Current - October 26, 2025
Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown Tickets Now On Sale!
The Saint Louis Chess Club offers an exciting and diverse range of weekly programs, including engaging classes for kids and adults, competitive tournaments, dynamic leagues, expert-led lectures, and more—creating a vibrant hub for chess enthusiasts of all levels.
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Current - October 30, 2025
3:30 pm CDT
Play rated games every Sunday at Saint Louis Chess Club. Join any round, arrive late, or leave early—flexible, fun, and competitive.
2:00 pm CDT
A kids class for tournaments players. This lecture will focus on strategies with competition in mind, and everything learned will be immediately put ot the test.
1:00 pm CDT
If you already know the rules of chess, learn the basic strategies from a grandmaster in this fun class.
12:00 pm CDT
Learn all the rules and fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
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Current - October 28, 2025
6:00 pm CDT
Over the course of the month, players will complete one tournament with rounds weekly on Tuesday nights.
The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to host the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. These prestigious tournaments will feature the nation’s top players competing for the most coveted titles in American chess and a total prize fund of $402,000.
Four of the world’s best chess players will converge on Saint Louis this fall for the 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, taking place October 27-29 in the newly expanded Saint Louis Chess Club. The lineup features World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana, and World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in what will be the highest-rated chess tournament of the year.
October 26, 2025
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