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2017-2018 Calendar
Aug 26: Knoxville Open at Centerpointe Church, Knoxville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF req results
Sept. 2: Tennessee Open Scholastic, Valor Collegiate Academy 4527 Nolensville Pike Nashville, TN 4-SS G/30 USCF/TCA req results
Sept 16: UT Open, University of TN Knoxville 4-SS G/60 USCF req results
Sept 30: Lenoir City Fall Scholastic, Lenoir City HS 5-SS G/30 non-rated and rated K-6; G/45 rated 7-12 results USCF
Oct 14: Cumberland Co. Fall Open, Crossville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
Oct 28: Urban Town Halloween Blitz, Books-A-Million Knoxville. cash prizes, $20 EF on site; reg noon, play starts 1 PM. 5 min/3s delay.
Nov 4 (NOTE DATE CHANGE): TCCS Fall Scholastic, Tri-Cities Christian Schools, Blountville. unrated K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12 divisions 4-SS (no clocks but rounds 1 hr apart) writeup
Nov 11: Secret City Scholastic Championships Oak Ridge HS 5-SS G/30 non-rated and rated K-3, K-6 sections; 4-SS G/60 K-9, K-12. Also pre-tournament bughouse tournament starting 8:30 AM.results USCF photos
Dec 2: Cedar Bluff Scholastic - Cedar Bluff ES, Knoxville 5-SS G/30 non-rated and rated K-3, K-6 sections; 4-SS G/45 K-9, K-12 results USCF photos
Dec 9: UT December Open, University of TN Knoxville 4-SS G/60 USCF req results
Jan 5-7, 2018: Smoky Mountain Chess Tournament - Dollywood's DreamMore Resort, Pigeon Forge 5-SS Open G/120; U1800, U1200 G/90 USCF/TCA req results
Jan 27: 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 photos
Feb 10: Centerpointe Winter Tournament - Centerpointe Church, 2909 N. Broadway, Knoxville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF req results
Feb 17: State individual tournament - TTU Cookeville (top 8 qualifiers for each grade group from four regional tournaments) USCF/TCA req results: Pri Elem JH HS USCF photos
Mar 3: Region I team tournament - Knoxville Center Mall, teams of 4 by school. Top four teams from each grade group qualify for state tournament results photos
Mar 3: East TN Chess Festival - Knoxville Center Mall, 4-SS scholastic open (G/45, USCF req) and novice K-6 and 7-12 (G/30). Runs concurrent to team tournament. results USCF
Mar 24: State team tournament - TTU Cookeville USCF req results Pri Ind El Ind JH Ind HS Ind USCF USCF alts
Mar 31: Lakeway Spring Open, Lakeway Community Church, Morristown (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
Apr 6-8: National Junior High (K-9) Championship - Atlanta, GA results
Apr 14: TN All Girls Scholastic - Nashville Chess Center, 2911 Belmont Blvd. Nashville. K-12, K-6 and K-3 sections, USCF/TCA req resutls
Apr 21: Cumberland County Spring Open, Crossville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
Apr 21: TCCS Spring Scholastic, Tri-Cities Christian Schools, Blountville. unrated K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12 divisions 4-SS G/30
Apr 27-29: National High School (K-12) Championship - Columbus, OH results USCF
May 5: Cedar Bluff Spring Swiss, Home2 Suites, 380 N. Peters Rd. Knoxville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF req results
May 11-13: National Elementary (K-6) Championship - Nashville results USCF
Summer 2018
Jun 11-15: Fundamentals Chess Camp, Webb School of Knoxville. 5 days 9 AM-2 PM, for Fall 2018 1st-8th graders $225
Jul 9-13: Intermediate/Advanced Chess Camp, Webb School of Knoxville. 5 days 9 AM-2 PM, for Fall 2018 1st-8th graders $225
Jul 16-20: Novice Chess Camp, UT Knoxville. 5 days 1-4 PM, for Fall 2018 4th-9th graders Course # 18SUKU364 Fee: $139
Jul 23-27: Advanced Chess Camp, UT Knoxville. 5 days 1-4 PM, for Fall 2018 4th-9th graders Course # 18SUKU364-1 Fee: $139
June 23: Lakeway Summer Open, Lakeway Community Church, Morristown (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
July 21: Clinton H. Pearson Jr. Memorial Summer Open, Crossville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF/TCA req results
July 28: Centerpointe Summer Swiss, Knoxville (all ages) 4-SS G/60 USCF req Open and U1400 sections. Contact Matt Mayhew (mgm32969@gmail.com) results