Texas Knights puzzle correction

Oops! The puzzle on the back cover of the March-April 2008 issue of Texas Knights is missing a white Bishop on g7. Here's the correct position. White to move, mate in 2.



To see the solution, place your mouse pointer at the end of this sentence, and then click and drag to the right. Qd5!

2008 Texas Scholastic Championship

The 2008 Texas Scholastic Championship will be held in Houston on March 8-9. Last year's event drew 1,479 players, making it by far the biggest TCA event of the year and one of the largest in the country. Make your hotel reservations now, while space is still available! You can use the links below to register for the tournament:

High School Championship
Middle School Championship
Elementary Championship
Primary Championship

TCA will hold a Chess in Education workshop Mar. 8 from 1-5 p.m. at the tournament site. (Agenda and list of presenters). Fees: $15 advance, $20 at door. Send payment to TCA Treasurer Barb Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036-4719.

Texas Knights Magazine - Online!

Several back issues of Texas Knights Magazine are now available for download.

2008
Jan - Feb
March - April
May-June
July-August
September-October
November-December

2007
Jan - Feb
March - April
May - June
July - August
September - October
November - December

To view the chessboard diagrams, you must install the DiagramTTFritz font. (If you're a ChessBase user, you may already have this font installed.) If you need help installing the font, read these instructions.

TCA members receive 6 issues of Texas Knights per year. If you aren't a member, sign up now!

Minutes from the Fall 2007 TCA Business Meeting

TCA held a business meeting at the recent Southwest Open in Brownsville. The meeting minutes are now available online.

2008 Texas Scholastic Championships - early info

For those of you who are already planning for next year's Texas Scholastic Chess Championships, the event will be held in Houston on March 7-9, 2008 at the Hilton Americas hotel. (800-774-1500 or 713-739-8000. HR $104.) I'll post more info as soon as it becomes available.

Five-way tie for first at Southwest Open

The 73rd annual Southwest Open was held in Brownsville over Labor Day weekend. The remote location hurt attendance - only 76 players competed, roughly half as many as in previous years. What the event lacked in size, it made up for in strength, with 7 IMs in the field.

Five players tied for first with 5.5/7 - IM Salvijus Bercys, IM Axel Bachmann, IM Daniel Fernandez, Tautvydas Vedrickas, and IM Alfonso Almeida. In the Reserve section, Victor A. Flores won clear first with 6/7. See the crosstables for all the results. In the one-day scholastic event, Kristin Ramos and Jorge Hernandez both notch perfect 5-0 scores to win their respective sections.

Duplicate scoresheets were not provided to the players, and as a result, very few games scores were submitted. Please email your games to Texas Knights editor Selby Anderson at schachlied@yahoo.com.


Victor A. Flores, winner of the Reserve Section.



Nelly Estrada & Janeth Moreno ponder their next move.

TCA business meeting

The Fall business meeting of the TCA will be held at the Southwest Open tournament site on Sunday, Sept 2 at 8:30am. If you plan to attend this meeting, please take the time to review the proposed amendments to the TCA Bylaws.

Southwest Open - make your hotel reservations

The 73rd annual Southwest Open is less than three weeks away! If you're planning to attend, you must make your hotel reservations by August 17th to get the discounted $69 room rate. (Ask for the chess rate.)

http://www.holidayinnbrownsville.com/
1-800-325-7385

This is your chance to participate in the longest-running event in TCA history!

Warren Harper wins Denker Tournament!

Back in March, we told you about Warren Harper's victory at the Texas Scholastic Championship. Warren continued his winning ways last week, taking clear first place at the 2007 Denker Tournament of High School Champions, and winning a four-year scholarship to Texas Tech University.

This result should push Warren's rating above 2300. Not bad for a
16-year old who played his first rated game 3 years ago!

For more coverage, visit the USCF website and Susan Polgar's blog.

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Games from the Canadian Open: