Make your move at Armed Forces Chess Open
Posted : Thursday May 24, 2007 17:48:35 EDT
The military’s elite chess players are in the last days of training before the Interservice Chess Tournament, an invitation-only competition to be held June 10-16 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.
This is no all-comers event — only the top players are stepping up to the board for tournament play. But if you’ve got the itch to compete, you can get in on the action later this year, at the Armed Forces Chess Open.
To be held Oct. 6-8 at the Marine Corps’ Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va., entry in the AFCO is free to all active duty members, reservists, retirees, service academy students and Reserve Officer Training Program members who are also members of the U.S. Chess Federation, according to Steven Rollins, a retired Marine and member of the USCF’s Military Chess Committee.
“Once the ‘official’ chess tournament of the services, the AFCO now serves as the country's largest military-oriented chess event and is run completely based on donations and volunteers interested in preserving the rich heritage of military chess competition,” Rollins said in an e-mail announcing the competition.
Click here to find out more information about the Armed Forces Chess Open online.
Leave a Comment
Most Viewed Stories
- Marine scout snipers used Nazi SS logo
- Amos sorry for Marine use of Nazi SS logo
- Pentagon opens more military jobs to women
- Wife found guilty in Navy doc’s stabbing death
- Analysis: Navy may benefit in revamped military
- DoD to recommend new combat roles for women
- Navy probes site of 200-year-old shipwreck
- Congress OKs bill opening U.S. skies to drones
Contests and Promotions
Win Tactical Night Vision Goggles!
Enter to Win the Military Times Sweepstakes!
Click Here To Enter.
Enter our 2012 Red Carpet Contest!
Predict who will get the statues on Hollywood's big night and win a $200 Fandango Gift Card!
Click Here To Enter.
Free Stickers
Click here and we'll send you a FREE AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, VIETNAM, or DESERT STORM sticker.
Marketplace
Mil-Mall
VALOR and VISION: Heroes * Leaders * InnovationThis commemorative Military Times magazine, tells, in pictures and short essays, the story of our past decade at war.
Military Discounts
Save on your purchases!
In honor of your military service, you can find regular and name brand products at a special discount.








