Thursday May 23, 2013

USCF Rated Tournament — Rd. 4

Games start at: 5:50 PM

Our Hours

The chess club is open every Thursday:

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Our Location

Room C
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
2931 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, Tennessee 37919

2012 Knoxville City Championship

FM Pete Bereolos won the 2012 Knoxville City Chess Championship with a perfect score of 5-0.

Robert Hydzik and David Mueller tied for second place with 3-2.

The prizes were donated by Douglas Forsythe.

The cross table and all the games

2012 Knoxville Amateur Championship

This tournament, for players rated under "2000" or unrated, is being played off-site and is currently in progress.

April 2013 Speed-Chess Tournament

Aaron Craig won with a perfect score of 4-0. The tournament was held on April 11, and was the first event at the chess club to be Rated under USCF's new Blitz rating system. The time control was G/10.

April 2013 Five-Minute Tournament

Corry Marsh won the tournament with a perfect score of 4-0. The tournament was a five-player USCF Rated round robin, with a Game/5-minutes time control. It was held on April 18.

At the chess club on the same night (April 18):

Douglas Forsythe won an eight-game USCF Rated match against Kipp Bynum with the score 6.5-1.5. The time control was Game/5-minutes.

Douglas Forsythe won a USCF Rated Quad with a perfect score of 3-0. The time control was Game/5-minutes.

FREE USCF-Rated Chess Games

GKCC member DOUGLAS FORSYTHE wants to play chess with you. He wants to play USCF-Rated games in the Knoxville area, at a G/10 time control. He would like to play you a match of around ten games, in one session.

He would pay all Rating fees -- it would be free for you to play.
He would be happy to play at your house, his house, or some other agreed-upon location.
He can play on almost any day and time that is convenient for you.

If you are interested, call Doug at 456-1579, during the month of May, 2013.

For the games to be Ratable:

You must be a current USCF member.
Your USCF Rating must within 400 points -- higher or lower -- of Doug's Rating. Doug's Rating in May 2013 is 1556.

May 2008 Oak Ridge Chess Event

Greater Knoxville Chess Club members Leonard Dickerson and Keith Eatherly helped man the chess table at an all night lockdown for graduating Seniors of Oak Ridge High School.

Full story with photos

Photos of 5-Minute Tournaments

October 2006

October 2007