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Texas Chess Association – July 2025 Newsletter
Fellow members, We hope you are having a wonderful summer! This is intended to be TCA’s first...
Bylaws Revision Survey
The Bylaws Committee is working on a comprehensive revision of the Bylaws to be presented at the...
Nominations Open for 2025 Texas Chess Association Awards
The Texas Chess Association is pleased to announce its annual awards program to recognize...
Texas State Open July 4 to July 6
Texas State Open 7 round Chess Tournament July 4 to July 6, 2025 USCF and FIDE rated chess...
91st Southwest Open Aug 28 – Sep 01, 2025
🔥 Registration is open for the 91st Southwest Open! Don’t miss one of the biggest chess events in...
Volunteer Opportunity: TCA Clearinghouse Coordinator
Update: Position has been filled as of 6-17-2025. Help Keep the Texas Chess Calendar Going After 8...
2025 Texas Junior Invitational
Dear Players and Parents, This is a quick reminder that the 2025 Texas Junior Invitational will...
Texas State and Amateur Championships 2025
Luis Salinas Memorial 80th Annual Texas State and Amateur Championships A Heritage Event, Enhanced...
Texas Chess Association Event Feedback Form
Help Us Improve Future Texas Chess Events – Share Your Feedback At the Texas Chess Association, we...
Minutes for 2025 Junior Chess Meeting
The minutes from the March 1, 2025 TCA Junior Chess Meeting are now available to members. Download...
Texas Chess Association Awards — We Want Your Input
The Texas Chess Association is developing a new Awards Program, including plans for a Texas Chess...
Texas Senior Chess Championship
A US Chess & Texas Chess Association Sanctioned State Championship Event Organized...
Wanted: Texas Knights Editor
Update: Position has been filled as of 3-24-2025. Wanted: Texas Knights Editor The...
Texas Chess Association – 2025 Junior Chess Meeting
David Ortiz is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Texas Chess Association –...
Invitationals Policy
Texas Chess Association Invitationals Policy 1. Purpose. The purpose of this policy is to provide...
Junior Chess Meeting 2025 Agenda
Download the Agenda Text of the Agenda The junior chess meeting of the Texas Chess Association...
2025 Delegates Needed
The Texas Chess Association (TCA) is seeking ten Delegates to represent Texas at the 2025 US Chess...
Junior Chess Meeting March 1
Notice is hereby given that the annual Junior Chess Meeting of the Texas Chess Association will be...
2025 Texas Scholastic Chess Championships (South)
The 2025 South Texas Scholastic Chess Championship is March 15-16 at Stillman Middle School in...
Texas Titles System
The Texas Chess Association is pleased to announce that it is creating a system of state-level...
2025 Texas Scholastic Chess Championships (North)
The Vista (formerly Vista Ridge or Music City Mall) 2401 S. Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX...
Texas Scholastic Online Quick Open Chess Championships
Join the 2024-25 Texas Scholastic Online Quick Open Chess Championships! 📅 Date: January 11, 2025📍...
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 approved 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...
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Bylaws Revision Survey
The Bylaws Committee is working on a comprehensive revision of the Bylaws to be presented at the...
