Greetings!

I made a mental note to myself a couple of weeks ago to send out a reminder about our weekly chess meeting earlier than 5:00PM the day of the event, to allow for folks to adjust their schedules if they need to move some things around.  Hopefully, this email reaches you in time to attend because we’d love to see you at the Sunny Street Cafe tomorrow at 5:30PM for some games!

If you tried to register for the 2017 Chess in a Cave tournament last week, but couldn’t, or if you registered and received a confirmation email, but did not actually pay through PayPal, please register now.  We had some issues with the registration form.  In computer-nerd speak, we had updates of website plugins that rendered our registration inoperable, in spite of intense testing beforehand.  It’s all running smoothly now, and I faithfully served as the guinea pig to register our son for the event.  Since then, we’ve had multiple registrations work out successfully, so please proceed with confidence!  We’re very excited about hosting this historic event.

Lastly, it came to my attention that in the time since I downloaded the 2017 Alabama State Chess Championship flyer from the ACF website, the location has changed and the flyer has been updated.  So, please take note of this location change to the Ross Bridge Resort in Birmingham.  I believe that is the only change that was made to the flyer, but to be sure, please check out the flyer for the 2017 Alabama State Chess Championship.

As always, feel free to comment or contact us if you have any questions.

Thanks!

Patrick

We’re sad to say, but we will not be meeting next week.  We’ll see you again on 8/22 at our regularly scheduled time.  

We strongly encourage you to check out the lecture by Gerald Larson Friday evening at 6:30PM at the Brahan Springs Rec Center (8/11 and 8/18)!

Chess is only about 10 minutes away from starting.  Last week we had 12 folks and 2 of our regulars were out of town!  Come on out and see us at the Sunny Street Café!

• The Huntsville Chess Club

Don’t forget to come out and get your weekly dose of chess at 5:30pm at the Sunny Street Café!

We’ll also be conducting a quarterly HCC board meeting, so it’s a good opportunity to raise questions/issues and have your voices heard.  The primary topic for discussion will be a future can’t miss tournament tentatively planned for November of this year.

Hope to see you in a few hours!

The Huntsville Chess Club

It’s been 2 weeks!  Who else is itching for a game?!  Chess at the Sunny Street Café will kick off at 5:30pm tonight.  We hope to see you there!

At 6:30pm this evening, Friday July the 7th, at Brahan Springs Recreation Center, you have a unique FREE opportunity to learn about the game of chess from Life Master, Gerald Larson.

This weekly event is open to chess players of all ages and skill levels and there is something for everyone.  Last week, he lectured on a game to players ranging from novice strength levels through the near expert 1800s, and it was apparent that everyone was able to learn quite a bit from the material.

A fun note from last week – a young man, who very well may have been the lowest rated player, had a chance to show off the skills acquired through time spent practicing tactics by solving a checkmate in 5 puzzle for the group!

Before and after the lecture, there is an opportunity to use what you’ve been studying to challenge one of the other chess players in attendance to a game of a pace of your choosing.  This is also a great time to meet other folks in the area who are just as interested in the game as you are.

As always, please post any questions or comments in the section below and we’ll get back to you with the answer ASAP.

See you there tonight at 6:30pm and back at the Sunny Street Café at 5:30pm on Tuesday!

You spoke and your voices were heard!   The majority of responses received via email and via the web poll indicated that Tuesday was the best day for you to attend.  Thanks to all who provided feedback.  This is YOUR club, so it’s important to let us know how you would like it to operate.

Consequently, we will NOT be meeting this Sunday. We will meet again the following Tuesday (6/13). Please stop by and show us that we made the right choice by playing a few games.

Note: The calendar and meet up site have not been updated to reflect this information yet.

Please comment below or contact us if you have any questions or would like to volunteer for any of the many duties necessary to keep the club running smoothly.

The Huntsville Chess Club