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2015-2016 Calendar
July 9 (Thursday): BCCC July, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 12:30PM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
July 18: Clinton H. Pearson Jr. Memorial Summer Open, Crossville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCAF results
Aug 15: BCCC August, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 9:30AM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
Sep 4-6 (can take 2 day option Sep 5-6)-Tennessee Open State Championship, TTU Cookeville (all ages) 5-SS G/120 USCF/TCA results
Sep 5-Tennessee Open Scholastic Tournament, TTU Cookeville (K-3,K-6,K-9,K-12 divisions) 4-SS G/30 USCF/TCA req results
Sep 19: Lenoir City Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament, Lenoir City HS. unrated K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 divisions 5-SS G/30 results
Oct 3: BCCC October, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 9:30AM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
Oct 10: Cumberland Co. Fall Open, Crossville (all ages) 4-SS G/30 USCF/TCA req results
Oct 17: TCCS Fall Scholastic, Tri-Cities Christian Schools, Blountville. unrated K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 divisions 4-SS G/30
Nov. 7: Secret City Scholastic Championships Oak Ridge HS (K-12). Separate divisions for non-rated (5-SS G/30) and USCF-rated tournaments (5-SS G/30 rd 1/2, G/45 rd 3-5). Awards for top 4 in a school per section. results USCF
Nov 14: E. Tennessee Fall Open, Milligan College, (near Johnson City) (open 3-SS G/45 and K-12 5-SS G/30 divisions) USCF req; 3-SS G/20 K-12 and K-6 unrated results
Dec 5: BCCC December, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 9:30AM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
Jan 9, 2016: BCCC January, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 12:30PM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
Jan 23 Jan 30: Region I individual tournament - Oak Ridge HS (K-3 "Primary", 4-6 "Elementary", 7-9 "Junior High" and 10-12 "High School" divisions) 5-SS G/45 rd 1-2, G/60 rd 3-5 results
Feb 6: State individual tournament - TTU Cookeville (top 8 qualifiers for each grade group from four regional tournaments) USCF/TCA req results
Feb 13: Tennessee All-Girls Scholastic Chess Championship - Nashville Chess Center (K-12 Championship and K-6 divisions) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
Feb 20: Oak Ridge Winter Practice - Oak Ridge HS 4-SS G/30 rated and non-rated results
Feb 26-28: Smoky Mountain Chess Tournament - Dollywood's DreamMore Resort, Pigeon Forge 5-SS G/90 USCF/TCA req results
Mar 5: Region I team tournament - Lenoir City HS, teams of 4 by school. Top four teams from each grade group qualify for state tournament results by board
Mar 12: Lakeway Spring Open, Lakeway Community Church, Morristown (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
Mar 17 (Thursday): BCCC St. Patrick's Day, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 11:30AM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
Mar 26: State team tournament - TTU Cookeville USCF/TCA req results (USCF) by team by board USCF alts
April 1-3: National HS (K-12) Championship, Atlanta, GA USCF results
April 2: E. TN Scholastic Spring Open - Milligan College, Johnson City
April 15-17: National Junior High (K-9) Championship - Indianapolis, IN results
Apr 16: Cumberland Co. Spring Open, Crossville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
April 22-24: All-Girls National Championship - Chicago, IL results
Apr 23: TCCS Spring Scholastic, Tri-Cities Christian Schools, Blountville. unrated K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 divisions 4-SS G/30 results
Apr 23: BCCC April, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 9:30AM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
May 6-8: National Elementary (K-6) Championship - Nashville, TN results
May 21: BCCC May, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 9:30AM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
June 18: Oak Ridge Summer Open II, Oak Ridge HS (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF Open and U1200; 5-SS G/30 non-rated scholastic results USCF
June 30 (Thursday): BCCC June, Blount Co. Library 508 Cusick, Maryville. Register ($1) onsite 11:30AM 4-SS G/30 USCF req results
July 9: Lakeway Summer Open, Lakeway Community Church, Morristown (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
July 16: Clinton H. Pearson Jr. Memorial Summer Open, Crossville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA results
Summer Activities:
July 20-22: Crusading 4 Chess Camp free to Knox Co. students. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church 600 S. Chestnut Street, Knoxville