Hello Team Tennessee. 

First, thank you all for joining.  We now have 30 members, and among them chess players from novice all the way up to Master level.  Currently we are lucky enough to have at least three members rated above 2000.  Our average rating is about 1550.  Which reminds me, welcome to FM Todd Andrews (screen name: MusicCityMaster).  Todd is a chess instructor with an impressive resume, including Tennessee State Champion titles in 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and he manages the Nashville Chess Center.  Welcome Todd and thank you for joining the team.

Second, thank you to Grey_Game for helping with the Team TN Admin duties.  In addition, he has gotten several Vote Chess games going and we have had a lot of fun and success with them.  If you have not tried vote chess, do so.  It is fun and can be good training too.  Thanks again Grey_Game.

So Tennessee chess players, what would you all like to do?  Is there another team you would like to challenge?  Another state team perhaps?  Let's decide on a team or two to challenge and get started in some match play.  Likewise, I am open to suggestions for Team Tennessee.  Let me know what you want and what direction we should take.  And finally, be sure to invite your friends and chess opponents to join Team Tennessee.  Thanks again.  Good luck to you all and good games.  GO TEAM TENNESSEE !

Match play.

Hi R&O.  Thanks for  the input.  Is there a team or group (or opening) in particular you want to play?  Maybe we can muster up a big roster for a match and challenge a similar group or team.  Any suggestions?

Who among Team TN will sign up for a team match?  Maybe we can put together a pre-roster then go look for a similarly-rated team or group to challenge. 

Who wants to play?  Please reply here and include your approx. chess.com rating and time/move preference?  I'll start.

mongreltiger  (~1400 on a good day here)  3 day

I think it would be cool to systematically play the other states!

And crush them! 

Then others countries.....then the World!

Mwa-ha-ha-ha  (Maniacal Laughter)

lol... You have to admire richie_and_oprah's Ambition! I think maybe playing matches with other State Teams can be fun!

 How many people are Richie and Oprah? Does their doctor know they are online with plans for Global Domination?!