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TCA Newsletter August 2014 Volume 57, Issue 1
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Tennessee Chess News
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2014 TENNESSEE OPEN Please plan on joining us for the 2014 Tennessee Open State Championship on Saturday, August 30 and Sunday, August 31, 2014. We are very grateful to Volkswagen Chattanooga for hosting this year's event. The TCA Annual Membership Meeting will be Sunday at 1:00pm, Eastern Time Zone. For
full details, please visit www.tnchess.us.
CHESS IN THE PARK Individuals interested in learning and playing the game of chess, can participate Saturday, September 6, 2014, from 9:00 am till 2:00 pm at 504 Market Street ( Krutch Park) in downtown Knoxville, TN. This is the first annual Chess in the Park, sponsored by the City of Knoxville Special Events, an
event for non- scholastic chess players. Don't miss the opportunity to observe, learn, and play your hand at chess. There will be workshops, demonstrations, and give- aways to families participating. Are you a player looking for a pick-up game or a parent that wants your child to develop confidence, analytical skills or learn how to get a chess club started at your school? Again, you won't want to miss this free opportunity to ask expert chess instructors and players what it takes to excell in chess and have loads of fun playing your friends and colleagues. For more information about this event contact: Michael O. Moore moorechess@gmail.com 865-360-6706
TENNESSEE SCHOLASTIC NEWS Our Scholastic Chessplayers represented Tennessee well at the Nationals events
last spring. In May, at the 2014 National Elementary Championship in Dallas, these TN players had notable successes:
K-1 Championship (307 players) Fuller Hessel tied 3rd, placed 11th Aatish Satheesh placed 15th
K-3 Championship (259 players) Logan Wu placed 18th Tanish Kothapalle placed 24th
K-3 U800 (318 players) Buren Bradley placed 22nd
K-5 U900 (371 players) Adam Wang placed 17th
K-6 U1000 (238 players) Antonio Villarreal placed
17th
K-6 Championship (196 players) Joshua Campbell placed 29th
In April, at the 2014 National Junior High Championship, an event with almost 1300 players, these TN players made the top 25:
K-8 U750 (355players) Anand Viswanathan placed 6th Jose Miranda placed 11th Robert Kassees placed 16th Logan Ogle placed 19th
K-9 Championship (138 players) Lucas Pao placed 20th
K-9 U1250 (212 players) Suhas Gummadi placed 3rd Morgan Elrod-Erickson placed 6th Chirath Illukpitya placed 12th Hemi Rambha placed 14th Jesus Miranda placed 15th Russell Harper placed
18th Hunter Underwood placed 24th Pranav Mudiam placed 28th Central Magnet School 1st place team
Congratulations to all these TN scholastic players! |
Email your TCA Board of Directors President- Malcolm Estrada mrestrada111@comcast.net Vice President- Paul Semmes PaulSemmes@charter.net Secretary/Membership- Chris Prosser regioniii@aol.com Treasurer- Angela McElrath-Prosser TCAnews@aol.com Scholastic Coordinator- Harry Sabine hdsabine@citlink.net Internet Coordinator- Karoly Mirnics karoly.mirnics@vanderbilt.edu East TN Director- Victor Suich vesuich@bellsouth.net West
TN Director- Alan Kleiman akleiman12@gmail.com News Coordinator- Tiffany Andrews Elliott tiffany.elliott@att.net
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Support Tennessee Chess! Become a TCA Member or Renew your Membership for as little as $10 a year by clicking Here. |
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Chess Puzzle |
White to move, Mate in 3
From Staunton-Horwitz 1846
Head over to our website to view TN Chessplayer games. This edition of What A Game features Luke Weishaar, winner of a four year scholarship to Tennessee Tech University from the TN State Team Championship.
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Upcoming Events
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8-30-14 - 8-31-14 Tennessee Open Chattanooga, TN
9-6-14 Chess in the Park Knoxville, TN
9-13-14 Girl Power Tournament & Chess Camp Hutchinson Academy Memphis, TN
9-14-14 Shelby County Back to School Tournament Lausanne Collegiate School Memphis, TN
10-11-14 Cumberland County Fall Open Crossville, TN
11-1-14 East TN Scholastic Fall Open Milligan College, TN
11-22-14 Nashville Predators Chess Day Nashville, TN
1-17-15 - 1-18-15 Tennessee Winter Open Henry Horton State Park
1-24-15 Individual Scholastic State Championship Qualifiers
3-7-15 Team Scholastic State Championship Qualifiers
For more events:
www.tnchess.us
www.knoxvillechess.org
www.nashvillechess.org
www.shelbycoutychess.com
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Visit www.tnchess.us for more information about the Tennessee Chess Association. Please share, distribute, and/or post this TCA publication as desired. To share your own Tennessee chess news, photos, games, and events, mail to Newsletter Editor, Tiffany Elliott. Thank you for supporting the Tennessee Chess Association! |
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