San Diego Chess Club, coined America's finest chess club, is located in beautiful Balboa Park, at 2225 6th Avenue. Tournaments are held on Wednesdays and Saturdays (all ages). Scholastic events (for grades K through 12th) are held on some Sundays. Free casual play (all levels, all ages, no memberships required) is on Thursdays and Fridays.
CLUB EVENTS
September 10th (Wednesday), 7 pm - 11 pm
VIAN PARIKH OPEN - ROUND 5
6 rounds tournament, 2 byes allowed.
September 11th (Thursday), 1 - 5 pm
CASUAL PLAY
September 12th (Friday)
CASUAL PLAY
September 13th (Saturday)
Gambito #1106, 10 am - 7 pm
SPECIAL EVENT
October 24 - 26 (Fri - Sun)
2025 SAN DIEGO OPEN
SCHOLASTIC EVENTS
September 21st (Sunday), 12 - 3:30 pm
SDCC SEPTEMBER SCHOLASTIC
October 19th (Sunday), 12 - 3:30 pm
SDCC OCTOBER SCHOLASTIC
January 11th (Sunday), 9 am - 6 pm
2026 San Diego High School Teams Championship
(Registration will start in October)
ANNOUNCEMENTS & TOURNAMENT RESULTS
09/13: Gambito #1106 - Prizes & Wallcharts (will be posted soon)
09/12: September Scholastic Online - Results (will be posted soon)
09/11: Vian Parikh Open - Standings
09/11: Vian Parikh Open - Pairings
09/06: Gambito #1105 - Prizes & Wallcharts
08/23: Gambito #1104 - Prizes & Wallcharts
08/18: August Scholastic - Review
08/18: Gambito #1103 - Prizes & Wallcharts
08/13: ANNOUNCEMENT: VIAN PARIKH OPEN
08/06: Rayansh Maheshwari Open - Prizes & Wallcharts
08/02: Gambito #1102 - Prizes & Wallcharts
08/01: ANNOUNCEMENT: SAN DIEGO OPEN
07/23: Gambito #1101 - Prizes & Wallcharts
07/13: July Summer Camp - Review