What's Happening in Texas Chess
Middle & High School Chess Players: Get Ready for the 2024 South Texas State Grade Championships!
South Texas Middle & High School Chess Players – It’s Your Turn! The 2024 South Texas State...
Elementary Chess Players: Prepare for the 2024 South Texas State Grade Championships!
South Texas Elementary Chess Players – Get Ready! The 2024 South Texas State Grade Championships...
En Passant, Jim Hollingsworth
We lost former TCA Vice-President, chess expert, US Chess Meritorious Service Award Winner, and...
New Online Bidding for TCA Tournaments
Bidding on TCA Events Just Got Easier! You can now bid for most TCA tournaments by simply...
Get Involved: New TCA Committees
The Texas Chess Association is pleased to announce the creation of 15 new committees to support...
Minutes for 2024 Membership Meeting
The unapproved minutes from the September 1, 2024 TCA Membership Meeting are now available to...
2024 North/Central Texas Grade Championships
October 18 – 20, 2024 6-round Swiss Individual and Team Trophies! Open to any pre-K thru...
Six Champions at Southwest Open
The 2024 Southwest Open sees six tied for the championship. GM Gleb Dudin, GM Yair Parkhov, GM...
Wanted: Texas Knights Editor
TCA is now accepting applications for the position of Editor of Texas Knights. Applications are due by September 11.
David Ortiz Elected TCA President and Other Results
David Ortiz was elected president. Caleb Brown was elected Vice President, Amy Jones was elected Secretary, and Anna Zuniga-Gonzalez was elected Treasurer.
Advanced Motions and Other Documents for TCA Meeting
Download advanced motions and other documents for the TCA meeting at the Southwest Open. Advance...
2024 Annual Membership Meeting on Zoom
Topic: TCA 2024 Annual Membership MeetingTime: Sep 1, 2024 08:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)...
TCA Business Meeting and Advance Motions
The TCA Annual Meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 1st, at the Arizona...
A Message from the President – August 2024
This is my last “Message from the TCA President” since, as I previously wrote, I am not seeking...
TCA Election Candidates 2024
Below are the candidates in the 2024 election. President David Ortiz My name is David Ortiz, and I...
90th Annual Southwest Open on Labor Day Weekend
The 90th Annual Southwest Open takes place over Labor Day weekend at the DoubleTree by Hilton Bush...
TCA Elections 2024
Nominations Nominations for the offices of President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer...
A Message from the President – June 2024
As always, the Texas Chess Association staff and I thank you for your outstanding support and love...
Twelve-year-old Vijay Anandh Wins State Championship
Vijay Srinivas Anandh scored 5.5 points in seven rounds at the Luis Salinas 79th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships
A Message from the President – April 2024
As always, the Texas Chess Association staff and I thank you for your outstanding support and love...
En Passant — Michael Dean Lenox (05.29.1964-03.21.2024)
Michael Dean Lenox, a distinguished veteran and chess organizer, passed away on March 21, 2024. His love for diving and chess was only . . .
Luis Salinas Memorial 79th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships
Texas State Championship, Texas Amateur Championship, Scholastic Side Event on Memorial Day weekend.
2024 Junior Chess Meetings Notes
The Junior Chess Meeting of the Texas Chess Association was divided into two meetings. The...
Scott Elliott Wins Texas Senior Championship
Finishing ahead of the field of 30 senior players (including eight titled players), Scott Elliott...
2024 Junior Chess Meeting South
Join us for the second 2024 Texas South Junior Chess Meeting Time: Mar 16, 2024 06:30 PM Central...
En Passant, Luis Salinas
A significant loss for Texas Chess. Luis Salinas was a chess expert, president of the Dallas Chess...
Nearly 400 Players in North Central Scholastic
Nearly 400 scholastic players participated in the 2024 North Central Texas Scholastic Chess...
Zoom Link for TCA Junior Chess Meeting
All TCA members are welcome to join the Zoom meeting. Topic: TCA Junior Chess Meeting North...
2024 Junior Chess Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the annual Junior Chess Meeting of the Texas Chess Association will be...
2024 Texas North/Central Scholastic Chess Championships
March 1-3 – Houston, Texas 7 round Swiss System (No Elimination) at Houston Marriott...
2024 South Texas State Scholastic Championships
Open to students who reside or attend school in Texas. 9 sections, 7 Swiss rounds; First round on...
A Message from the President – February 2024
As we start a new year, once again, the Texas Chess Association staff and I thank you for your...
Texas Teams Championships 2024
The 2024 Texas Team Championship, held January 19-21, was the most well-attended Texas Team...
4th Annual TCA Creativity Contest
Texas Chess Association’s (TCA) 4th Annual Creativity Contest. Open to Texans with TCA...
2024 Texas Senior Chess Championship
Players born on or before July 29, 1974 will compete be named, “Texas Senior Chess Champion”, and to represent Texas in the National Tournament of Senior State Champions.
A Message from the President – December 2023
As we approach the end of another year, the Texas Chess Association staff and I thank our players,...
Texas Team Championship 2024
The Texas Team Championship will be held January 20-21 at Lone Star College – University Park, Houston, Texas. Texas residents compete as a team.
Veterans at the San Angelo Veterans Day Swiss
Nineteen players participated in the 2013 San Angelo Veterans Day Swiss conducted in Belmore...
TCA’s Newest Chess Affiliate
TCA Life Member Jim Hollingsworth (center) presents a copy of the latest Texas Knights to Chess...
Hector
Jim Hollingsworth shares his experience a lifetime in Texas chess. He begins with cartoons.
Texas North Scholastic Grade Championships
Join TCA in Houston for the North Texas Scholastic Grade Championships starting October 20, 2023....
South Texas Grade Chess Championship
Join TCA in Brownsville for the South Texas Grade Chess Championship beginning October 7, 2023....
A Message from the President – September 2023
As always, I am thankful to our players, coaches, chess parents, chess tournament organizers,...
Hector
Jim Hollingsworth shares his experience a lifetime in Texas chess. He begins with cartoons.
Minutes from Membership Meeting 2023
The TCA Membership Meeting was held at the Southwest Open, and the unapproved minutes of the...
GM Brodsky Wins Southwest open
GM David Brodsky won the Southwest Open with 6.0 points recently in Houston. Seven players with...
Hector
Jim Hollingsworth shares his experience a lifetime in Texas chess. He begins with a cartoon.
Report of Publication Committee
As per the motion passed at last year’s membership meeting, the publication committee is...
2023 Membership Meeting and Advance Motions
The 2023 TCA Annual Membership Meeting will be held at 8:30 am, Sunday, September 3, 2023, at...
89th Annual Southwest Open Chess Championships
The oldest chess tournament in Texas and TCA’s premier event begins September 1 at the...
2023 Texas Girls’ State Chess Championship
Join TCA in Brownsville beginning September 23 for the Girls’ State Championship. Only Texas...
A Message from the President – July 2023
As I write this message, five of our outstanding players are in Grand Rapids, Michigan...
NM Jeff Reinberg Wins Texas Action Championship
Retaining his title from 2010, NM Jeff Reinberg won the Texas Action Championship in Waco on July...
Leading by Example
Chief Master Sergeant Jack Castro served 31 years in the U.S. Air Force and retired as one of its...
A Message from the President – June 2023
Once again, thanks to our players, coaches, chess parents, chess tournament organizers, tournament...
IM Zurab Javakhadze Wins State Championship
IM Zurab Javakhadze scored 6 points in seven rounds and was named ‘Texas State...
Creativity Contest Results
From the Desk of the 3rd Annual Creativity Contest Chair Caissa’s Best Friend. By Patrick...
2023 Texas Action Championship
The 2023 Texas Action Championship will be played at the Waco Convention Center on July 22. The...
78th Texas State and Amateur Championships
The 77th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships will take place May 26-29, 2023 in Irving. 7...
A Message from the President – March 2023
I am happy to report that we have started 2023 with a “bang,” as almost all TCA regions organized...
FM Gergana Peycheva Wins Texas Women’s Championship
The 2023 Texas Women’s Chess Championship was held in Brownsville at the University of Texas Rio...
2023 World Youth and Cadet Championship Invitations
US Chess has announced the list of players who are officially invited to participate in the 2023...
Minutes of the 2023 Junior Chess Meeting
The 2023 Junior Chess Meeting was held at the 2023 Texas Superstate Scholastic tournament in...
Texas Women’s Championship is March 25
The Texas Women’s Chess Championship will be played in Brownsville on March 25. The event is...
1200+ Players at Texas Superstate Scholastic
More than 1200 players participated in the 2023 Texas Superstate Scholastic Chess Championship...
FM Chris Land Wins Texas Senior Chess Championship
With 4.5 points in five rounds, FM Chris Land led the field of 37 seniors on March 4 and 5 in...
Texas Tech claims 3rd KCF University Cup
Texas Tech University (TTU) won the 3rd Kasparov Chess Foundation University Cup. Coached by GM...
Advance Motions for the Texas Junior Chess Meeting
Five advance motions will be voted on at the Junior Chess Meeting held at the Superstate...
3rd Annual Creativity Contest
3rd Annual TCA Creativity Contest. TCA will forward at least three winners to Chess Journalists of...
Texas players selected for All-American Chess Team
Congratulations to Texas players Justin Wang, Andy Austin Woodward and Ryo Wenyu Chen who were...
2023 Texas Junior Chess Meeting
The Texas Junior Chess Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Texas Scholastic Chess...
A Message from the TCA President – January 2023
As we begin a new year, I thank our players, coaches, chess parents, chess tournament organizers,...
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A Message from the President – August 2024
This is my last “Message from the TCA President” since, as I previously wrote, I am not seeking...
