Happy New Year! We are looking forward to another exciting and eventful year. This is the year we play more chess and learn new strategies to improve our knowledge and skills. Plenty of opportunities to do these at ChessPalace: practice during casual play nights, learn new ideas in classes and workshops, and test skills at tournaments.
If you’re looking for study tools, such as books, study cards, and equipment to practice with, then the chess store is the place to go. Come visit the store at 5246 Lampson Ave. Garden Grove, CA; We have books on openings, middlegames, endgames, and many more! Then supplement it with playing online at chess.com for those in between times during the week and you would have built the momentum for improving in your chess journey.
ChessPalace Tournament and Class Schedules this Month
- Group lessons for Kindergarteners to 8th Graders – Registration is now open for the Winter Quarter. Sessions start January 6 to March 20.
- Wednesday Knights: Four round tournament that occurs every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. January 7, 14, 21, and 28
- Amateur Tournament: Sunday, January 11 at 12 pm. *Please note that this tournament is at SteelCraft Garden Grove*
- Saturday Open: Register for any or all of these weekly tournament on Saturdays: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 to join other chess players for over-the-board RATED games. Check in at 10:30 AM. Round 1 at 11:00 AM.
- Scholastic Tournament: January 25-The scholastic tournament is for chess players in Grades K – 12th. (US Chess Federation membership is required.) Round starts at 10 am
- Casual Nights: Thursdays and Fridays – $10 to play. Play as many games as possible between the hours of 5 pm to 9 pm. Walk-ins welcome! or Click Here to Sign Up
Here’s a quick look for dates to save for tournaments in February:
- Wednesday Knights – first round will be on February 4, 2026
- Saturday Tournaments – February 7, 14, 21, 28
- Amateur Tournament – February 8
- Scholastic Tournament – February 22