Before the 2nd round of the 2015 Dutchess County Chess Championship, the annual club meeting was held. The agenda covered election of club officers, a summary of the member survey, overview of suggestions, the treasurer’s report, and an open discussion … Continue reading
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If you can only attend a few major chess tournaments a year, you would do well to put the US Amateur Team East (USATE) on your short list. A unique team event, where a scrub has a chance to play against … Continue reading
According to the evil meteorologists, this Monday may be yet another snowy mess, with a Winter Storm Warning until Tuesday morning. The ill-fated Year of the Goat Swiss was originally a three round G/75 event, but that turned into a … Continue reading
Due to the inclement weather we have not been able to host chess the last two weeks (tonight the Vassar campus is essentially shut down), which means no Year of the Goat Swiss. Sorry. Instead, the intrepid (or unlucky) TD, … Continue reading
Just like Tom Brady against Andrew Luck (minus the psi controversy), the Old triumphed over the Young last Monday, winning 3.5 to 2.5. Young took first blood on board 1, as SM William Fisher dispatched Ernie Johnson. Young 1 Old … Continue reading
Nine players participated in our first Quick event of the year, a 4 round Swiss (G/25 + 3 sec delay). The winner was Leonid Freyvert, the favorite by rating, who was undefeated. In addition to the first place trophy, we … Continue reading
Help determine the future direction of the club. All you need to do is click the link below and answer the 7 simple (but important) questions. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGW763T … Continue reading
It was the expected result, although he didn’t clinch until the last round. FIDE Master William Fisher wins the Turning Leaves Swiss with 3 out of 4 points. Ken Evans takes 2nd (2.5) on tiebreaks over Chris Brooks. William and … Continue reading
FIDE Master William Fisher (2497 USCF) graciously agreed to come up to Vassar on Saturday (November 15th) to give a simul. Nine players took up the challenge. Pictures of the event can be found on our club Flickr page. We … Continue reading
Twelve players have played at least one round in the Turning Leaves Swiss, with an average rating of 1848. It has been a bye-heavy event, so there is no perfect score. Three players (William Fisher, Leonid Freyvert, Scott Strattner) have … Continue reading