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Jack Frost Classic Tournament Announcement 1/28/23

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Event Info

Please join us for the Jack Frost Classic!

When: Saturday, January 28th, 9:30am

Where: Madison Public Library

142 Plaza Blvd, Madison, AL 35758

Prize Fund (Based Upon 25 Entrants)

Premiere

(Rating 1600+)

1st: $250

2nd: $150

Expert: $125

U1800: $125

Reserve

(Rating U1600)

1st: $175

2nd: $125

3rd: $100

U1400: $75

U1200: $75

Round Times (3 Rd SS G45 / d5)

Round 1: 10am

Round 2: 12:45pm

Round 3 : 2:30pm

Early Registration Fee: $45

After January 5th: $60

On site: $70

Chess equipment will be provided.

Top boards for each Section will be broadcast LIVE!!! Tell your friends to watch for your games!

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Weekly News 11/26/2018 – Casual Chess This Week

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All,

We’ll be meeting tonight (11/26) at the library tonight for some games.  Hope to see you out there!

To keep you busy in meantime, check out the chess puzzle below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Huntsville Chess Club

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Weekly News – 20181105 Casual Chess Tonight

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Hello All,

We had a busy weekend at the Cathedral Caverns State Park hosting the 2nd annual chess in a cave event.  We’ll post pictures and more information soon, but everything went really well and it seemed like the tournament participants and their parents had a lot of fun.

Tonight is typically scheduled as a blitz tournament, but given our workload this weekend, we’re most likely just going to have some casual chess.

If you’d like some variety with our tournament time controls, please let us know by commenting below or by sending us an email.  Some other options are G30 d5 spread over 2 weeks or G60 d5 spread out over 4 weeks.

Hope to see you all at the library this evening!

The Huntsville Chess Club

 

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Weekly News – No Chess for 2 Weeks at the Library / October Tournament Schedule

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No Chess for 2 Weeks

We will not meet on Monday, October 8th (Columbus Day) or Monday, October 15th (Library Closed for a Meeting).  The rest of October will be filled with chess playing chances, though!

October 13th, National Chess Day Semi-Local Tournament Opportunities

Please support the Chattanooga Chess Club.  They have been very supportive of our organization.

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In case you’d rather play in Middle Tennessee…

OCT. 13   Murfreesboro Open 2018

Site: First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 907 Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130. 5SS; Rd. 1, G/25 d5; Rd. 2, G/45 d5; Rds., 3, 4, 5, G/60 d5. Open section: $575 in Prizes based on 30 entries, $150 1st, $75 2nd, Class Prizes X, A, B, C, D, E/below, Unr., each $50, Above 30 players, additional prizes will be added and/or increased. Rounds: 9, 10, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30. Registration: 7:30am – 8:45am. EF: $25 by check if received by 10/10, $30 cash at site. Early entries sent to: Chris Prosser (TD), 733 Long Hunter Ct., Nashville, TN 37217 Bye: One half point bye is available for any Rd. per player if requested before Rd. 1. Info: murfreesborochess@gmail.com, murfreesborochess.weebly.com/

Next Meeting October 22nd (Quick Chess Tournament)

On Monday, October 22nd, we’ll be hosting a 3 round, G20 Quick Chess tournament.  80% of entry fees (minus USCF and PayPal fees returned as prizes). Register below.

Register or Renew Your USCF Membership Here

Renew your HCC Dues here

HCC MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

NON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

October 27th – North Alabama Team Scholastic (NATS) Chess Tournament

On October 27th, the MCCL will host a scholastic tournament open to scholastic teams from Madison and elsewhere.  If you know of any local scholastic players who don’t already know about this tournament, please pass the word and help support the MCCL.  Register here.

October 27th – Huntsville Halloween Classic

Caesar Chess will be in town at UAH.  Registration information available here.

November 3rd – 2nd Annual Chess in a Cave (Scholastic Only) and Blitz (open to all ages)

Register for the scholastic  tournament here.  Register for the blitz tournament here.

Be sure to take advantage of a month full of chess tournaments!

 

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Weekly News 10-1-18 – Blitz Tournament This Week

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On Monday 10/1 at 6pm, we’ll be hosting a 5 round Double-Swiss or Round Robin Blitz tournament at the Huntsville Library.  This tournament will only affect your Blitz rating (not your Standard or Quick rating).  Sets/Clocks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you have a preference.

The time control will be G/5 d/0 and 80% of the entry fees (minus PayPal processing fees) will be given away as a prize fund.

Register below!  Must be a current USCF member to compete.  HCC members have a reduced entry fee of $5.  Non-members will pay $8.  Online registration only.

If you would prefer to watch the tournament or just play some casual games, there should be plenty of folks around to do just that.  See you there!

Register or Renew Your USCF Membership Here

Renew your HCC Dues here

HCC MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

NON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Weekly News – 9-24-18

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For those of you who were unable to take part in our City Championship, you missed a lot of fun!  It was a great opportunity for all participants to take part in some rated chess close to home and for some to prepare for the North Alabama Championship that closely followed.  The field was very strong, but that didn’t discourage a couple of players from participating in their first rated tournament.  Newcomer Gabriel Noland finished up with a provisional rating of 1952!

As part of the weekly news, we wanted to include a couple of games from the last round of the Huntsville City Championship from the 1st and 2nd place Miles and Bill Melvin and their opponents.  We’ll have casual chess at the library again this week.  Hope to see you all there!

The first game is that of Logan Richey vs. Miles Melvin.  Logan is an up and coming scholastic player, who suffered his first loss to Miles in the last round and still gained nearly 100 rating points!

Miles mentioned that his plan throughout the tournament was to lose material and then battle back to victory.  This game was not a good example of that.  With the exception of just a few missed opportunities by his opponent,  The future HCC Champ took control of the game and never let go.

Bill Melvin took 2nd place in the tournament and ended with a solid finish as well.  Seeking out imbalances right out of the gate, it was clear that he would not be satisfied with a drawn game.

His opponent, Luis Morenilla, has been a strong player in the Huntsville community for years.  During a game quite a few months back, where Luis soundly stomped me into oblivion, I mentioned that I was hoping to get to 1800 someday in the not too distant future.  Luis seemed to recognize what a struggle that could end up being for me and responded that he was trying to do the same, himself.  Well, he definitely won the race to 1800 with the completion of this tournament – and then some, ending up at 1815.  Congrats Luis, you’re still underrated!

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Weekly News 9-10-18 Final Round of the Huntsville City Championship

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This Monday, 9-10-18 will mark the final round of the Huntsville City Championship.  Luis Morenilla leads the field with 2.5 with a 4-way tie for 2nd.  It promises to be a suspenseful evening.

As a reminder, casual play will always be an option for those not participating in the tournament or spectating.

Saturday 9-15 will be the North Alabama Championship tournament in Hampton Cove.  Registration will close on Friday,   Have you signed up yet for this online registration only event?  Please take advantage of one of the few opportunities for standard rated play in our backyard.  Sign up now!

North Alabama Championship

We hope to see you at all of our club events!

The Huntsville Chess Club

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Weekly News 9-3-18 No Chess on Labor Day

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There will be no chess on Monday, 9/3.  The library will be closed.  The final round of the Huntsville City Championship will be held on 9/10.

As a reminder, there are less than 2 weeks to register for the North Alabama Championship.  Register today at North Alabama Championship 2018.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

The Huntsville Chess Club

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Huntsville City Championship Starts Tomorrow – North Alabama Championship on 9/15 in Hampton Cove

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The 4 week Huntsville City Championship begins tomorrow.  Take advantage of this rare opportunity to play rated games (G/60;d5) with a longer time control close to home!  Don’t forget, you can receive a bye for any round but round 4 (multiple byes are ok) on September 3rd.

Register for the City Championship here!

In other news, the Huntsville Chess Club will be hosting a North Alabama Championship on September 15th at the Hampton Inn in Hampton Cove.

Click here to register and for all the details.

To make these tournaments possible, we really need the support from our membership.  We hope you’ll take advantage of these great opportunities for local chess!