Greetings all. It’s been a few weeks since our last newsletter, so we wanted to check in with you and pass along a couple of tournament opportunities in Huntsville and the surrounding area.

Recently, the club conducted an free, unrated tournament at the South Huntsville Public library. Without the benefit of prior advertisement, there were still 12 players who participated. Next week, on Tuesday 3/29 we will hold another free, unrated tournament in the same location around 5pm. On site registration will be conducted.

You may have noticed an article in Chess Life magazine this month regarding Rea Hayes. I didn’t know much about who he was until reading the article, but knew he was a famous chess player who spent time in Chattanooga. I appreciated the backstory of this upstanding chess player and organizer, so maybe you will too. In addition to the Chess Life article, a tribute can be found here.

A tournament named after Mr. Hayes has been a Chattanooga tradition for many years, but has been hampered (like anything else) due to COVID. However, the tournament is making a comeback this year. Please see/download the embedded flyer for details. We hope that you can make it to both of these tournament opportunities! Please email us with any questions.