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James T. Campion directed the club for many years from old East Dallas. Historically, the club's most famous member was Ken Smith for whom the Smith-Morra Gambit is co-named, and the DCC hosts an annual tournament in his honor. In 2010, DCC hosted the state chess tournament.
First International Chess Tournament [1] was a chess competition held in San Antonio, Texas, from November 19 to December 11, 1972. Sponsored by fast food franchise Church's Chicken as a marketing strategy to promote the company and an attempt to capitalize on the rise of the game's popularity in the U.S, the tournament was regarded at the time ...
His younger brother Joshua is also a chess player, and was the U12 North American Youth Blitz Champion in May 2015. [8] He attended Webster University on a chess scholarship, studying under Susan Polgar. [9] He then studied mechanical engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas, also playing on their chess team. [10]
The 35th Chess Olympiad, a chess tournament for teams. A chess tournament is a series of chess games played competitively to determine a winning individual or team. Since the first international chess tournament in London, 1851, chess tournaments have become the standard form of chess competition among multiple serious players.
He won or split first place in several United States chess tournaments: PanAm Open (1998), Texoma Open (1999), Texas Masters (2002), U.S. Open Chess Championship (2008). In 1998, he won a chess tournament in Houston and in 1999 he won the Texas State Chess Championship.
British Chess Magazine (January 1978) – Your Hundred Best Chess Tournaments To 1960 (by Ken Whyld) British Chess Magazine (August 1979) – Reflections on Montreal (by Raymond Keene ) British Chess Magazine (November 1987) – The 'Super-tournaments' in chess history (by Romelio Milian Gonzalez)
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The first World Open chess tournament is held in New York City on June 30 - July 4, and is won by Walter Browne with a 9-1 score. 725 players participate in the event, which has a $15,000 prize fund. Having missed out on their bid to host the 1972 Fischer-Spassky match, organisers in Dortmund remain upbeat and arrange a tournament at Westfalenpark.