Jackson Chess Club

07/14/2026

TN Open and State Championship!

Hey All,

Just in case you missed it, the Memphis Chess Club will be hosting this year's 2026's 80th Annual Peter P Lahde TN Open and State Championship with the Tennessee Chess Association, and it's looking like the best TN state championship ever! 4-, 3-, and 2-day schedules available during the Labor Day weekend, September 4-7, 2026, long G90+30 format games.

Last 2 times in Memphis we hosted roughly a dozen masters, and met our based-on target of 80 players both times. Before 2022, the last time it was held in Memphis was 2000, more than 2 decades before the MCC found a brick and mortar space. This time, there is no "based-on", and it is $10,001 in prizes, unconditionally guaranteed, the largest prize fund for this tournament ever! This is in part thanks to one of our sponsors, Promarketing Group Guyana.

Strong masters expected to play for the title include Grandmaster Alex Fishbein, International Masters Dave Ross and Ronald Burnett, FIDE Master Alex King, and National Master Graham Horobetz

We're also being given a grant from the Downtown Memphis Commission, which will pay for the plaques. Super thankful!

It is going to be held both at the MCC's Saunders Hall, as well as a short 2 blocks' walk away on the 15th floor of the Holiday Inn Memphis Downtown - Beale Street, with a panorama view of downtown City of Memphis! (Friday and Monday rounds at the MCC; Saturday and Sunday rounds at the Holiday Inn)

Register to play here(there's also the Amatuer State Championship section!):
https://www.memphischessclub.com/tournaments

TN Residents sign up for TCA membership before the tournament here(though you don't need to be a Tennessean to play):
https://tnchess.us/membership/become-a-member/

Current list of registrants:
https://memphischessclub.chessroster.com/2026-tn-open

USCF TLA:
https://new.uschess.org/2026-peter-p-lahde-tn-open-and-state-championship

2026's 80th Annual Peter P Lahde TN Open and State Chess Championship!

05/31/2026

The 2026 Chess Cookout was one to remember!

~ In the OPEN Section:
1st/2nd - Brad Schmidt & Patrick Tabor with 3/4
3rd/4th- Greg Turner & Faron Miller with 2.5/4

~ In the U1601 Section:
1st place- Christopher Wise with 3.5/4
2nd/3rd/4th- Dr. Ronnie Barnes, Jacob Vann, & Jasim Jainudeen with 3/4

Big thanks to everyone that came out/ made this event possible!

* USCF Rating Report- https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202605300743

05/24/2026

Reminder:
This Saturday May 30th is the 2026 Bradley’s Chess Cookout! Come out and enjoy a day full of chess and great BBQ!!

04/12/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to the JCC Open at Panera Bread. We truly appreciate your participation, and the level of play was excellent.

We had a three-way tie for first place in the Open division, with Charles Herbers, Michael Roberson, and Faron Miller all finishing with 3/4.

In the U1501 division, Jerika Eppel took home first place with 3.5/4, followed by Costel Ghimpu in second and Jacob Vann in third.

Congratulations to all of our top finishers in both the Open and U1501 divisions!

Here is a link to the crosstable.
https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202604111063?section=2

04/11/2026

The start of Round2 JCC Open is underway. Here is a link to the Top board.

04/09/2026

Hey all apologies for not getting these photos out sooner. Here is a photo dump of all the pictures taken from the beginning of the year club meetups on Thursday night.

Friendly Reminder we meet every Thursday with casual play starting around 5pm. We will then start a rated tournament at 6pm till close and it will only cost $1 to play in the tournament, as long as you have a USCF membership.

Hope to see you all tonight at Perkins.

03/03/2026

Upcoming tournaments:

1. Saturday April 11th- JCC Spring Open 2026
10am @ Panera Bread 1145 Vann Dr. Jackson,TN
$30 EF USCF Rated $15 EF Unrated

2. Saturday May 30th- Bradley’s Chess Cookout
10am @ 3185 Rocky K**b Road
$40 EF (lunch included) $10 lunch only USCF Rated

See Flyer below for full details.
Reach out to 731-343-4814 with any questions/registration for either tournament hope to see you all there!

3. Thursday nights @ Perkins are still happening weekly 5-6pm casual 6-9pm 4 round USCF rated tournament. Every game this year is going toward qualifying for the end of year 2026 Jackson Chess League Championship TBD. Below are the current standings!

01/29/2026

Perkins will not be open tonight for our weekly meetup. Stay safe and see you all next week!

09/19/2025

Update on Thursday Night Tournaments

Perkins has let us know they’ll now be closing at 9:00 PM instead of 10:00 PM. To make sure we can still fit in the same number of games, we’ll be starting tournaments at 6:00 PM going forward.

Remember, these tournaments are open to anyone with a current USCF ID, and they’re super flexible—you don’t have to play the whole night. Feel free to jump in for the first few rounds and head out early, or come later and catch the last games. These games are typically G15+5, with rounds starting around 6:00 PM, 6:45 PM, 7:30 PM, and 8:15 PM. Times may shift a little if earlier rounds finish ahead of schedule.

We hope to see you there!

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06/27/2025

Michael Robertson (1954) vs Faron Miller (1663) G/15+5