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This website is intended to gather information for chess players in the San Diego area. Content is getting added regularly, so stay tuned for more!
There are a number of libraries in both the County of San Diego library system and the City of San Diego library system which host regular chess clubs. Some of them are intended for children (often held only during the school year), and many are all ages. Details of these clubs can be found by searching for “chess” in the event sections of the library websites.
For USCF rated games, the two big options in the area are the San Diego Chess Club on the west side of Balboa Park and Glooskap’s Chess Club in Escondido. If you’re willing to travel out of the immediate area, there is also Chess Palace in Orange County, which has very frequent tournaments. Another option is the Murrieta – Central Park – Chess Club, which is a new club started recently in Murrieta, CA, right next to Temecula. A list of the regular games throughout Southern California can be found at the Southern California Chess Federation’s Chess Club directory.
There are also many cafes all around San Diego county where players gather to play casual games. We’ve tried to gather the ones we could find in the post about local hangouts.
Additionally, the schedule of regular local games, including the library clubs, can be found on our calendar page.
I am interested in knowing about local chess events in the San Diego area. I am interested in tournaments held regularly in a less than formal setting; what dates, times and locations they are held at. I am not a member of any local chess club yet but I do have a membership with USCF. My main interest is to play chess with others that enjoy playing in a friendly atmosphere who want to play for the enjoyment of the game and learning from their experiences across the board.
Great! I’ve tried to compile all of the regular chess games I’ve been able to find in the area into a google calendar, which you can look at from the calendar page here. Let me know if you find other games, or have updates to the calendar.
Eliza, amazing job collecting chess information on San Diego! Thank you!
I am looking for a chess master who would be interested in starting a chess club after school in Ramona. Do you have any ideas?
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