The Tennessee Chess Association is the official governing body for the development and growth of chess within the state.
Organized in 1947, the TCA is a non-profit corporation ((501 (c) (3)). Administered by the Board of Directors, it is an affiliate of the United States Chess Federation and, among other things, serves as a source of support and direction for clubs, scholastic programs, and competition in Tennessee.
The general purposes for which the corporation is organized are:
- To broaden and develop chess as art and recreation as a significant element of culture in the state of Tennessee.
- To initiate programs, conduct tournaments and matches and to employ methods that will tend to promote the literary and educational benefits to be derived from the game of chess.
- To receive donations from the general public to enable the Association to conduct chess matches and tournaments and to award trophies and prizes to successful contestants.
