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 Richard Wehrli (3.5, 2177 performance) and … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Sad news to report. Andrew Lawson, who played in over a dozen events at Vassar-Chadwick between 2000 and 2017, passed away earlier this month. You can find his obituary on Poughkeepsie Journal. If any of you have games where you … Continue reading
If you haven’t joined lichess and the Vassar-Chadwick club yet, welcome back to the world as you must have been living under a rock for the last couple months! If you do want to join now – please, please, give … Continue reading
The third Hudson Valley match is scheduled to take place on lichess.org. for 8pm on Thursday September 3rd. If you haven’t joined lichess.org yet, please do so – it is entirely free. And once you do, head over to the … Continue reading
The USCF recently voted to provide Chapter 10 of the latest rule book, which covers online play, available for free download. Lot of important information for tournament directors and those interested in played rated chess online. Get it here. [PDF … Continue reading
Bob Simmon’s brave experiment in bringing back over-the-board chess completed this weekend, and while only five people attended they all enjoyed the experience. Bob should be commended for trying to bring a semblance of normalcy to the game we all … Continue reading
The Westchester and Rockland chess clubs have invited us again for the monthly Hudson Valley Team Battle on lichess.org. Reminder that you need to sign up at lichess – it is free – and then request to join the Vassar-Chadwick … Continue reading
No, this is not a typo or an April Fool’s joke. The Millerton Chess Club is holding the 5th annual Millerton Chess Open, to be held outdoors at the Amenia Fish and Game club. The tournament takes place August 16th, … Continue reading