Getting Started with Chess Tournaments

8 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…

Summer Fun 4

1 month ago

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

IM John Donaldson Lecture Draws Big Crowd at SGVCC

7 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

7 months ago

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

Holiday Swiss

8 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…

March Madness

8 months 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

8 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

10 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

10 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

12 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…