April Activities

Grandmaster Lecture by GM Melik Khachiyan April 23 at 10 am

Rapid Tournament – G/15 gamesApril 23 at 1 pm at the chess club


Regular tournament schedule:

Casual chess – Every Thursdays and Fridays – Free for chess club members/$10 for non-members. Play as many games as possible between the hours of 6 pm to 10 pm. Open to all levels and ages. Walk-ins welcome!

US Chess Rated Saturday Tournament – Register for any or all of these weekly tournament on Saturdays: April 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 to join other chess players for over-the-board games. Please arrive between 9:30 – 9:40 am for check- ins; Round 1 starts at 10 AM

Wednesday Knights – Five Rounds for the month of March! Wednesday Knights will have one round played each Wednesday night on: April 5, 12, 19 AND 26. Registration and check in between 6 – 6:30 pm. Each round starts at 7:00 pm

Amateur Tournament April 9 (Easter) – First round starts at 12 pm. (Rated and non-rated sections.) *Please note that this tournament is at SteelCraft Garden Grove*

Scholastic TournamentApril 30 Scholastic tournament is for chess players in Grades K – 12th. (US Chess Federation membership is required.) Onsite/ Late Registration ends at 9 am. Round 1 starts at 9:30 am *Please note that this tournament is at SteelCraft Garden Grove*


Preview of May Schedule:

Amateur Tournament – May 14 (Mother’s Day)

Scholastic Tournament – May 21 (please note that this is the 3rd Sunday of the month)

There will be NO Saturday tournament on Saturday, May 27 (Memorial Day Weekend).

To register for any of the tournaments, click the links above or email us at info(at)chesspalace.com