Colin is most likely the youngest champion in club history, and he earned his victory by beating 2014 champion (and club president) Chris Brooks in the final round to take the crown. An impressive performance from the young man. Trophy … Continue reading
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Full disclosure: The writer of this post was not able to attend the 2nd round and annual club meeting, so everything here is a matter of hearsay. From trusted sources, but still…. Before the round, club business was discussed. There … Continue reading
Brandon Wang recently had the honor and privilege of qualifying for and participating in the World Cadets – part of the World Youth Chess Championship and featuring the best chess players in the world under 12 years old (broken into … Continue reading
As you have probably heard, and as reported in the Poughkeepsie Journal, our very own Brandon Wang tied for first in the Bradley Open. Along with way he defeated FM Christopher Chase (2402) and GM Alexandar Ivanov (2546). It is … Continue reading
Four dedicated souls attended the July 18th Equalized Match Pairing tournament at Marist. Roger Pedersen (Black) held Leo Freyvert to a draw, while George Oliveras (White) took down young up and comer, Trevor Brooks. A fifth player, name withheld, also … Continue reading
Congratulations to Brandon Wang, who recently passed the 2000 rating mark at the Fairfield County Chess Club Friday Night Action tournament, defeating a 2100 player along the way and joining the ranks of Expert. Did I mention he just turned … Continue reading
The recently completed Bradley Open, which took place July 17-19 in Windsor Locks, CT, featured a couple members from our club. ‘Featured’ in an understatement, as one of them just missed placing in the money. Yes, 2014 Vassar-Chadwick Champion Chris … Continue reading
More information (including entire wallchart/standings and official trophy results) to follow later, but here are the top standings, by class: Will Fisher 1st Mark Courtney 2nd Leonid Freyvert Top Expert Colin Denniston Top A Michael O’connor Top B Hernan Salazar … Continue reading
Want to know the standings so far? Here you go! Mark Courtney (1866) and Hernan Salazar (1565) share first place, with a perfect 3.0 Colin Denniston (1980), Chris Brooks (2003), William Fisher (2433), and Craig Fisher (1840) each have 2.5 … Continue reading