This Week’s Plan

To kick off the first meeting of the month, we’re going to have a 2 vs 2 free, unrated tournament of a Quick or Blitz time control. Coordinate ahead of time or just show up and grab a teammate. As always, there will be those not participating in the tournament who will be playing casual chess.

2019 AL Quick and Blitz is in the Books

For those who haven’t heard, the Huntsville Chess Club hosted the 2019 AL Quick and Blitz Championship tournaments on Saturday, June 29th at the Hampton Inn in Hampton Cove. Participants came from as far away as Knoxville, TN. Yury Barnakov, from Birmingham was crowned the Quick and Blitz champion. HCC members Logan Richey, Joel Friedman, and Victor Lundy split the Reserve championship 1st place spot, with Logan winning on tie-breaks. Congratulations to the winners!

Huntsville Chess Club Board Meeting

If you’re interested, the HCC board will be meeting tonight at 6pm in the conference room adjacent to the playing area. We’ll have sets and clocks available for anyone who wants to play some casual chess this week, but probably won’t run an unrated tournament.

Any current, paid members of the HCC are welcome to attend the meeting and participate. If you’re interested in volunteering in any capacity, this will be an excellent opportunity to share your ideas and availability.

The following agenda topics will be discussed:

-Secretary’s report of minutes from last meeting
-Treasurer’s report
-Review action items from 11 Mar 2019 meeting.
-HCC Dues
-Election discussion
-Discuss the Quick and Blitz State Championship scheduled for June 29th
-HCC chess equipment sales.
-Chess in a Cave Tournament Planning
-Historical Chess Fact

Chess Tonight

We hope that you were able to enjoy last week’s chess hiatus with your families and friends. We’ll be back at the library this week. There isn’t anything formal planned, but we’ll probably host a free, unrated tournament and or tactics solving competition.

Historic Chess Discovery!

Who said you can’t get rich playing chess? A single piece (Rook) found is said to be worth over $1,000,000. Check the full article here.

Exchange Student Hosting

Interested in opening up your home to a chess playing student from overseas? Nontapat is a young man from Thailand who plays Makruk (Thai Chess) and also enjoys playing Western style chess. He even on first place in recent Makruk tournament! He also likes to play basketball and watch movies. In the U.S. he hopes to share his culture, learn about your family, and try out some new sports. He is a very smart kid and very excited to live in the U.S. during the 2019/20 school year. Would you be interested in hosting Nontapat? Call Brittany Ortiz at (205) 617-4438. Huntsville Schools are very open to exchange students!