January 2021 Month in Review

What a start to 2021 for Alabama chess!  Over the board (OTB) chess is coming back strongly! Not only did we see the long-awaited return of tournament director Caesar Lawrence with his Dothan Open 2020, but Doug Strout held the event Evangel 2021

Fall 2020 Antics Released!

Though way delayed due to the process of updating our website, the Fall 2020 Antics, edited by Scott Varagona, have been released! Through our new parallel game and antics viewer, you will be able to travel along with National Master Scott as he expl

ANNOUNCING: Alabama Online Grand Prix Championships

ANNOUNCING: The board of the Alabama Chess Federation has scheduled a series of 6 tournaments and one invitational championship event in connection to the Alabama Chess Grand Prix. There will be one tournament Grand Prix tournament a month from Janua

Alabama State Championship Announced for Labor Day Weekend

The Alabama Chess Federation has announced that the Alabama State Chess Championships will be held this year on Labor Day weekend, September 5-6. This will be an online event held on chess.com. There will be a premier (USCF standard rating 1800+

OTB Chess Returns in July – What you Need to Know

With guarded optimism, the Alabama Chess Federation is now announcing that over-the-board (OTB) chess will return to Alabama in Montomery on July 11. The Evangel Chess Club will host the Alabama Dual-Rated State Chess Championships following CDC soci