MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) The McAllen Chamber of Commerce announced that South Texas Chess Federation has selected McAllen as its host city for the 2024 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship. “We are pleased to announce that the United States Chess Federation has accepted our bid to host the 2024 Pan-American on January 4th - 7th, 2024 at the McAllen Convention Center in McAllen, Texas,” South Texas Chess Federation President Richard Newman said.