Madison County Chess Association

07/23/2026

We are a little over a week away from our summer tournament and can't wait! We hope everyone is sharpening their openings, tactics and endgames so they are ready. If you still need to sign up you can call/text/message us or visit us during our regular Thursday mettings. Details of the tournament can be fount at the link below, we hope to see you all there!

https://new.uschess.org/madison-county-summer-open

07/02/2026

We are excited to announce our summer tournament! It will be On Saturday August 1st at Main St. Community Center in Edwardsville. Full details of the event can be found at the link below, by reaching out to us here or joining us on Thursday nights. We are looking forward to an awesome tournament!

03/30/2026

We are looking forward to seeing all of you for our monthly quads this week. We can't wait to see some great games!

02/25/2026

We are excited to announce that we will be starting Quad tournaments on the first Thursday of every month starting March 5th! We have been working on this idea for quite some time and have had a lot of our members request something like this. Full details of the event can be found at the link below, by reaching out to us here or joining us on Thursday nights.

Format: USCF Rated QuadsRounds: 3 Rounds; Round Robin FormatTime Control: G/30; d/5Entry Fee: $10Prizes: 90% of EFsLocation: Panera Bread - 1837 Homer M Adams Pkwy Alton, IL 62002Registration: Pre-registration encouraged but must register by 5:45 PM night of (games start promptly at 6 PM)Equipment:....

01/21/2026

Thank you to all of you that joined us for our tournament this past weekend. We had a total of 17 players including one rated over 2000! There were a lot of great games played as well. We are already looking forward to our next tournament and hope you all can make it.

01/15/2026

Quick reminder that our tournament is this Saturday. Stop by and get your last minute practice in this evening at our weekly meeting at Panera Bread in Alton. We look forward to seeing you all soon!

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01/11/2026

One week until our tournament! We hope you all are prepared. Be sure to join us on Thursday night to get your last minute practice games in.

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12/12/2025

We are excited to announce our first tournament of 2026! It will be On Saturday January 17th at Main St. Community Center in Edwardsville. Full details of the event can be found at the link below, by reaching out to us here or joining us on Thursday nights. We are looking forward to an awesome tournament!

Entry Fee: $25 Payment: Cash or Venmo Fund: $600 based on 30 entrants; prizes may be combined if not enough players • 1st: $175 • 2nd: $100 • U1800: $75 • U1400: $75 • U1000: $75 • Unrated: $75 • Biggest Upset: $25Byes: One half-point bye allowed, must commit b...