Author: vassar-admin

Please join us Monday, Feb 8th, at 7:30pm, for a 6 round Swiss (G10 + 5 sec increment) at lichess.org. Link to tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/ny75dV1R If you not yet a member of our online club, please join here (and provide your name when joining so we know who you are): https://lichess.org/team/vassar-chadwick-chess-club

Please CLICK HERE to read the obituary of a good friend of the club (and three time Dutchess County Chess Champion) who passed away earlier this month. As mentioned in the obit, there is an Eric Horsboll Memorial Fund, part of which will go to support young chess players. From the fund page: This fund…

Newcomer “Untapped_Potential” didn’t leave much untapped, as he cruised through the 5 round Swiss – winning all games, and boasting a 2260 performance rating! The real person behind Untapped_Potential, Nick, is eager to play OTB once that becomes possible again. For someone who does not appear to have a USCF rating, he is quite strong…

This upcoming Monday, the first online tournament of 2021 for our club, will take place starting at 8pm. A 5 round 10min + 5sec increment event. On lichess.org as always – if you are not a member of our club yet, please request to join and give your name so we know who you are.…

The Fabiano Caruana Swiss (6 round, 10 min + 5/sec inc) is scheduled for Monday 12/21, starting at 8pm. Hope to see you there! Link to Tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/FAsWoVel

The Wesley So Swiss took place on Monday night – not in the illustrious halls of Vassar College, but online, lichess.org to be precise. Seven players participated, and it was a strong field (over 1900 average rating). After six rounds, the virtual dust had cleared, and Trevor Brooks captured first place (5/6), followed by Mark…

The second lichess event for our club will take place Monday 12/14, starting at 7pm. It is a 6 round Swiss, Game 10 + 5 second increment. The only requirement is that you are a member of our club. Link to tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/6TGNs1NV (you can sign up and register to play now). Hope you can…

Trevor Brooks captured first place (4/5, 2247 performance) in the first online club tournament that finished less than an hour ago. Seven players participated in the 5 round (G/15) event. Second place went to Robert Wehrli (3.5, 2177 performance) and Ernie Johnson (who set up this tournament) took 3rd place with 3 points – and…

No, it isn’t at Vassar, but on lichess.org. If you are already a member of the Vassar-Chadwick team page, you will see the tournament listed on the page. It was created by Ernie, is a 4 round swiss (15 min a game + 2 sec/move) starting at 7pm on Monday 11/16 If you are not…

Direct link to tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/C78IVATEStarts at 8pm. Each club should have at least 10 members participating (as the top 10 scores from each club are used to calculate the winning team).You need to register on lichess.org (if you have not done so already) and then request to join the Vassar-Chadwick club – please provide your…