Reminder: Those interested in playing online as a club (not USCF rated), please join our team here: https://lichess.org/team/vassar-chadwick-chess-club (when you request to join, please share your real name so that we know you are a member). The Westchester chess club … Continue reading
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The following is being shared on behalf of NM Natan Prilleltensky, an invitation to participate in what looks to be an incredible chess camp experience: I am working with some of the best-known coaches in the country to offer two … Continue reading
We were recently invited to join a multi-club online tournament, and will be playing members of the Westchester and Rockland clubs on lichess.org. The tournament is scheduled for Thursday June 4th starting at 8pm.Link to the tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/1Q1JOwr1If you have … Continue reading
If you are a current/former member of the Vassar-Chadwick club and you are interested in playing some online matches against some of the other clubs in our region (such as Westchester and Rockland), then please follow this process: Sign up … Continue reading
In lighter news, political polling website FiveThirtyEight has presented a chess puzzle: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/can-you-solve-the-chess-mystery/ Thanks to Mark Courtney for alerting me to this puzzle. You need to provide a legal game score whereby the white knight has moved exactly 8 times … Continue reading
It has been reported by Al Lawrence that former USCF president Don Schulz has passed away from complications due to the awful COVID virus. He was also a member of the Chadwick chess club, the precursor to our current incarnation, … Continue reading
With everyone (except essential workers) asked to self-quarantine and stay at home as much as possible, our weekly club meeting has been suspended. But one of the benefits of chess (compared to other social activities) is the ability to enjoy … Continue reading
You can click HERE for the current standings in MS Word format (.docx) However, in summary we have Mark Courtney in first place with 72 points, followed by Ernie Johnson (62), Darius Jafary (41), and James Reap (32). … Continue reading
UPDATE! I got my hands on the Courtney – Johnson game, see below… Remember long ago when we felt safe to leave our homes? Let’s take a journey back to that time, oh about 5 days ago, when the 3 … Continue reading
With the closing of the Vassar campus until April 10, and the reasons behind that, we are suspending all club activity (including the Dutchess County Championship) until further notice. Updates will be provided here and on our Facebook page. … Continue reading