Welcome to the San Antonio Chess Club

Thanks for stopping by the San Antonio Chess Club web site. Founded in 1888 at the historic Menger Hotel near the Alamo, the San Antonio Chess Club is the oldest chess club in Texas.

We meet Thursday evenings 6-10 p.m. (except holidays) at the Lions Field Recreation Center, 2809 Broadway near Mulberry - see map (phone: 826-9041). This is a City of San Antonio facility and visitors, including minors are welcome. Please bring chess sets, boards & clocks if you have them - they are not provided at site. Every week: casual skittles, blitz tourney begins 8 p.m. We also organize several weekend tournaments at other locations; see future events.

Membership/Newsletter: Club members receive a monthly newsletter that covers local chess news, upcoming tournaments and games by local players. Membership is $10 per year ($5 junior, family $15, and life $200).

Spring Slammer, 2010

March 27, 2010
Hornbeak Bldg, 2nd floor, 4450 Medical Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229
5-SS, Rd. 1 G/30, Rds. 2-5 G/60. $$1,000 b/40: $250-150; A, B, U1600 ea. $100-$75. U1400/unr. $75
EF: $30 if rec'd by 3/25, $35 at site
Junior (18/under) or Senior (65+) entry (count 2/3 toward based-on): $20 by 3/25, $25 at site.
Reg. 9-10 a.m., Rds. 10:30-11:30-2-4:30-7:30
Half-pt. bye any 1 rd., notice before rd. 2. Entries: SACC, POB 501, Helotes, TX 78023.
Info: www.sanantoniochess.com, 210-695-2324. NS. NC. W.

Texas Action Championship, 2010

Apr 24. Hornbeak Bldg, 3rd floor Colorado Rm., 4450 Medical Dr., San Antonio, TX.
5-SS, G/30. $$(1,000 b/40, 2/3 gtd.): $300-150, U2100 $125, U1900 $125, U1700 $125, U1500 $100, U1300/unr. $75.
EF: $30 if rec'd by 4/22, $35 site; Jr. U19 or Sr. 65+ entry $20 by 4/22, $25 site, counts 2/3 toward "based on".
TCA memb. req., $10 regular, $7.50 student. Reg. 10:30-11:30 a.m.,
Rds. begin noon with 15 min. breaks. Half pt. bye any 1 rd., notice before Rd. 2.
Ent: SACC, POB 501, Helotes, TX 78023. Info: www.sanantoniochess.com. 210-695-2324 NS. NC. W.

Permian Basin Chess Club - Scholastic Chess Tournament

**** Date changed from Feb 6 to Feb 20 ****

February 20, 2010
Elizabeth Ann Seton Hall, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church,
7601 N. Grandview Ave., Odessa, Texas - 79765
For details, please see the flyer

Victoria Open

Victoria Open, March 27, 2010
USCF Rated 4 Round Swiss G/60
Victoria College - Student Center
2200 E. Red River
Victoria, TX 77901
One Section: Open to all players.
Entry Fee: $10 if paid before March 20th; $15 at site. Must be USCF member - various membership types available at site.
Entries to: Lisa DeVries 217 Nantucket Ave B103 Victoria, TX 77904
Registration: 8:00am-8:45am
Rounds: 9:00am; others ASAP, with one hour lunch between RD2-RD3.
Prizes: Based on 65% of entries; 1st place, 2nd place, <1600. More prizes possible based on entries.
Wheelchair Access, Limited Smoking, and NO Computers.

For more information, contact Lisa DeVries at lisa.devries@victoriacollege.edu or Ricardo Aparicio at goldencrescentchess@live.com.

More bang for your buck (and more bucks for your stuff-literally!!)

Now, San Antonio Chess Club members can utilize the website for posting their "sell"(or "buy") ads for new or used chess material - boards, chess sets, books, CD/DVDs etc etc. This would ensure that while you get a wider audience and good price for your stuff, it would also provide more opportunities for you to explore options for good deals - maybe getting that wooden chess set you were planning to buy for long.
Follow the four easy steps to do this:
1. Think of a title for your ad (Example - For sale: Analysis wooden chess set for $20)
2. Provide description of the stuff (age, condition, size, author etc.) - the more the better. And of course include your contact information (how, when, where)
3. Snap some pictures (optional but recommended) - ensure that it is clear enough if not of very high quality
4. Drop a mail with the above to linkedlist@gmail.com

This service is manual right now-and only for SACC members. Non-members can not post the ads right now- though anybody can access the ads.As it is experimental right now, further development would depend upon the response.

***You can access the current ads here.***

Calendar updates and local tournaments....

If you want to organize a local chess tournament, and want this site to post about the same, please send us a mail at linkedlist@gmail.com . Here are some tips:
1. Please check the upcoming events calendar to see if the proposed tournament dates clash with any existing ones-it could be important for the number of participants.
2. Post/mail us well in advance so that interested players could plan for the same.
3. Give as much details as possible-while having a mail contact ID is good, most of the players tend to check the site for details.
4. Do include a clear route/directions section, if the intended location is a public place (like which section/floor/room etc.)