Calling all female scholastic players! The Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy is hosting the Region VI Girls Championship in September. This is a qualifier toward being Texas’ nominee for the Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions.
The 2025 Austin Summer Open finished with record attendance! Prizes are posted on the tournament page. Thank you to all who came out, we couldn’t do it without you!
The Austin Chess Club is excited to announce that it has taken over the AustinChessTournaments.com website as Lori Balkum retired from chess this summer. Austin Chess Club (ACC) and Austin Chess Tournaments (ACT) have worked closely together for 20 years. The transition is currently in process and will take time to complete. We appreciate your support of our efforts to encourage chess in Central Texas! It only gets better from here! Read a letter of introduction from the ACC President, Patrick Connaughton, who has great plans for chess in Central Texas!
SMTX Chess Club hosted its Second Summer Classical in July. By all accounts, it was a wonderful event. Looking forward to the next one!
Scholastic Events are ramping up for the new school year! The State Grade North/Central Championships have been announced for October. You don’t want to miss!
There are lots of wonderful events both local and out of town being offered all over our great state. Watch our Upcoming Events Listing and visit the Weekly Events page for local opportunities. The Austin Chess Club meets every Saturday afternoon! The new Austin Grandmaster Chess Academy is offering In-Person and Online Trainings, monthly tournaments as well as regular open play opportunities. San Antonio’s Complete Chess is meeting regularly, hosting a variety of OTB events. The Waco Chess Club has begun hosting events as well. Central Texas thanks you for your participation!
Please check out Texas Chess Association’s calendar for other chess opportunities, both online and OTB all across the state!
Sarah Brauner is our Region VI Director! She can be contacted at txchessmom@gmail.com to submit bids for the 2026 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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