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Membership Program starts August 1 – Join Now!
Effective August 1, SNVCC will start offering a Membership Program to our members. Membership will entitle paid members to receive $10.00 of any single tournament each month. If you play one tournament each month, you’ll receive a total of $120 discount. In addition, we’re going to start Casual Chess every Friday night on a weekly basis starting August 2. We also plan to hold a Casual Chess session on at least one weekend day each month. The cost will be $7 each week but the fee is included in Membership benefits for all Paid Members. The annual membership fee is $100.00. For two or more players in a household (e.g. siblings or parent/children), the annual membership fee is $150 for up to 4 household players. While paying the annual membership fee is optional, please consider that by becoming a paid member, you will be helping to ensure SNVCC continues to grow and expand. Join Now!


We are also teaming up with our friends at Vegas Chess Festivals to arrange this year’s Las Vegas Open to be held August 23-25 at the Rio. We will be having a 3-day or 2-day schedule for players in the main area along with kids tournaments in a separate area. There will be Blitz tournament and more. Kids, limited to players under age 14, will be playing for trophies in their tournaments and the primary Open tournament will have a $20,000 prize fund based on 200 paid entires.


Weekly Casual Chess at Southern Nevada Chess Club begins Friday August 2. Free for members!

Southern Nevada Chess Club and Vegas Chess Festivals (organizers of the National Open) are teaming up to host the 2024 Las Vegas Open to be held at The Rio August 23-25, 2024. FIDE Section and G90+30 for adults. A Saturday night blitz tournament, too! For the kids, we have a trophy tournament on Saturday with Quads and a Blitz tournament on Sunday. There’s a $20,000 prize pool with a minimum of 200 paid entries. Details and registration links are now available!

See Las Vegas Review Journal article featuring Bridgeopolis Chess

Bridgeopolis Chess found a new home

Our three-year lease at our Club space expired in May. On June 1, we moved to 6284 Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas, NV 89146.

Our new name is the Southern Nevada Chess Club. This name is a DBA of Bridgeopolis LLC

Upcoming Tournaments at Southern Nevada Chess Club

The series appeals to our more advanced players with ratings between 900-2000. We play one round each night for a total of four rounds. Fee: $50 in advance. Add $2 for Venmo/Paypal

The series appeals to our more advanced players with ratings between 900-2000. We play one round each night for a total of four rounds. Fee: $50 in advance. Add $2 for Venmo/Paypal

Restarts August 6. IM Andranik Matikozyan teaches a group class to youngsters and some adults every Tuesday. Send email to coach@lvchess.school or marv@snvchess.com with questions.


We are re-running our Blitz Tournament. Number of rounds will be determined by number of players. Multiple sections are possible. Prizes for Top scoring Youth and Adult players. See the Registration Form for details. Registration fee is $32 in advance. Save $2 with cash in advance.

GM Richard Bitoon from Las Vegas will conduct a Simul preceding the monthly Beginner and 700+ tournament with two sections. GM Bitoon will have 2 hours on his clock and each challenger will have 30 minutes. Details are on the registration form. Fees: $35 for simul and $25 for tournament. Both Simul and Tournament: $50

Join us for our Back-To-School Scholastic Tournament for students in grades 2-9.

Note: Depending on the number of players, multiple sections may be created to accommodate different age groups and/or experience levels. Top winners in each section will receive a free entry to a future single-day SNVCC Tournament in 2024.

Click here for Special info and details for three-round Quads tournaments.
Entry Fee is $25/player/night

OR

Click here to see Spreadsheet with interested players wanting to participate in a Quad

Join us for our weekly Casual Chess night. We may also have other board games.
Fee: $7.00 each night. The fee is waived for paid Members.

Registration not required but please email us to let us know if you plan to come.

Note: If there are no players present before 7:30pm, we will close early that night.

We’ve compiled a short guide for new Southern Nevada Chess Club Players

Download the Guide

The Southern Nevada Chess Club is a private club. Anyone may join but management reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to remove an individual deemed as rude, arrogant, or failing to exhibit good sportsmanship. It is the responsibility of all players to know and understand the official Rules of Chess.