Austin Chess Club

The club meets every Sunday night. Doors open at 6:00pm, games start at 6:30pm.

Membership is free of charge for the foreseeable future. Thanks to all who support our club and Austin chess in general!

We have offhand chess in our skittles room! Feel free to drop by during the evening if you would like to play casual games and/or observe the current event in progress.

Entries for events are accepted on the first night of the scheduled event on site at the club, 6:00pm to 6:25pm. We accept cash (please attempt to bring exact change), checks (make out to Drew Sarkisian), or credit cards. Online entries are also accepted (see online entry links for individual events). Please use online entries whenever possible to speed up the entry process the first night of a new tournament. Late entries are encouraged to enter online as well. If you have any questions / issues please send email to austinchessclub@gmail.com.

New players, please note: Swiss system events are NOT elimination events! You most likely will still get to play the next round even if you lost the previous round!

Be considerate of your fellow chess players during our standard Swisses! Email austinchessclub@gmail.com as soon as you know you need a bye for a round (cutoff time is 10:00am Sunday of the round). Even if you miss the cutoff, let us know as soon as possible. Thanks!

Send email to austinchessclub@gmail.com with generic queries about the club. Phone inquiries will not be answered. If you need to speak to us about an already scheduled game and time is of the essence, please call (512) 318-1881. If no one answers, leave a detailed message. Thank you.

	Club Has Reopened! Please note: Face masks are not mandatory, but please wear one if it makes you feel more comfortable. Disposable masks available at club. If you have a cold/fever or have been around someone who has had a cold/fever, please stay home. As adults, we expect you to take commonsense precautions...thanks! Also note: The Bridge Club has cleared out all drinks/food from the premises. We've stocked the refrigerator with a limited variety of soda.
June 14	June G/24 Unrated Quick Swiss #2 Much better turnout! Results coming soon.
June 21, 28, July 5, 12	June Standard Swiss Four round Swiss System event, G/90 with 30 sec. inc. per move.
July 19	July G/24 Quick-rated Swiss Three Round Swiss System event, G/24 with 5 sec. delay per move. Sections determined by turnout.
July 26, Aug. 2, 9, 16	August Standard Swiss
Aug 23	August G/24 Quick-rated Swiss
Aug 30, Sept 6, 13, 20	September Standard Swiss Four round Swiss System event, G/90 with 30s increment per move. Sections determined by turnout. EF: $20.00. Reminder: USCF membership required. Online entries available here.
Sept 27	Sept G/15 Quick-rated Swiss Five Round Swiss System event, G/15 with 5 sec. delay per move. Sections determined by turnout. EF: $10.00. Reminder: USCF membership required. Online entries available here.