Texas Chess Association

Ninety-One (91 of 305) ballots were returned which consisted of thirty-two (32 of 194) paper and fifty-nine (59 of 111) electronic ballots.

Voting Results (Paper/Electronic, Total):

President: Eddie Rios (25/44, 69)
                 Richard Newman (5/6, 11)
                 Forrest Marler (0/1, 1)
                 Vish (0/1, 1)
                 No Vote (2/7, 9)
               
Vice President: Forrest Marler (18/48, 66)
                         Anthony Guerra (4/2... Читать дальше...

Texas Chess Association
Spring General Body Meeting
Saturday, March 5, 2016
8:30 p.m.

Agenda

• Call to order by TCA President Lakshmana Viswanath
• Approval of minutes from Fall 2015 Meeting
• Old Business
• Financial report – Barbara Swafford (Treasurer)
• Report from Vish
• New Business
• Motion 1 - New Bylaw change motion by Luis Salinas
• Motion 2 - New Bylaw change motion by Luis Salinas
• Motion 3 - New Election procedures by Jeff French (Elections Committee)
• Floor comments
• Adjournment

Fifty-One (51) valid ballots were received.  

Voting Results: 

President: Lakshmana Viswanath (36)

                Richard Newman (12) 

                Luis Salinas (1) 

                Adrian Stacey (1) 

                Tom Crane (1)

Vice President: Forrest Marler (36)

                        Eduardo Rios (12)

                        Todd Heine (1)

                        Luis Salinas(1) 

Secretary... Читать дальше...

TCA Ballots were mailed on Saturday, July 18th to all members that can vote.  You do however still have time to become a member and get a ballot.  The deadline is Wednesday, July 22nd at Midnight CDT.  

The only way to guarantee that we receive new memberships in time is for you to sign up online. You may sign up online here.  Payment through PayPal is required.

The next Texas Knights issue will contain candidate introductions from those candidates that have provided one.  The Texas... Читать дальше...

The Texas Chess Association (TCA) elections are upon us.   Please read below for submission requirements and deadlines.

The Texas Knights (TK) Editor MUST have any candidate nominations (and candidate contact information [specifically a phone # and best time to call] for nomination acceptance verification) no later than July 12th.  Candidate nominations will not be accepted past July 12th.

July 15th is the deadline to have any initial candidate introductions to the TK Editor so they can be published in the upcoming issue of TK... Читать дальше...

Congratulations to GM Julio Sadorra for his success at the Texas State Championship and to Benjamin Frenkel for his success in the Amateur Championships.   Both Championships were played between May 22nd and May 25th in Fort Worth, TX.   

The Texas Scholastic Championship is coming to McAllen this year!  Time to start making your plans for the weekend of March 28-29.

Texas Masters 5SS, G/90 inc/30. Dallas Chess Club, 200 S. Cottonwood Dr. #C, Richardson, TX 75080. FIDE and USCF rated but uses FIDE rules. Will use USCF ratings and rules for awarding prizes. Default late forfeiture time is one hour. TD may extend this time at TD’s discretion.  EF: USCF +2400 $90, USCF 2200-2400(or if you ever been rated 2200 USCF) $105, Fide rated 2000 and above is $140, U2200USCF/U2000Fide $175. USCF Membership Required. Texas Chess Association Membership also required for Texas players). Читать дальше...

Congratulations to GM Leonid Kritz for winning the Open section of the 80th Annual Southwest Open which was played August 29th-September 1st.  There were a total of 214 participants in the tournament with 25 players rated 2200 or higher. GM Kritz won with a score of 6.0/7 with five (5) wins and two (2) draws.

The USCF is launching a pilot program in selected states allowing non-USCF members to play rated games based on a pay-per-game fee structure. The purpose of the pilot program is to explore ways to grow chess and introduce chess players unfamiliar with the USCF to the organization and rated play.