| South Texas Chess Center "Promoting the game of chess." |
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| Open Rated Chess Tournaments: These are tournaments that are played based on the players Chess Rating and Not their School grade. This allows newer players a chance to perform at a better level playing players of equal or lesser rating. We encourage all players to attend these tournaments to strengthen their playing ability and allow for achievement. Yes, it is true your young player may have to play an older player or Adult However, they are all at the same rating level or Below. Scholastic Chess Tournaments: These are tournaments that are held according to your players school grade. These are fine for schools with large teams. But, they do not take in to account the playing ablility of each individual player. A new 4th Grade Player may have to play against other 4th graders or up to 6th graders who may have been playing for 6 to 8 years. The players tend to not do well and get discouraged and eventually leave chess. The South Texas Chess Center: Encourages all players to play as many events as possible to help build a solid chess playing base. In Addition, we encourage players to attend our Free group chess lessons which are held Tues.& Wed. 5:30pm-6:30pm. Players of all ages attend to help brush up on chess subjects and tactics and rules. We also, believe every chess players is a Winner! |