New Blogspot for Chess in the Greater Memphis Area

Yes we do, have a new Blogspot blog in the greater Memphis, West Tennessee area!

I am sure this is a very welcome site to a huge number of the local scholastic area players.

With no further introduction!

Hooray and let me give you the linky - CLICK HERE.

Yup, it's a new day!

The stars have crossed,
There’s a new horizon
Where many will lose sleep and be tossed,

In the Memphis skies,
With a chess mastery
Beyond the local dive, experienced and wise,

It’s going to smart a ton!
Control has been won!


A major player in the world of chess is probably
moving to the Memphis area!
Hooray, hooray, hooray!
Out with the old,
And in with the new!
Guess who?

Congratulations to GM ROBERT HESS!

Congratulation to GM Robert Hess on having qualified to play in the World Cup August 26 - September 21.

GM Hess is here in Memphis this week for the Tenth annual Mid-South Chess Camp. What an honor to have an opportunity to study with GM Hess and all the others here this week!

Memphis chess players that are not attending this year, you are missing out on this amazing lineup of instructors: GM Alex Stripunsky, GM Robert Hess, WIM Alisa Melehkina, IM Raja Panjwani, and FM Teddy Coleman

Also qualifying in the World Cup is GM Hikaru Nakamura, here earlier this year with Shelby County Chess, Mid-South Chess, and the University of Memphis Chess Club.

FROM THE USCF SITE:

Seven US players have qualified to the World Cup (Khanty-Mansiysk, August 26-September 21) including the top six in the US Chess Championships Gata Kamsky, Yury Shulman, Sam Shankland, Robert Hess, Ray Robson, Alexander Onischuk and World #6 Hikaru Nakamura. Although the United States only receives five spots from the US Champs, designated as a Zonal Championship, both Nakamura and Kamsky made the cut on rating.

Click here for USCF Article.


FIDE link click here for list of all players.