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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...
South Texas Grade Chess Championship
Join TCA in Brownsville for the South Texas Grade Chess Championship beginning October 7, 2023....
North Texas Scholastic Grade Championships
Join TCA in Houston for the North Texas Scholastic Grade Championships starting October 20, 2023....
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,...
Texas Knights Improvement Survey
The Publication Committee is investigating how Texas Knights, the official magazine of the Texas...
Texas Knights Issue Issues
The July-December 2022 Issue of Texas Knights will be in mailboxes soon. The issue did have a few...
Scholastic Online Quick Open Chess Championship Standings
The 2022-2023 Texas Scholastic Online Quick Open Chess Championships official standings,...
2023 Texas Senior Championship
Players age 50 and over compete in five rounds (G/60;d5) on March 4-5, 2023.Home2 Suites by Hilton...
Minutes of Annual Membership Meeting
Minutes from the Texas Chess Association membership meeting held at the Southwest Open in Irving...
2023 Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships (Super State)
McAllen Convention CenterMarch 3-5, 20237-Round Swiss System Awards Trophies for...
2022 Texas State Grade Championships
2022 Texas State Grade Championships are October 8-9 Hosted by: The University of Texas Rio Grande...
2022 Texas Girls’ Championship
2022 Texas Girls’ Championship, a State Championship Event, will be held at the Plains...
IM Zura Javakhadze Wins Southwest Open
Congratulations to IM Zura Javakhadze for his 1st Place in the Open Section of the Southwest Open!...
2022 Officer Election Results
For TCA President NameElection BuddyPostal (mail)TotalsFranc Guadalupe70 (78.7%)1 (50%)71...
TCA Annual Membership Meeting
The TCA Annual Membership Meeting will take place at 8:30 AM on Sunday, September 4, 2022, at the...
Message from the Texas Chess Association President
This has been a very busy period for our organization and first I want to acknowledge the...
TCA Annual Business Meeting Agenda
Download the Agenda for the TCA Annual Business Meeting. Download Document
2022 Annual Membership Meeting Advance Motions
Nine advance motions are presented in the 2022 Annual Membership Meeting Advance Motions document....
88th Annual Southwest Open is Labor Day Weekend
The longest running chess tournament in Texas will occur on Labor Day weekend in Irving, Texas....
2022 TCA Elections Have Begun
All four officer positions are contested. All 110 postal (mail-in) and 302 Election Buddy (email)...
Kwunnie Ng Wins Best Single Chess Photo Contest
Congratulations to Kwunnie Ng (AKA Yuen Ng) for winning the 2022 Chess Journalists of America...
TCA Website Wins Cramer Award
Chess Journalists of America Round Logo Congratulations to TCA Webmaster Chris Wood for winning...
TCA Guidance for Advance Motions and Floor Motions
For the TCA Membership Meeting on Sunday, September 4, 2022 at 8:30 AM (CST). All motion sponsors...
2022 TCA Elections Info
Howdy TCA Members, The 2022 TCA elections will be conducted August 1-21, 2022. Our goal is to...
Creativity Contest Winners Announced
Congratulations to all participants in the 2nd Annual TCA Creativity Contest. Also many thanks and...
FM Sharvesh Deviprasath Wins State Championship
FM Sharvesh Deviprasath scored 5.5 points in seven rounds and was named ‘Texas State...
2022 Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships Results
The Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships Online official standings are below. Thanks...
77th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships
The 77th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships will take place May 27-30, 2022 in Irving. 7...
Annual Chess Junior Agenda
View the agenda, reports, and advanced motions for the Annual Chess Junior TCA meeting on Tuesday,...
2022 Annual TCA Junior Chess Meeting
The 2022 Texas Chess Association Annual Junior Chess Meeting will take place via Zoom on Tuesday,...
Welcome to Texas Grandmasters Hevia and Ruiz
The Chess Refinery’s average intelligence quotient (IQ) just went up by at least ten points. And...
2022 Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships Online
April 16, 2022 – 6 Round Swiss System, Game 20 + 5-Second IncrementOpen to Texas Residents...
Message from the TCA President
As we approach the end of this year, I thank our players, coaches, chess parents, chess tournament...
Texas Scholastic Online Quick Open Chess Championships
2021 – 2022 Texas Scholastic Online Quick Open Chess Championships are open to all students,...
24th North/Central Texas K-12 Grade Championships
13 separate tournaments, 1 per grade, Kindergarten through 12th . Players must play in their...
IM David Brodsky wins 87th Southwest Open
IM David Brodsky, a UT Dallas student from New York finished on top of the 76-player Open Section...
Annual Membership Meeting 9/5/2021
The 2021 Annual Membership meeting for the Texas Chess Association will be held Sunday, September...
87th Annual Southwest Open
September 3 or 4 – September 6, 2021 7 Round Swiss – Open Section, Reserve Section,...
Texans Recognized with Chess Journalism Awards
Congratulations to Texans winning Chess Journalists of America Awards! Yuen Kwunnie Ng – 2021 Best...
Austen Green Wins Texas State Championship
157 players battled in the 76th Annual Texas State and Amateur Chess Championships. Photo by...
Minutes from the TCA Junior Chess Meeting, May 16, 2021
The TCA Junior Chess Meeting was held May 16, 2021. The meeting was held online via Zoom. The...
TCA Junior Chess Meeting May 16
Dear TCA members, Since there has not been an in-person Texas Scholastic Championship this year,...
Apr-May-June 2021 Texas Knights Now Available Online
The Apr-May-June 2021 volume of Texas Knights is now available online. For regular subscribers,...
2021 Texas Scholastic Chess Championships Final Standings
The final results for the 2021 Texas Scholastic Chess Championships are in. Winners are declared...
76th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships
May 28 – 31 or May 29 – 31 2021. 7 Round Swiss – Championship and Amateur Sections...
2021 US Class Championships in Houston
A US Chess National Event – July 23 – 25, 2021 – Houston, TX. A $12,500 Prize...
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A Message from the President – July 2023
As I write this message, five of our outstanding players are in Grand Rapids, Michigan...
