Getting Started with Chess Tournaments

1 year 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…

Support the “American Open Senior Tournament”

2 weeks ago

SGVCC encourages you to supprt and/or play in the upcoming 2026 American Open Senior Tournament, a new American side event.

SGVCC Holiday Swiss

2 weeks ago

SGVCC Holiday Swiss 11/02/23 - 12/14/23 This is a six round event in three sections. Players must play in their own rating…

SGVCC’s Halloween Special

4 weeks ago

San Gabriel Valley Chess Club Halloween Special 10/31/2026 TLA and Register here. Standings here.

IM John Donaldson Lecture Draws Big Crowd at SGVCC

11 months ago

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

2026 Club Championship starts September 14th

12 months ago

Our 2026 SGVCC Championship is now open for registration at our Calendar. We expect two time champion Leo Wang to…

Summer Fun 4

1 year ago

Summer Fun 4 06/08/26 - 07/13/26 This is a five round event in three sections. Players must play in their…

Holiday Swiss

1 year 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…

March Madness

1 year ago

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

Guidelines for Playing at SGVCC

1 year ago

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