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The weather will be cooling off soon, so it’s time for a Sunday afternoon of unrated Chess in the Park! This annual Wooldridge Park Square event is held this year to honor the memory of former Austin City Councilman Chris Riley, a dedicated and passionate supporter of chess in our community.  We hope you will join us! Register online at the link above as space is limited. Please dress appropriately as this is an outdoor event with only some tree shading.
 
Opportunities to participate in the a 2024 Texas State (Grade Based) Scholastic Championships are available for all of our area players! All abilities are welcome.  The North/Central Championship in Houston and the South Championship in Brownsville (Elementary and Secondary on separate weekends) are both great choices.  Meet new chess players, show off your skills, and compete for both individual and team awards! Links to the Standings and Results will be posted on the appropriate page when available.  Congratulations to all Austin area players who competed! We are so proud of you!
 

The Austin Chess Club is happy to announce that registration for the 2025  Austin Winter Open is now open.  The tournament will be held once more at the Austin Southpark Hotel over the weekend of January 3-5, 2025. We hope you will join us!

Local Scholastic chess is going strong.  Austin (Rocks & Rooks) will be organizing the 2025 Region VI Scholastic Championships on February 22, 2025, and the tournament is now open for registration! This annual tournament has sections for all ages and abilities.  The winners of the Primary, Elementary, Middle School, and High School Championship sections will be crowned State Regional Champions! You don’t want to miss this one!

Rocks & Rooks is hosting a November Tournament at Paragon PrepOpen, K-12 Elite and multiple Scholastic Sections for players rated U1000 available.  Individual and Team trophies! Register today! The next Rocks & Rooks tournaments will be held on January 25th, February 22nd (R6!) and April 12th.
 

Thank you for celebrating National Chess Week with Rocks & Rooks on October 5th at Paragon Prep! Both Scholastic event with 5 sections for youth rated U1000 AND K-12 Elite and open sections  at a longer time control were a grand success.  Final awards are online and the tournament has been rated by the USCF.

The Austin Chess Club has a new home and is now meeting every Saturday afternoon! Attendance is open to anyone wishing to meet others and play casual and/or rated chess games in person.  Thank you for playing in the Austin Chess Club  2024 SUMMER OPEN , held over the weekend of August 16-18 .  The tournament was a great success, as was the Saturday Scholastic. Final results for both events can be found thru the event links above.

The new Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy is offering In-Person and Online Trainings,  monthly tournaments as well as regular open play opportunities.

And there are lots of wonderful out of town events being offered all over our great state.  San Antonio’s Complete Chess is meeting regularly, hosting a variety of OTB events. The Waco Chess Club has begun hosting events as well. Virtual events are also going strong! Central Texas thanks you for your participation!  Please check out Texas Chess Association’s calendar for other chess opportunities, both online and OTB!

Congratulations to Sarah Brauner, our new Region VI Director! She can be contacted at txchessmom@gmail.com. It’s time to submit bids for the 2024 Region VI Scholastic Championships!

Please consider supporting local events (camps, tournaments, etc) whenever the opportunities present themselves! Responding quickly to new opportunities is the only way we are going to keep chess opportunities in our local area.
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