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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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July 14, 2025 - July 25, 2025
August 9, 2025 - August 17, 2025
August 16, 2025 - August 29, 2025
October 7, 2025 - October 11, 2025
October 11, 2025 - October 25, 2025
6:00 pm CDT
Over the course of the month, players will complete one tournament with rounds weekly on Tuesday nights.
8:30 am CDT
Chess Summer Camps are the perfect way to introduce the game of chess to new students, deepen understanding of the game for established players, or offer intensive instruction for aspiring chess masters. Grandmaster instructors provide daily lessons, puzzles, and play to help guide students through each session.
6:30 pm CDT
Learn all of the rules and fundamentals needed to start your chess journey.
How do the pros train for tournaments? From deep opening preparation to middle game ideas, learn how to best equip yourself for competition.
7:30 pm CDT
Learn high-level chess tips from masters of the game in this advanced class geared toward experienced players.
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The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to present the 2025 Cairns Cup, one of the strongest female super-tournaments in the world. This fifth edition features ten of the best female chess players competing for $250,000 in prize money, the largest in the event’s history.
The tournament follows a prestigious ten player, nine round, round-robin format of traditional classical chess, similar to the illustrious Sinquefield Cup. Games will be held at the World Chess Hall of Fame in the historic Central West End neighborhood.
Follow the action live at the Saint Louis Chess Club, with our Grandmaster in Residence providing daily analysis and complimentary snacks and beverages for members and guests.
Named in honor of co-founder Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield’s maiden name, the tournament reinforces her commitment to women’s chess. In 2024, she created the Cairns Chess Queens Award, a $100,000 award for any woman in the United States who achieves the Grandmaster title.
Watch the games live on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube and Twitch channels with professional commentary.
12:00 pm CDT
The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to again host the U.S. Senior Championship, U.S. Junior Championship, and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship for 2025. All three tournaments are by invitation-only to showcase America’s past and upcoming chess phenoms, for newly increased prize funds across all three events! For the Senior Championship the purse is $100,000; for the Juniors Championship, $75,000; and for the Girls Championship, $50,000 in total prizes.
Closing out the tour will be the final two events held in the Chess Capital of America, Saint Louis, Missouri. The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will kickoff the events starting on August 9th. The third and final speed chess event, six tour players and four wildcards will fight for a prize fund of $175,000 as they aim to finish at the top of the tour standings. The format will see nine rounds of rapid action followed by eighteen rounds of blitz, for a total of 135 games spread across five days.
The 2025 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX returns with another exciting edition featuring top players from the United States. Fighting for a total prize fund of $150,000, the participants will each face off once during nine rounds of rapid Chess 960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, where all of the back-rank pieces are randomized.
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.
