Mr. Nebiu's Chess Class - Upcoming Events

Upcoming Tournaments

The following dates are tentative. I'll add registration links as they become available.

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Free Unrated Tournaments

City of Sunrise Fall Scholastic Tournament

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Sunrise Athletic Complex

Commissioner Mark Samuelian Memorial Tournament

Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Scott Rakow Youth Center

City of Sunrise Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at Sunrise Athletic Complex

Sondra Lieber Memorial Scholastic Chess Tournament

Saturday, March 28, 2025 at Sunrise Athletic Complex

Champions of Chess Tournament

Saturday, May 2, 2025 at Sunrise Athletic Complex

King of Coral Springs Tournament

Saturday, May 16, 2025

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Rated Tournaments

10/10-10/12 - 3RD GULF COAST OCTOBER OPEN - FORT MYERS/ESTERO

10/18 - SOUTH FLORIDA GRAND PRIX - COOPER CITY

11/1 - PALM BEACH COUNTY DISTRICT TOURNAMENT - WEST PALM BEACH

11/14-11/16 - 23RD ANNUAL TURKEY BOWL - FORT LAUDERDALE

12/12-12/14 - NATIONAL K-12 GRADES CHAMPIONSHIP - SPOKANE, WA

1/2/26-1/4/26 - 9TH ANNUAL GULF COAST NEW YEAR'S OPEN - FORT MYERS/ESTERO

1/17 - SOUTH FLORIDA GRAND PRIX - COOPER CITY

1/24 - SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - WEST PALM BEACH

2/21 - SOUTH FLORIDA GRAND PRIX - COOPER CITY

3/21-3/22 - FLORIDA STATE SCHOLASTIC CHAMPIONSHIP - KISSIMMEE

3/27-3/29 - NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP - CHICAGO

3/28 - SOUTH FLORIDA GRAND PRIX - COOPER CITY

4/25 - SOUTH FLORIDA GRAND PRIX - COOPER CITY

5/1-5/3 - NATIONAL ELEMENTARY CHAMPIONSHIP - BALTIMORE

5/15-5/17 - NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND ROCK, TX

5/29-5/31 - 13TH SUMMER SOLSTICE OPEN - FORT LAUDERDALE

11/13-11/15 - 24TH ANNUAL TURKEY BOWL - FORT LAUDERDALE

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Click Here for Other Area and Out of State Tournaments

8/5 + Various dates Friday weeklies and Saturday Club matches. Use the link below for more info.

https://www.954chess.org/tournaments-events/

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Mayor's Chess Challenge

11th Anniversary!

This free and friendly series of meet-ups, spearheaded by Sunrise Mayor Michael J. Ryan in cooperation with Mayors from throughout South Florida, draws attention to the benefits of chess in both the academic environment and in our community.

Each Mayors' Chess Challenge event provides an opportunity for players of all ages, novices and experts alike, to join in the fun with elected officials and community leaders. Instructors from the Sunrise Center for Excellence in Chess are on hand to help those new to the game.

See below for the 11th annual 2025-2026 schedule:

City of Weston

October 11, 2025 - 10 am to noon

Weston Community Center

20200 Saddle Club Road

954-389-4321

Town of Southwest Ranches

October 18 2025 - 10 am to 2 pm

Southwest Ranches Town Hall

13400 Griffin Road

954-343-7452

City of Lighthouse Point

October 25 2025 - 9 am to 11 am

John Trudel Community Center

4521 NE 22nd Avenue

954-784-3439

City of Tamarac

November 1, 2025 - 10 am to noon

Tamarac Community Center

8601 West Commercial Blvd.

954-597-3461

City of Miramar

November 8, 2025 - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Sunset Lakes

2801 SW 186th Avenue

954 602-3198

City of Delray Beach

November 15, 2025 - 10 am to noon

Delray Beach Community Center

50 NW 1st Avenue

561-243-7250 x6042

City of Deerfield Beach

December 13, 2025 - 10 am to noon

Hillsboro Community Center

50 Hillsboro Technology Drive

954-250-4069

City of Oakland Park

January 10, 2026 - 10 am to noon

Ehtel M. Gordon Oakland Park Library

1298 N.E. 37th Street

954-630-4373

City of Plantation

January 24, 2026 - 10 am to noon

Volunteer Park

12050 W Sunrise Blvd.

954-797-2140

City of Parkland

January 31, 2026 - 9 am to 11 am

Recreation and Enrichment Center

10559 Trails End

954-757-4107 or

954-757-4121

City of Pompano Beach

February 7, 2026 - 10 am to 1 pm

Pompano Beach Cultural Center

50 W Atlantic Blvd.

954-786-4148

City of North Lauderdale

February 21, 2026 - 10 am to noon

North Lauderdale Teen / Recreation Center

701 SW 71st Avenue

954-724-7061

City of Boca Raton

February 28, 2026 - 10 am to 1 pm

Boca Raton Public Library

Downtown Library Branch

400 NW 2nd Avenue

561-393-7963

City of Coconut Creek

March 28, 2026 - 10 am to noon

Recreation Complex

4455 Sol Press Blvd.

954-545-6633

City of Dania Beach

April 4, 2026 - 10 am to noon

C.W. Thomas Park

800 NW 2nd Street

954-924-6800 x3730

City of Lauderhill

April 11, 2026 - 11 am to 1 pm

Veterans Park

7600 NW 50th Street

954-777-2040

City of Coral Springs

April 18, 2026 - 10 am to noon

Mullins Hall

10170 NW 29th Street

954-345-2107

City of Hollywood

April18, 2026 - 10am to 1pm

David Park Community Center

108 N 33rd Ct.

954-967-4235

City of Lauderdale Lakes

April 25, 2026 - 11 am to 2 pm

Multipurpose Auditorium

4340 NW 36th Street

954-535-2788

City of Fort Lauderdale

May 2, 2026 - 10 am to 1 pm

Riverland Park

950 SW 27th Avenue

954-828-5320

City of Pembroke Pines

May 9, 2026 - 9 am to 11 am

Club 19 at Pembroke Lakes

Golf & Racquet Club

10500 Taft Street

954-392-2127

For general event questions, please call (954) 747-4600.

Open Play Chess

SUNRISE – Saturday's 10 am - 12 noon

Community Room at the Sunrise Athletic Complex, 11501 NW 44th St, Sunrise, FL 33323. Coach Robert McKenzie and Coach Amelia Hernandez alternate weekends.

MIAMI BEACH – Saturdays 10 AM - 12 noon

North Shore Park & Youth Center, 501 72nd St., Miami Beach. with Coach Georges Saba.

MIAMI BEACH - Sundays 10 am - 12 noon

Scott Rakow Youth Center, 2700 Sheridan Avenue, Miami Beach with Coach Georges Saba.

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I strongly suggest contacting the following venues in advance as the entries below are from a very old list created many years ago.

(Please send me an email if any of this information is not current)

MONDAY

Adult Chess Club, Southwest Regional Library, 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m., 16835 Sheraton St., Pembroke Pines, 954-357-6947

FIU Biscayne Bay Campus (BBC) Chess Club, 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

TUESDAY

Coral Gables Chess Club, adults only, War Memorial Youth Center, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m., 305-401-4231

FIU Modesto MaidiqueCampus (MMC) Chess Club, 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m

Veterans Park, 802 N.E. 1st Street, Delray Beach, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., 561-243-7350

West Palm Beach Library, Ages 8-12, 7:00 p.m., 561-233-2600

Young Chess Florida, after school program, Dania Beach, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Fireman's Cove Chess Club meets at Panera Bread, 1762 N. Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale, 4 p.m. to closing. All are welcome. Email: fortlauderdalechess@gmail.com

Doral, 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month at the Doral Branch Library, 10785 NW 58th Street, Other Wednesdays at La Pérgola Restaurant, 10771 NW 58th Street, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 305-418-8525

FIU Modesto Maidique Campus (MMC) Chess Club, 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library, 14350 Hagen Ranch Road, Delray Beach, 561-894-7500

Imperial Pt. Chess Club, Imperial Pt. Branch Library (Events Room), 5985 N. Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale, 5:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. All Ages, 954-357-6528

Miami Chess Club, IHOP on US 1 and SW 120 Street, 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m., 786-242-4255

Publix Greenwise Market, 1157 Legacy Place, Palm Beach Gardens, 2nd Floor, 7:00 p.m.

South Florida Chess Club, Holiday Springs Clubhouse, 3131 Holiday Springs Blvd., Margate, 6:30 p.m.-10:45 p.m., 561-573-3677

Stormont Kings Chess Club, 11515 South Dixie Highway, Miami, 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., 786-303-2437

West Boynton Branch Library, Ages 8-12, 3:30 p.m., 561-734-5556

THURSDAY

Bible Emporium, 564 NE 125 Street, Miami, 7:00 p.m.

Black Knights Chess Club, Ft. Lauderdale, Evening, 954-296-3296

Coral Gables Chess Club, adults only, War Memorial Youth Center, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m., 305-401-4231

FAU Chess Club, Boca Raton, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.

FIU Engineering Campus (EC) Chess Club, 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Pinecrest Gardens Public Library, 5835 SW 111th Street, Pinecrest, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

West Palm Beach, McDonalds, Okeechobee & Congress, 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.

FRIDAY

Boca Raton Chess Club, meets Friday nights at Regents Park, 6:45 p.m.

North Miami Beach City Hall, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., 786-202-2167

Veterans Park, 802 N.E. 1st Street, Delray Beach, 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., 561-243-7350

SATURDAY

Black Knights, Denny's at the corner of Oakland Park Blvd. and Powerline Road, Ft. Lauderdale, 7 p.m. on.

City of Boca Raton Library, Students, 10 a.m.-11:30 p.m., 561-393-7968

Coral Reef Library Chess Club, 9211 SW 152 Street, Miami, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., 305-233-8324

Hollywood Kings Chess Club, Fred Lippman Multipurpose Center, 2030 Polk Street, Hollywood, 6 p.m.-11 p.m., 954-983-1382

Lauderhill Chess Club, 1080 NW 47th Ave., Lauderhill, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 954-709-4749

Miami City Chess Club, 12 p.m.-5 p.m. at the University of Miami, 352-283-2835. Casual and rated chess.

Palm Beach Gardens Chess Club, meets every other Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Village of North Palm Beach Library. It is located at 303 Anchorage Drive, First Floor. The Club is open to all players of all ages, 561- 762-3377.

Starbucks, Boca Raton, 9961 Glades Road, Mornings

Stormont Kings Chess Club, West Dade Regional Library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Kendall Branch Library, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., 786-303-2437

Sunrise Athletic Complex, Open Play in Multipurpose Center (next to Basketball Courts) 11501 NW 44th Street Sunrise, FL 33351, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 954-746-3207

North Shore Park & Youth Center in Miami Beach 10 a.m.-12 p.m

SUNDAY

Fireman's Cove Chess Club meets at Panera Bread, 1762 N. Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale, 2 p.m. All are welcome. Email: fortlauderdalechess@gmail.com

Alphachess Academy Youth Chess Club, Chess Classes, Vizcaya Park, Miramar, 14200 S.W. 55th Street, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m., 954-617-5117

Panera Bread, Boynton Beach, 701 Congress Ave., 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., 561-287-1439

Starbucks, Boca Raton, 9961 Glades Road, Mornings

Scott Rakow Youth Center, 2700 Sheridan Avenue Miami Beach 10 a.m.-12 p.m