Texas chess, all in one place
What is on this weekend?
4 rated events on the board. Tournaments, clubs, organizers, college money: everything you need to know about chess in Texas, kept current and free to use.
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Chess Studio September Championship (Over/Under 1900)
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Southwest Open - Open, U2000 San Antonio LaQuinta Riverwalk
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Southwest Open Scholastic K12 San Antonio LaQuinta Riverwalk
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Southwest Open - Novice U1400 San Antonio LaQuinta Riverwalk
The Texas chess scene, mapped
24 Texas cities with rated tournaments or a weekly club.
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HoustonDallas-Fort WorthAustinSan AntonioRio Grande ValleyCoastal BendWest TexasEl Paso
Counting down to the big ones
The events worth booking a hotel for.
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100days
National Private/Parochial School Championship
December 11–13, 2026
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100days
National Grade K-12 - Orlando, FL - Rosen Shingle Creek
December 11–13, 2026 · Orlando, FL
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334days
US Open - Dallas - Hilton Anatole
August 2–8, 2027 · Dallas
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961days
SuperNationals K-12 - Columbus, OH
April 20–22, 2029 · Columbus, OH
Next up in Texas
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Chess Studio September Championship (Over/Under 1900)
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Southwest Open - Open, U2000 San Antonio LaQuinta Riverwalk
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Southwest Open Scholastic K12 San Antonio LaQuinta Riverwalk
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Southwest Open - Novice U1400 San Antonio LaQuinta Riverwalk
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Chess Studio September Scholastic
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Healthy Gurukul Katy City Championship - Katy
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Houston Fall FIDE - Chess Center, Bellaire
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Houston Chess Academy Tournament - Stafford
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Impact Academy
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Katy Kids Monthly Tournament (U1200 G/15 Last Sunday)
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Azeri Chess Academy Open (FIDE Norm Swiss)
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National Chess Day Scholastic at Strack Intermediate
Play this week
34 weekly clubs and casual meetups, most of them free to walk into.
College chess money
Texas has three universities with real chess scholarships, and there are more nationwide. Here is what they want and when to ask.
New to all this?
Ratings, sections, time controls, what to bring, what a tournament day actually looks like. The plain-English version.