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Weekly News 6/17/19 – Q&B Tournament 12 days away / Misc News

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State Championship in Less than 2 Weeks

We’re just over 1/3 towards our max capacity for the 2019 Quick and Blitz State Championship, so don’t delay. Register here now so you don’t get locked out of the fun!

Alpha Zero Lecture 8/5/19 – Mark Your Calendars

Our very own David Hayes has offered to provide the club with an informative lecture on a very intriguing topic on Monday, August 5th at 6pm in the Library’s Auditorium on the first floor. Don’t miss it!

Non-Profit Status – Help Needed

If any of our chess playing membership has experience with transitioning an organization to non-profit status, please let us know. Our club is interested in heading that direction.

Election – Monday, June 24th

Officers and Members at Large are up for annual reelection on Monday, June 24th during our regularly scheduled meeting. If you’re interested in voting, please be sure to attend.

Adult Cave Chess Section? Vote below.

Entrance to Cathedral Caverns

Did you see our Cave Chess article in Chess Life about our yearly scholastic event and want to get in on the fun as an adult? If so, make sure to vote below so that we can determine if there is any interest.

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Weekly News 6/10/19 – Board Meeting This Week, Casual Chess Tonight

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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

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Weekly News 6/3/19 – Chess is Back!

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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!

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Weekly News – 5/27/19 No chess in Observance of Memorial Day

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On Monday, 5/27, the library will be closed and we will be taking a week off in observance of Memorial Day. We’ll we back on June 3rd.

The Huntsville Chess Club brought 6 people to the Vulcan chess tournament on 5/25 in Birmingham. Results will follow.

We’re about a month away from the State Championship Quick and Blitz Tournament in Hampton Cove on June 29th. Register here now and support the Huntsville Chess Club. We don’t get many opportunities to host a state championship locally. The venue can only accommodate 40 players, maximum, so space is limited. Please take advantage!

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!This Weekend! Vulcan Tournament Carpool Opportunity

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Tournament info is located here. 4-Round G/60;d5. Premier, Reserve (U1700), and Rook (U1200) sections. You’ll need to be a USCF, HCC, and ACF member to play in this tournament.

This weekend on Saturday, Caesar Lawrence is hosting the 2019 Vulcan Chess Tournament in Birmingham, AL. If you are interested in attending, please email huntsvillechessclub@gmail.com asap! We’ll meet at the library and depart at 6AM sharp.

We always have a lot of fun on these trips, so please join us! If you haven’t played in your first chess tournament, it’s a great opportunity to come along and we can guide you through the process. Please also let us know if you need to borrow/buy equipment so we can bring it on Saturday.

Transportation slots will be first-come first serve. We can take 8 total. Let us know if you can make it now!

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Music City Open – Carpool?

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Please email huntsvillechessclub@gmail.com if you’re interested in traveling to Nashville for the tournament. The usual driver will be out of town, but they have 15 players registered already with a cap of 36. We’ll link up any interested parties.

The Vulcan Open is next week in Birmingham.

Tournament details are below:

3-DAY MUSIC CITY OPEN

FRIDAY, MAY 17 – 19, 2019. 

ENTRY FEE: $60 TO NCC MEMBERS, $75 TO NON MEMBERS. 

USCF MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED, BUT NCC IS NOT

OPEN TO THE FIRST 36 PLAYERS TO PAY THEIR ENTRY FEE! YOUR ENTRY IS NOT CONFIRMED FOR THIS EVENT UNTIL PAID. YOU MAY PAY ONLINE OR MAIL CHECK TO:

THE NCC
2911 BELMONT BLVD
NASHVILLE, TN 37212

…OR DROP BY THE CLUB AND PAY CASH. 

PRIZE FUND: 85% OF TOTAL ENTRIES – NO MONEY TAKEN OUT FOR TD FEE. EVENT WILL BE DIRECTED BY FM TODD ANDREWS, WHO WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT. ASSISTANT DIRECTORS WILL BE ALSO BE PLAYING. 

1ST – 35%
2ND – 20%
TOP FEMALE – 11%
U/1800 – 10%
U/1400 – 09%

PLAYER MAY ONLY WIN ONE PRIZE. MAY USCF RATINGS USED. UP TO TWO 1/2 POINT BYES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ROUNDS 1-4 (NOT THE FINAL ROUND) 

SCHEDULE:

RD 1 – FRIDAY – 7:00 PM
RD 2 – SATURDAY – 12:00 PM
RD 3 – SATURDAY – 5:00 PM 
RD 4 – SUNDAY – 12:00 PM
RD 5 – SUNDAY – 5:00 PM 

3-DAY OPTION ONLY. MAY TAKE HALF PT BYE IN ROUND 1 IF YOU CAN’T MAKE FRIDAY OBVIOUSLY. 

TIME CONTROL: G/90 + 30 INCREMENT PER MOVE

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Weekly News – National Elementary Chess Championship Updates

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May 10-12, Nashville, Tennessee

This past weekend, over 2200 elementary school chess players converged on the Opryland hotel to fight for the National Championship in their respective sections.

The HCC had quite a few members participating (3 in their first Nationals!) and all did well on the National scale:

  1. Danny Seewald – 5.5/7 K5 U1200
  2. Aadi Saxena – 4.5/7 K5 U1400
  3. Connor Dowd – 4.0/7 K1 U500
  4. Noah Cazier – 3.0/7 K5 U1200
  5. Patrick Dowd – 3.0/7 K5 U1200
  6. Clayton Cazier – 2.0/7 K3 U700

Tonight ‘s Meeting

We’ll probably host a free, unrated tournament this evening. Stop by for some games! If we do, the rounds will start at 6pm, but you can always jump in for subsequent rounds if you can’t make it until later.

We hope you’ll stop by the library for some games!

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Weekly News 5/6/19 – Nashville Swiss Trip Update

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5/4/19 – A group from the Huntsville Chess Club traveled to Nashville, TN to participate in the “Return of the Monthly Swiss” tournament. Despite the rain, or perhaps because of it, they were in high spirits about the day of challenging chess games that lay ahead.

From left to right, Abhi, Ashish, Patrick, and Tomasz warm-up with the giant chess set on the front porch of the Nashville Chess Center.

The rounds were fast and furious, with the players hardly getting a chance to breath between them. Lunch was required to be brought in from Hattie B’s, compliments of the Huntsville Chess Club. Both Patrick and Tomasz were brave enough to try the “Shut the cluck up” heat flavor, while Ashish instead opted for the safer, “Damn”.

The tournament concluded with Ashish tied for 2nd place in a field of strong competitors. Abhi tied for a Class prize. Abhi gained an astounding 156 rating points for his performance! Tomasz gained over 100!

For complete tournament results, click here.


The Model X was an instant hit with the engineering/tech geek group.

Following the awards presentation, the battle-worn players headed home. But what trip to Nashville would be complete without a trip to the Tesla dealership?!

Keep up with HCC blogs to catch the next tournament carpool opportunity. They’re always a lot of fun.

See you at the club on Monday!

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Saturday Nashville Tournament Opportunity

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If you have not had an opportunity to visit the Nashville Chess Center, why not come along with us and play in a 4-round, G45 tournament this Saturday? Let us do the driving, while you mentally prepare and enjoy the ride! Fuel contributions are never required, but always appreciated.

The entry fee is $30 and USCF membership is required. If you need to register for the USCF, you can do that here. Payment will be accepted onsite at the NCC, so please bring cash. Sets and clocks may or may not be required, but if you don’t have one, you can either purchase one here or we can let you borrow a set and clock for the day. Just let us know.

The tournament info is located here.

If you’re interested, please either comment on this post or send an email to huntsvillechessclub@gmail.com. We can take a total of 8 people in our vehicle, but seats fill up quickly. So don’t delay!

The NCC also holds a Quad Tournament on Friday night. If you would prefer to drive up early and stay in a hotel that evening to participate in that event as well, please let us know. We’ll consider that option, based upon the input from the attendees. Otherwise, the tentative plan is to meet at the library at 7AM on Saturday and return that evening after the tournament concludes at 5PM.