round 1
  3. 4:30 - 5:45 PM: Round 2
  4. 5:45 - 6:30 PM: Break for dinner
  5. 6:30 - 7:45 PM: Round 3

Accessibility Disclaimer: Stairs with hand rails are involved.

Format: standard

Entry fee: Free

Tournaments This Weekend

Tournaments This Weekend

Weekend tournaments currently scheduled for California.

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Tournaments This Week

Tournaments This Week

Upcoming tournaments still on the calendar this week in California.

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Tournaments This Month

Tournaments This Month

Tournaments published for the rest of this month in California.

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Major Upcoming Tournaments

Major Upcoming Tournaments

Featured upcoming tournaments with strong event signals in California.

1 result
IC
Tournament
USCF Rated
May 10th, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Join us for a fun day of chess! Here's what the event will entail:

Tournament Format

  1. USCF-rated (membership required)
  2. Quads - meaning players will be grouped into sections of 4 & will play the other 3 similarly rated players
  3. G/30 d5 - For each game, each player will have 30 min to make all his/her moves, with a 5-sec delay before each move.

Full Schedule

  1. 2 - 3 PM: Casual play & chill - Come say hi, introduce yourself & get some friendly blitz or bughouse games in.
  2. 3 - 4:15 PM: Round 1
  3. 4:30 - 5:45 PM: Round 2
  4. 5:45 - 6:30 PM: Break for dinner
  5. 6:30 - 7:45 PM: Round 3

Accessibility Disclaimer: Stairs with hand rails are involved.

Format: standard

Entry fee: Free

USCF-Rated Tournaments

USCF-Rated Tournaments

Future tournaments in California that are explicitly marked as USCF-rated.

1 result
IC
Tournament
USCF Rated
May 10th, 2026 at 10:00 PM

Join us for a fun day of chess! Here's what the event will entail:

Tournament Format

  1. USCF-rated (membership required)
  2. Quads - meaning players will be grouped into sections of 4 & will play the other 3 similarly rated players
  3. G/30 d5 - For each game, each player will have 30 min to make all his/her moves, with a 5-sec delay before each move.

Full Schedule

  1. 2 - 3 PM: Casual play & chill - Come say hi, introduce yourself & get some friendly blitz or bughouse games in.
  2. 3 - 4:15 PM: Round 1
  3. 4:30 - 5:45 PM: Round 2
  4. 5:45 - 6:30 PM: Break for dinner
  5. 6:30 - 7:45 PM: Round 3

Accessibility Disclaimer: Stairs with hand rails are involved.

Format: standard

Entry fee: Free