Join Us for USCF Rated Tournaments on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month*
Beginning February 2025, CCC will be hosting US Chess Rated events on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month (provided the Library is open to the public. Any potential deviations to this will be announced in advance.)
About Us
The Coachella Chess Club (CCC) was founded in 2019 and is dedicated to sharing a passion with others and promoting USCF (US Chess) Rated events as well as casual play. We are a USCF Affiliate and conduct Rated as well as Unrated events on a regular basis.
Originating in Coachella, CA, The CCC is representative of all the desert cities of the Coachella Valley (Indio, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, la Quinta, Desert Hot Springs, Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells, Thermal as well as the communities of Twentynine Palms and Yucca Valley). We are an active and enthusiastic Chess Club with events and activities taking place year-round. We like to keep up the energy and excitement, always welcoming new members to take part. Simply put, we love getting together to do what we love.
Players of all ages and skill level are welcome. Currently, CCC meets every Thursday from 4pm - 6:45pm at the La Quinta Public Library where we host Rated Tournaments, Exhibitions and casual play on a regular basis.
Please contact us for more information.
Coachella Chess Club is a Club Affiliate of Chess.com . Be on the lookout for cool prizes and incentives for Club members in conjunction with our partnership with them If you haven't already, check out and join our Club Page!
We have a limited selection of Club T-Shirts available for purchase at the Club --but you can now order customizable T-Shirts at our Online-Store. Each shirt ordered from our online-store is fully customizable (colors, sizes, re-size and rearrange the Club Logo, add your name and many more customizable options to choose from) and a portion of each sale benefits the Club!
Please join us this Thursday,April 24th, for the next installment of IM McCambridge’s FREE lecture series!
**Lecture starts @4:30pm so get there early for a good seat!**
Don't forget to register for our "First and Third-Thursday" USCF rated tournaments. All entries must be received no-later than the Wednesday morning prior to the event. Space is limited so reserve your spot ASAP. See our News & Updates page for more info,
Want to play a Rated Match against your Club nemesis?? If anyone is interested in playing USCF Rated matches at a slower Time-Control (Game 30 or Game 45), please email the club. These matches would be played at 1-Round a week and would require a multi-week commitment from participants. Please email your interest on this Here.
GAME BREAKDOWN Update: We are excited to announce that going forward, the Game Breakdown's will be done Live at the Club on a bi-monthly basis by Coach Lars!
We will continue to post Member games on the Game Breakdown page as they are submitted so please feel free to email us any of your own games (include notes if you'd like) and they will be featured there!
--Want to play a USCF Rated Match or Quad against other CCC members? We can have them as often as we'd like, so let us know at the Club! :)
Please Email any questions to CoachellaChessClub@Gmail.com
The "Capablanca" Lecture Series
by International Master Vincent McCambridge
