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
WashU Fall 2025 Rapid & Blitz Chess Tournament Saturday, October 25th, 2025 | WashU Danforth University Center (6475 Forsyth Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63105)
Join us on Saturday, October 25th for the WashU Fall 2025 Rapid & Blitz Tournament, a full day of exciting chess competition on WashU’s Danforth Campus!
Both events are free to enter and open to all players, but participants must hold current US Chess memberships.
1:00 pm CDT
Learn all the rules and fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
10:30 am CDT
Held every Saturday at The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza St. Louis, this event offers a great opportunity to play rated games in a structured setting.
6:00 pm CDT
The chess club is closing early on Saturday 10/25. NO Saturday Night Blitz this week! Join us next Saturday Night for our regularly scheduled blitz! https://register.stlchess.club/saturday-night-blitz-11-01-25
3:00 pm CDT
Learn foundational principles, strategies, and ideas to improve your chess skills.
2:00 pm CDT
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Current - October 28, 2025
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 25, 2025
