2024 Upcoming Events
If you are planning events in TN or surrounding areas, please send a courtesy email to the Tournament Coordinator/Clearinghouse, Danny Mullinax dcmullinax@gmail.com.
July 20 – Clinton H Pearson Jr Memorial @ Cumberland County Community Complex, Crossville – Register Online
August 17 – Lakeway Summer Open @ Lakeway Community Church, Morristown – Register Online
August 17 – Battleground Murfreesboro @ First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Murfreesboro
August 26 – September 1 3rd Nashville Summer Classic FIDE Championship @ Nashville Chess Center, Nashville
August 30 – September 1 3rd Nashville Summer Classic Weekend Swiss @ Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, Nashville, TN
September 7 – 2024 TN Home School Individual Championship @ First Cumberland Pres, Murfreesboro
September 21 – Lenoir City Back to School Scholastic @ Lenoir City High School Register
September 27-29 78th Peter P. Lahde Tennessee Open and State Championship @ Memphis Chess Club, Memphis
October 12 – Susan E. Kantor Memorial Fall Open @ Crossville, TN Register
October 19 – Tentative Date for Scholastic Individual Regionals (dates may change per Region)
November 2 – Murfreesboro Tal Celebration (Save the date, details to follow)
November 9 – TN Scholastic Individual State Finals (Save the date, details to follow; Regional Events most likely October 19th)
November 9-10 – 2024 Memphis Open, Qualifier, and Amateur Championship @ Memphis Chess Club, Memphis
November 29-December 1 – 64th Mid South Open @ Memphis Chess Club, Memphis
December 7 – Murfreesboro Chess Club Championship (Murfreesboro members, save the date, details to follow)
Out-of-State Events of Interest
July 27- August 4 2024 U.S. Open Championship @ Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, VA
August 16-18 – Arkansas State Chess Championship TLA @ Courtyard by Marriott Russellville, AR
Weekly Online Events
Mondays Murfreesboro Monday Team Battles @ at 7:00 PM CST https://lichess.org/team/murfreesboro-chess-club
Last Sunday of Each Month Murfreesboro Classical Swiss Tournament @ Online at 3:00 PM CST Join the club on chess.com
Have an Event to Share to this List?
To add your event to this list, please email flyer or pertaining details to TCA Tournament Coordinator: dcmullinax@gmail.com To include your event on our front homepage sidebar, TCA membership must be required for in-state players or it must be a scholastics only event.
Find More Local Chess
Cumberland County Chess Club Tournaments
Memphis Chess Club Calendar
Murfreesboro Chess Club Events
Nashville Chess Center Calendar
Reg4Chess Events
Shelby County Chess Tournaments
Past Events
October 14 National Chess Day Chess in the Park K-12 Qualifier #2 @ Community Foundation of Middle TN, Nashville
October 14 2023 Susan E. Kantor Fall Open National Chess Day Chess Tournament @ Cumberland County Community Complex, Crossville RESULTS
October 21 Nashville K-12 Quick Chess Championship @ Lighthouse Christian Academy, Antioch
October 28 2023 Fall Open at the University of Tennessee @ UTK Student Union Building, Knoxville Register
October 28 NCC October Swiss @ The Nashville Chess Center. 2911 Belmont Blvd.
Nashville, TN
October 28 Tri-Cities Christian Academy Fall Chess Scholastic @ Tri-Cities Christian Academy, Blountville Register
November 4 Tennessee K-12 Regional Individual Championships -> Flyer
Region 1 @ Lenoir City High School, Lenoir City -> Register
Region 2 @ Glenn Martin Elementary, Crossville -> Register
Region 3 @ St. Paul Christian Academy, Nashville -> Register
Region 4 @ Lausanne Collegiate School, Memphis -> Register
November 11 Murfreesboro Tal Celebration @ First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 907 East Main Street, Murfreesboro TN
November 18 Susan E. Kantor Tennessee K-12 Individual State Championship
November 24-26 63rd Mid South Open @ Memphis Chess Club -> Register
December 2 Ensworth K-12 City Qualifier #3 @ Ensworth School, Nashville
December 2 Middle Tennessee Scholastic Chess Championship @ Central Magnet, Murfreesboro
December 9 Sweetwater High School Scholastic @ Sweetwater -> Register
January 4 2024 Jackson Weekly Quick Chess @ Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, Jackson
January 6 – 7 2024 Nashville Scholastic City Championship @ Nashville Chess Center
January 13 -14 2024 Tennessee Winter Open @ Cumberland County Community Complex, Crossville Flyer
January 15 2024 MLK Jr. Chess Camp and Tournament @ Nashville Chess Center
