🕯️ When the October moon rises over the 64 squares, the Queen offers her pawn… and dares you to take it. On Saturday, October 17, Strategem opens the crypt for The October Haunted Queen's Gambit. Every game rises from the same shadowy position, the Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7), […]
Format: 9-Round Swiss Sections: Open Time Control: G/5; + 3 (5 minutes per player, 3-second increment) Join us every Wednesday night for a casual chess tournament at BoomerJack's on I-10 in Katy! Play runs from 6:00-9:00 PM, and all skill levels are welcome. Full menu and bar service available at the tables—please support our host […]
Format: 9-Round Swiss Sections: Open Time Control: G/5; + 3 (5 minutes per player, 3-second increment) Join us every Wednesday night for a casual chess tournament at BoomerJack's on I-10 in Katy! Play runs from 6:00-9:00 PM, and all skill levels are welcome. Full menu and bar service available at the tables—please support our host […]
🎃 Opening night of the Strategem Cup Series, and it's Halloween week. Bring your spookiest gambits. Thursday Night Blitz is one hour of fast, friendly chess: join any time between 7:00 and 8:00 PM Central, get paired as soon as your game ends, and play as many 5+3 games as you like. Win and climb; […]
Format: 9-Round Swiss Sections: Open Time Control: G/5; + 3 (5 minutes per player, 3-second increment) Join us every Wednesday night for a casual chess tournament at BoomerJack's on I-10 in Katy! Play runs from 6:00-9:00 PM, and all skill levels are welcome. Full menu and bar service available at the tables—please support our host […]
⚡ Week 2: the table is set and the leaderboard has names on it. Time to move up. One hour of 5+3 blitz from 7:00 PM Central: drop in when you're ready, play as many games as you can, and leave whenever you need to. Missed Week 1? No problem. Points from every week add […]
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11:30am - 4:15pm Join us for a 5-round Swiss chess tournament at the Fort Bend Library! Title: Missouri City Open Chess Tournament Date: Saturday, November 7, 2026 Time: 11:30am - 4:15pm Venue: Fort Bend Library – Missouri City Branch Address: 1530 Texas Pkwy, Missouri City, TX 77489 Format: 5-Round Swiss […]
Format: 9-Round Swiss Sections: Open Time Control: G/5; + 3 (5 minutes per player, 3-second increment) Join us every Wednesday night for a casual chess tournament at BoomerJack's on I-10 in Katy! Play runs from 6:00-9:00 PM, and all skill levels are welcome. Full menu and bar service available at the tables—please support our host […]
🔥 Week 3: the race for the final heats up. With two weeks left, every game moves the qualifying line. Sixty minutes of 5+3 blitz from 7:00 PM Central. Join any time, pair instantly, and play as many games as you can. Chasing a spot? This is the week to make your move. Holding one? […]
Format: 9-Round Swiss Sections: Open Time Control: G/5; + 3 (5 minutes per player, 3-second increment) Join us every Wednesday night for a casual chess tournament at BoomerJack's on I-10 in Katy! Play runs from 6:00-9:00 PM, and all skill levels are welcome. Full menu and bar service available at the tables—please support our host […]
