Author: Chris Brooks

Updated Vassar Chadwick Grand Prix Current Standings of January 17: Leo Freyvert – 54 Trevor Brooks – 48 Craig Fisher – 47 George Oliveras – 44 JJ Oracz – 29 Michael Mendez – 24 Chris Brooks – 17 Seamus Gould – 17 Ori Raz – 20 Ernie Johnson – 15 Bob Simmons – 12 Thomas…

Chris Brooks (2097) finished with a rather disappointing 3.5/6 in the u2100 at the highly competitive Empire City Open in Manhattan. Michael Mendez (1547) finished with 2.0/6.

Current Standings of December 19: Leo Freyvert – 41 Craig Fisher – 38… Trevor Brooks – 35 George Oliveras – 33 JJ Oracz – 24 Michael Mendez – 21 Seamus Gould – 17 Ori Raz – 18 Bob Simmons – 12 Ernie Johnson – 11 Alqi Dore – 9 Chris Brooks – 8 Colin Denniston…

Trevor Brooks (1477) won the Holiday Leaves Swiss with a 3.0/4.0 score, edging out Leo Freyvert (2067) and Craig Fisher (1816) on tiebreaks! Craig Fisher secured the u1900 prize by drawing Leo in the last round. Ian Remsen also has earned his first published rating, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200.

Ernie Johnson won the Fall Quick with a perfect 3/3! Craig Fisher and Trevor Brooks tied for 2nd with 2 points each. Ian Remsen, a newcomer from Saugerties, joined the club but had a tough start to his USCF chess career. Updated Vassar Chadwick Grand Prix Current Standings of November 22: Leo Freyvert – 31…

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Colin Denniston finished in a five (!) way tie for first at the recently completed Stamford Open with a score 4.0/5. Very nice job

Standings after Round 2 of Falling Leaves Swiss: Leo Freyvert – 2.0 Colin Denniston – 2.0 George Oliveras – 2.0 Chris Brooks – 1.5 Bob Simmons – 1.5 Alqi Dore – 1.0 Craig Fisher – 1.0 Courtney Denniston – 1.0 Michael Mendez – 1.0 Seamus, Monroe, Richard, Jo, JJ, Tyler – 0.5 Trevor Brooks –…

2016-2017 Grand Prix We run a grand prix during the school year at Vassar. Every non-blitz event on Mondays is eligible for inclusion in this event. Each player that plays in our club during an eligible event is automatically entered, so just show up and play! Three points for a win, two for a draw,…

The results from tonight’s Equalized Match Pairings – A last minute switch to G40,d10 allowed players to play a game with each color. Chris v Leo (draw, Leo had to leave early); Craig v George (1-0, 1-0); Seamus v JJ (1-0, 1-0); and John vs Ori (0-1, 0-1). Thanks to all who played! On to…