Sosnick Chess

Sosnick Chess is a Davis-area chess organizer that runs the annual Stephen Sosnick Memorial Chess Festival in California. Based around the UC Davis chess community, the organization honors Stephen Sosnick’s legacy by promoting inclusive and competitive chess. Moreover, it operates as a mission-driven tournament organizer with a clear focus on accessible, high-quality events.

The organization hosts a multi-day chess festival that includes lectures, simultaneous exhibitions, and rated tournament play. In addition, it runs rapid chess and classical chess events for players of different ages and strengths. The 5th Stephen Sosnick Memorial Chess Festival Saturday Action Chess is part of this same festival structure and reflects the group’s established role in delivering a strong local open chess tournament program.

Beyond that, Sosnick Chess presents chess as both a community activity and a competitive pathway. Furthermore, its events bring together club players, students, and visiting competitors in a welcoming setting at UC Davis. As a result, the organization has become a recognizable name for USCF-rated tournament activity in the Davis chess scene.