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Dallas Chess Club

October 21, 2023

The Dallas Chess Club (DCC) is one of the major chess organizations in the United States and a gold affiliate of the United States Chess Federation (US Chess, formerly USCF).[1] The club has approximately 300 members, including a number of FIDE titled players such as: Grandmaster Alejandro Ramírez, GM Amon Simutowe, IM Jacek Stopa, IM Marko Zivanic, IM John Bartholomew, and IM Robert Sanchez IM Keaton Kiewra, FM Keith Hayward, GM Darwin Yang, FM Tommy He, and WIM Sarah Chiang. There is also a number of US Chess masters such as: Dion Su, Mihail Bantic, Austen Green, Jimmy Heiserman, Adarsh Jayakumar, Nelson Lopez, Jarod Pamatmat, and Abhishek Mallela. International Master (IM) Stopa is the club's most prominent member, as he tied for first place at the US Open in Indianapolis during August 2009. 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.

In September 2009 DCC hosted the annual Southwest Open, which had 240 players and was won by IM Gergely Antal. The club also has several smaller tournaments every week, with approximately one hundred participants during the weekly event on Friday night.[2] This makes DCC arguably the most active club in the United States, with more than twice as many regulars as New York's Marshall Chess Club. Indeed, the DCC has been described as "one of the most active chess clubs" in publications by US Chess.[3] This sentiment is echoed in one unaffiliated chess blog which in 2008 declared the DCC to be "one of the most active clubs in the nation with over 2000 events hosted since 1991".[4] Part of the reason for this success has been the chess program at the nearby University of Texas at Dallas, which is helmed by Director James Stallings, team coach IM Rade Milovanovic (who tied for first in the 2008 US Open in Dallas), assistant director Luis Salinas of the DCC, and senior lecturer Alexey Root (a former US women's national champion).[5] The DCC is affiliated with the UTD Team, which is the nation's top-ranking collegiate team, and regularly hosts them in tournaments. The DCC also has local affiliates in the nearby cities of Fort Worth, Denton, Lewisville, and Plano.

DCC utilizes volunteers for club activities. Two notable volunteer TD's are Luis Salinas and Robert Jones. DCC hosted Robert Smeltzer (1930–2010), who set the world record in 1995 for playing the most rated chess games in a single year, for a total of 2266. Smeltzer was subsequently featured on the cover of the official USCF monthly magazine, Chess Life. In addition, the DCC hosts a number of adolescents who are ranked among the top 10 in the world for their age, this includes CM Tommy He, Jonathan Chiang, WCM Sarah Chiang, Jeffery Xiong, Andy Shao, FM Darwin Yang, Jarod Pamatmat, and a number of others. In 2007, Sarah Chiang received the silver medal at the World Youth Chess Championship held in Turkey.[6] In 2008, Darwin Yang was the nation's top 11-year-old.[7] In 2009, more than a dozen of the USCF's 58-member World Youth team were also members of the DCC.[8] Also in 2008, the DCC hosted the Girls National Championships, in conjunction with the Kasparov Chess Foundation.[9] Furthermore, the DCC hosts the annual state scholastic tournament for elementary, high-school, and college students.[10]

References Edit

  1. ^ Smith, Phillip R. "The United States Chess Federation - Gold and Silver Affiliates". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  2. ^ "The Dallas Chess Club". www.dallaschess.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  3. ^ Wyatt, Darrell. "The United States Chess Federation - 2009 All-Girls National Chess Championships". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  4. ^ Ivan (2008-03-24). "Got to 1962 (FIDE 1980) Formerly known as "Getting to 2000": The Dallas Chess Club". Got to 1962 (FIDE 1980) Formerly known as "Getting to 2000". Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  5. ^ "Chess Program - The University of Texas at Dallas". www.utdallas.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  6. ^ "- Silver medalist Sarah Chiang in action in Houston". Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  7. ^ "Got to 1962 (FIDE 1980) Formerly known as "Getting to 2000": The Dallas Chess Club". gettingto2000.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  8. ^ Nash, Jerry. "The United States Chess Federation - 58 Players Qualify for 2009 World Youth Chess Championship". www.uschess.org. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
  9. ^ "The Fifth Annual All-Girls Open National Championship" (PDF). Dallas Chess. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  10. ^ "2012 Texas State Scholastic Chess Champions". www.dallaschess.com. Retrieved 2016-04-06.

External links Edit

  • Dallas Chess Club
  • UTD Chess Program
  • Tarrant County Chess Club

October 21, 2023
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The Dallas Chess Club DCC is one of the major chess organizations in the United States and a gold affiliate of the United States Chess Federation US Chess formerly USCF 1 The club has approximately 300 members including a number of FIDE titled players such as Grandmaster Alejandro Ramirez GM Amon Simutowe IM Jacek Stopa IM Marko Zivanic IM John Bartholomew and IM Robert Sanchez IM Keaton Kiewra FM Keith Hayward GM Darwin Yang FM Tommy He and WIM Sarah Chiang There is also a number of US Chess masters such as Dion Su Mihail Bantic Austen Green Jimmy Heiserman Adarsh Jayakumar Nelson Lopez Jarod Pamatmat and Abhishek Mallela International Master IM Stopa is the club s most prominent member as he tied for first place at the US Open in Indianapolis during August 2009 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 In September 2009 DCC hosted the annual Southwest Open which had 240 players and was won by IM Gergely Antal The club also has several smaller tournaments every week with approximately one hundred participants during the weekly event on Friday night 2 This makes DCC arguably the most active club in the United States with more than twice as many regulars as New York s Marshall Chess Club Indeed the DCC has been described as one of the most active chess clubs in publications by US Chess 3 This sentiment is echoed in one unaffiliated chess blog which in 2008 declared the DCC to be one of the most active clubs in the nation with over 2000 events hosted since 1991 4 Part of the reason for this success has been the chess program at the nearby University of Texas at Dallas which is helmed by Director James Stallings team coach IM Rade Milovanovic who tied for first in the 2008 US Open in Dallas assistant director Luis Salinas of the DCC and senior lecturer Alexey Root a former US women s national champion 5 The DCC is affiliated with the UTD Team which is the nation s top ranking collegiate team and regularly hosts them in tournaments The DCC also has local affiliates in the nearby cities of Fort Worth Denton Lewisville and Plano DCC utilizes volunteers for club activities Two notable volunteer TD s are Luis Salinas and Robert Jones DCC hosted Robert Smeltzer 1930 2010 who set the world record in 1995 for playing the most rated chess games in a single year for a total of 2266 Smeltzer was subsequently featured on the cover of the official USCF monthly magazine Chess Life In addition the DCC hosts a number of adolescents who are ranked among the top 10 in the world for their age this includes CM Tommy He Jonathan Chiang WCM Sarah Chiang Jeffery Xiong Andy Shao FM Darwin Yang Jarod Pamatmat and a number of others In 2007 Sarah Chiang received the silver medal at the World Youth Chess Championship held in Turkey 6 In 2008 Darwin Yang was the nation s top 11 year old 7 In 2009 more than a dozen of the USCF s 58 member World Youth team were also members of the DCC 8 Also in 2008 the DCC hosted the Girls National Championships in conjunction with the Kasparov Chess Foundation 9 Furthermore the DCC hosts the annual state scholastic tournament for elementary high school and college students 10 References Edit Smith Phillip R The United States Chess Federation Gold and Silver Affiliates www uschess org Retrieved 2016 04 06 The Dallas Chess Club www dallaschess com Retrieved 2016 04 06 Wyatt Darrell The United States Chess Federation 2009 All Girls National Chess Championships www uschess org Retrieved 2016 04 06 Ivan 2008 03 24 Got to 1962 FIDE 1980 Formerly known as Getting to 2000 The Dallas Chess Club Got to 1962 FIDE 1980 Formerly known as Getting to 2000 Retrieved 2016 04 06 Chess Program The University of Texas at Dallas www utdallas edu Retrieved 2016 04 06 Silver medalist Sarah Chiang in action in Houston Susan Polgar Global Chess Daily News and Information Retrieved 2016 04 06 Got to 1962 FIDE 1980 Formerly known as Getting to 2000 The Dallas Chess Club gettingto2000 blogspot co uk Retrieved 2016 04 06 Nash Jerry The United States Chess Federation 58 Players Qualify for 2009 World Youth Chess Championship www uschess org Retrieved 2016 04 06 The Fifth Annual All Girls Open National Championship PDF Dallas Chess Retrieved 6 April 2016 2012 Texas State Scholastic Chess Champions www dallaschess com Retrieved 2016 04 06 External links EditList of Club Members Dallas Chess Club UTD Chess Program Denton Chess Club Tarrant County Chess Club Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dallas Chess Club amp oldid 1179894070, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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