The event was well-received. Over $1600 in trophies and medals were awarded! Thanks to everyone involved, planners, volunteers, players, and family for making it a memorable event!

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Treasurer Vacancy

FM Kazim Gulamali has resigned due to his busy teaching schedule. We will miss him and invite him to rejoin the leadership when he can serve again. Treasurer is an important Board position for the GCA. We will look to the next Treasurer to understand our financials better and to strengthen the GCA in the years to come. We use Quickbooks Pro for keeping books and the accounts are all configured. We intend to find an assistant treasurer to assist in handling petty cash. Interested persons should send a letter or email to the secretary, Keith Sewell, stating their candidacy at

GA Class is now history! Tournament was submitted for rating!

This year's major event will be held the weekend before Thanksgiving at one of our favorite venues, Winship Ballroom at Emory University.

A GCA Membership meeting will be held to consider dues changes and two By-Laws proposals:

• Magazine Editor as Appointed Board Member with one year term
• Webmaster as Appointed Board Member with one year term

Click here for results!
24 girls and women participated in the first Georgia Women's Open! This tournament featured a shootout between Bella Belegradek and WIM Carolina Blanco, with Bella coming out on top! Bella is eligible for free registration to either the Class championship or the GA State Championship!

The U1000 section ended up being a battle for first place between Zoe Justice and her mother, Susan Justice. Zoe prevailed and has free registration to either the Class Championship or the GA State Championship!

The highest achieving scholastic player was Avirneni Saithanusri, who upset Bella Belegradek in the third round! She will be invited to attend the Susan Polgar Invitational Tournament for Girls, representing Georgia.

The response from players and family were favorable. They would like to have another Women's Open next year! The Board will consider this possibility.

Frank Johnson Resigns as GCA Webmaster

Frank Johnson resigned as GCA Webmaster in the midst of an increasingly busy work schedule. Frank helped emergently bring up registration for the 2011 MLK tournament on short notice and became the Interim Webmaster during the remainder of that scholastic season. We welcome Frank to rejoin the leadership when his workload improves!

Help us Build a Better GCA!

At GCA, we are ALL volunteers and do not receive money for our work.
We need more volunteers to help in the following areas to help serve our playing audience better. Please email the following people if you have questions or interest:

Webmaster and Deputy Webmaster - webmaster@georgiachess.org
Scholastic Committee Planning - Ben Johnson - 1vp@georgiachess.org
'Georgia Chess' Office Manager- Mark Taylor - senioreditor@georgiachess.org
Long-Range Planning Vice-Chair- Matt Chappell - checkmate1007@yahoo.com
Membership Development Chair and Vice-Chair- Fun Fong - president@georgiachess.org
Sponsorship / Fund-Raising Chair and Vice-Chair- Fun Fong - president@georgiachess.org

New Website Under Construction!

Ande Noktes is starting development of a new website.

Click here to sample the new website! Please send your thoughts and suggestions to webmaster@georgiachess.org