Texas Chess Association

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...

Player of the Month for April 2021

IM Zura Javakhadzi (left wearing the jacket) makes a crushing move during a 2019 Waco, Texas,...

En Passant – David Harvey

Texas Chess Association and the entire Texas chess community are shocked and saddened by the sudden loss of our good friend, David Harvey.

Player of the Month for March 2021

Rob Jones is our Player of the Month Our Player of the Month is an exceptional parent. His...

2021 Texas State Scholastic Chess Championships

April 3, 2021 | 7 Round Swiss System, Game 15 + 5-Second IncrementOpen to Texas Residents...

156 Players Competed in US Amateur Team South

The Texas Chess Association thanks the participants of the recently concluded 2021 U.S. Amateur...

Chess Educator of the Year

National Chess Master and Chess Educator Jerald Times, Chess Educator of the Year University of...

TCA SuperRegional – Regions I, II & III Results

K-1 Championship #PlaceNameRtngRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7TotPrize11Aryan...

Player of the Month February 2021

John De Vries Our Player of the Month is a true ambassador of chess with a diplomatic range...

ChessKid.com/TCA Super Regional – Regions I, II, III

This US Chess online rated event will be held on February 13, 2021 with two sections. Elementary...

Jan-Feb-Mar 2021 Texas Knights Now Available Online

The Jan-Feb-Mar 2021 volume of Texas Knights is now available online. In gratitude of your loyal...

Player of the Month January 2021

Kwunnie Ng (far right) providing valuable instruction to future Grand Masters Having a dog named...

Over 700 Play in Texas State Chesskid Online Scholastic

FM Anish Vivekanathan won the Championship with 6.5 points in 7 rounds. Rithul Dhanekula won the...

Player of the Month December 2020

Senior Tournament Director Luis SalinasSurrounded by chess computer pairing equipment atthe 2020...

IM Hans Niemann Wins Texas State Championship

Scoring six and half points in the 7-round, IM Hans Niemann, from Connecticut, took first place in...

Player of the Month November 2020

US Chess Original Life Master Gary SimmsPhoto source: Amarillo Chess Club Facebook pagewith...

Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition

Best Lessons of a Chess Coach: Extended Edition was published by Mongoose Press in July of 2020....

From the Ivy League to Alcatraz: The life of International Master Norman T. Whitaker

The most infamous master of all time, Norman T. Whitaker led a life of crime and chess?!? Like the...

Message from the Texas Chess Association President

Thanks to those who participated in this year’s TCA elections, we had a record turnout, with 224...

Fort Worth City Championship

1stRyan Amburgy5.0$2632ndNM Andy A. Woodward4.0$1753rdCM Tim C. SteinerWIM Alexey W. RootSharvesh...

Oct-Nov-Dec 2020 Texas Knights Now Available Online

The Oct-Nov-Dec 2020 volume of Texas Knights is now available online. We think that you’ll...

Team Prizes Added to Texas State/Chesski Online Scholastic

We are now offering team prizes for the event! The top three teams in each section (all 10 of...

Player of the Month October 2020

Robert “Doc” ShearerTCA October 2020 Player of the MonthPhoto by Jim Hollingsworth Our...

Daniel Guel Honored with First Ever Leon Powers Chess Sponsorship Award

Daniel Guel received the first Leon Powers Chess Sponsorship Award (LPCSA), a United States Chess Federation Life Membership.

Minutes of the Membership Meeting September 2020

The 2020 membership meeting was held online via ZOOM on September 6, 2020. The minutes of the...

TDs, Check Current Membership

Sometimes, organizers and TDs allow players to participate in our rated events and do not check...

Revised Texas Knights Submissions Deadlines

Dear Texas Knights Magazine Contributors, The revised schedule for contributions to the Texas...

Don’t Open It — Spamatize It

It happens to many of us. An email sits in your inbox from your TCA President, your TCA Region...

Sarkar Wins Southwest Open

International Master Justin J Sarkar (NY) won the 86th Annual Southwest Open with 6 points in seven games over Labor Day weekend in Irving.

Franc Guadalupe Elected TCA President

Franc Guadalupe was elected president in the 2020 Texas Chess Association election with 224 TCA...

2020 TCA Membership Annual Meeting Advance Motions

As per Article IV §2 of the TCA bylaws, the following Advance Motions (ADMs) were received for the...

Official Minutes of Southwest Open 2019 Meeting

The official minutes from the 2019 Southwest Open Meeting of the Texas Chess Association are now...

TCA Southwest Open Business Meeting and Agenda

For those not attending the Southwest Open in person the Zoom teleconference option is...

US Chess Announces the 2020-2021 Executive Board

The Texas Chess Association would like to congratulate and welcome the 2020-2021 US Chess...

86th Annual Southwest Open

September 4 or 5 – September 7 2020 Three Sections and 2 Scholastic Side Events....

The Covid Cowboy

At the July Waco Chess Club’s Sanitizer Swiss #1, Club President Matt Potts (in the cowboy...

2020 TCA Election – Ballot Information

From the office of the Secretary: Mail ballots were sent out on Friday July 3. I expect them to...

En Passant — Rolando Aragon

Today is July 2nd and I am shocked to learn my old friend and chess warrior, First Sergeant (U.S....

Two Games that Changed the Chess World

The Evans Gambit is an exciting opening that will sporadically make an appearance at the top...

The Best I Saw in Chess

At the start of the U.S. Championship in 1989, Stuart Rachels was ranked last. With no...

From the Desk of the Editor

Dear fellow Texas chess fans, First and foremost, I hope that everyone is in good health and even...

President’s Note June 2020

The US Chess Executive Board Election is now here with ballots being distributed June 8th. ...

Overall 5Xiong, Jeffery (13648621)278624Li, Ruifeng (13768313)263754Hernandez, Holden (15169615)2545=56Fernandez, Daniel (20058682)254360Wang, Justin (14930904)2540 Top Women 8Nguyen, Emily Quynh (13942431)234831Li, Rachael...

Texas Candidate Running For USCF Executive Board

The USCF Executive Board Election is now here with ballots being distributed June 8th. Our Texas...

US Chess 2020 High School Senior Online Rapid

US Chess is pleased to announce the 2020 High School Senior Online...

TCA Hall of Honor

Lifetime Patron Selby K. AndersonClarence Callaway JrCarmen ChairezGeorge W. Church JrDavid W. CoferJack GarciaAusten GreenPatrick C. LongMarcus RobertsHarmon ThroneberryLouis Thurston Family Patron Thomas E. and Jo Ann...

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