Getting Started with Chess Tournaments

4 months ago
John Wright, SGVCC President

When you first open our Webpage you will see a reference to "Your home for tournament rated games." So what…

March Madness

3 days ago

March Madness 03/02/26 - 03/30/26 This is a five round event in three sections. Players must play in their own…

IM John Donaldson Lecture Draws Big Crowd at SGVCC

3 months ago

 IM John Donaldson was at SGVCC  on January 5th to discuss his new book, "Inside the Mind of Bobby Fischer."…

Leo Wang Repeats as Club Champion

3 months ago

Leo Wang Repeats as Club Champion We heard a lot recently about how hard it is to win a second…

Holiday Swiss

4 months ago

Holiday Swiss 11/03/25 - 12/15/25 A This is a six round event in three sections. It starts November 3 and ends December 15. We…

Guidelines for Playing at SGVCC

4 months ago

Welcome to San Gabriel Valley Chess Club. This Guideline will help explain how we conduct our tournaments, certain rules when…

Play in our Club Championship

6 months ago

There can only be one Club Champion: will it be you in 2025? We have engraved the names of two…

Chess for Cure

6 months ago

CHESS FOR CUREbenefiting gynecologic cancer research at  Chess for Cure is a nonprofit initiative to promote awareness and raise funds for…

San Marino Open

8 months ago

San Marino Open 07/14/25 - 08/18/25 This is a six round event in one Open section.  It starts July 14 and ends August 18. Two half-point…

SGVCC Excels at SCCF Inter-Club Championship

11 months ago

The Southern California Chess Federation (SCCF) organized an exciting inter-club competition at the San Diego Chess Club on February 16,…