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The Results from the Third Annual Thomas Jay Chambers Memorial Tournament! We had 14 total players on Saturday.

1st Place - Jay Chambers (MI)
2nd Place - Jayden Alstad (MN)
3rd Place - Tim Estes (CA)
4th Place - Marc Vellake (NY)

Our Top Four Match-ups were

Jayden Alstad Vs Marc Vellake
Jay Chambers vs Tim Estes

Jayden defeated Marc 2-1 in a nail biting match between one of the best players in the game and an underrated playgroup leader from two different regions of the country. This match finished three games within the chess clock time limits. This game is available on Redemption with Jayden.

Jay defeated Tim in a clash of titans 2-1, finishing three games within the time limit. In game 3, Jay attacked for and rescued his fifth soul with 3 minutes remaining on Tim's clock. This footage is available on BaboonyTim's channel, currently pending upload.

Jay and Jayden, two contemporary personalities with a long history of tournament rivalry in T1-2P faced off in an epic finals match that saw Jay win game 1 in a nail-biter that saw over half of Jayden's clock depleted. Jayden then won a hard fought game 2, for his clock to expire on the third turn of game 3, leading to Jay's victory in the finals and taking his second victory over the tournament that honors his two departed sons (y'all, it is weird writing in third person about yourself).

Thanks to all for coming out!

Friday Playmat tournament winners
Emanuel Echevarria from MA won the T1-2P playmat tournament
Josh Knitt from WI won the Cube Draft Playmat Tournament.

Thanks to
Your Turn Games
Landofredemption.com
Moravia Redemption Guild
South Litchfield Baptist Church
Jayden Alstad
Jeremy Chambers
Tyler Stevens

For their generous contributions to an exceptional event. We hope to have a bigger turn out next year and hope to continue to expand this tournament each year.

***AT THE LEGENDARY MARKOFF RESIDENCE***

NOTE: Previous dates 23/24Jan now moved to 27/28Feb

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McKinney, TX--February 27, 2026 (Friday)
Local (Open) Tournament Host: Terry Markoff, terrymarkoff@gmail.com. Markoff Residence, 2909 Cheverny Drive, McKinney, TX 75070. Type: Closed Deck - 2 Player ($25.00) and Booster Draft - 2 Player ($30.00).  Starts 6:00pm.

McKinney, TX-- February 28, 2026 (Saturday)
District Tournament Host: Terry Markoff, terrymarkoff@gmail.com. Markoff Residence, 2909 Cheverny Drive, McKinney, TX 75070. Type: Type 1 - 2 Player ($3.00), Type 2 - 2 Player ($3.00), Closed Deck - 2 Player ($25.00) and Booster Draft - 2 Player ($30.00).  Starts 10:00am.

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