Is the Austin Chess Club the original Austin Chess Enterprises under a new directorship?
No, the Austin Chess Club is a new organization started in late 2005 by Peter Kappler, Drew Sarkisian, Michael Simpson and Josh Newsham. The current directors include Drew Sarkisian, Peter Kappler and Lori Balkum (who is also the club’s most senior USCF tournament director). Austin Chess Enterprises lives on through the efforts of Gary Gaiffe and Lori Balkum who run the G/10 Monday night events at the Dobie Food Court on U.T. campus. The Austin Chess Club was formed to meet the needs of players seeking to play more serious, USCF-rated chess on a regular basis.
