Weekly Tournaments

Sherlock Holmes Day Open

May 22, 2026

Gukesh’s Birthday Open

John Hendrick directs

May 29, 2026

National Donut Day Open

June 5, 2026

Superman Day Open

June 12, 2026

USCF-rated

3 rounds

Time control is Game/30; d5

Cash prizes based on number of entries. At least 50% of all entry fees are distributed as prizes.

$10 registration fee in advance; $20 fee at the door.

(Stripe adds $1 for each registration.)

Slowpoke tournament is Game/45; d5. 2 rounds on Feb 13 and 2 rounds on Feb 20.

$20 entry fee.

USCF-members only.  Our tournaments usually have about ¼ adults and ¾ youth.

The tournament is located at 

Piada Italian Street Food; 1930 Highway 6, Sugar Land

Tournament begins at 6:00; please arrive by 5:45.

Support Piada by buying dinner. We are grateful that they let us meet at their restaurant.

You must  try to notate your game. Bring scoresheets and something to write with to record your game. If you don’t know how to record your moves yet, contact us in advance.

When you register, please send another note to let me 

know who is being registered and the USCF ID number.

You must be a current USCF member to participate. Join the USCF at this link.

As a reminder, we have changed our reservation and charge policy at Piada. 

• We officially have room for 20 players.

• If you register on-site and the tournament was full, then the fee will be $10.

• If you register on-site and the tournament was not full, then the fee will be $20.

• If you are not one of the first 20 reservations, we will only add you to the tournament if Piada is not busy. That means that only the first 20 players who join the tournament are guaranteed to be in the tournament.

• Since the pairings for the first round may be have been done already, players who register on-site may be paired against each other in the first round.