To the Daily Kos community:
I am writing to discuss a proposal for a second Daily Kos Chess Tournament. Last year, we held a successful inaugural tourney that I had suggested one day on a whim, only to find out that 140+ Kossacks would soon express interest in playing. Several well known Kossacks got involved -- front page writer Dante Atkins was a player, and Meteor Blades was kind enough to advertise the final matches in various open threads. The tournament ended after many weeks of competitive play, culminating in a championship win by chess master and author Eric Schiller.
This diary will be a platform for discussing the prospects for running another tournament this year. However, this will not be a call for registering players. You are free to express interest in participating, but I will not be gathering a user list for the tournament until all the details are finalized.