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At the recently completed Bergen June Open, our very own Alex Sinnott crossed over the 2200 barrier. Every chess player dreams of reaching that goal, but very few do. He is now, officially, a chess master. An incredible achievement! Next time you see Master Sinnott (that has a nice ring to it), give him the…

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***** Special event announcement ***** Club president Ernie Johnson has secured a playing site – the Coldenham Reformed Presbyterian Church – for a 3 round G/60 +d5 event on Saturday October 15th. Registration is from 9:30-9:45amRounds: 10am, 12:30pm, 3pm Entry Fee: $10Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and top Under 1700 Address: 469 Coldenham RdWalden, NY 12586

Hot off the press! Breaking News! Peter Barkman has captured the 2022 Club Championship, edging out Gilad Drillich on tiebreaks. When the tournament has been submitted and rated by USCF, I will post the full standings and results. Congrats to Peter, and now I must update our list of champions!

Before the 3rd round of the Club Championship, starting at 7pm, we will hold our annual club meeting. This is your chance to elect club officers, discuss ideas and have a say in the direction that the club goes. This is the first meeting in two years and we expect a lot of new faces,…

The 2nd greatest event on Earth, or at least one of the most prestigious chess tournament held by our club – the Vassar-Chadwick Club Championship – is starting this Monday, March 21st. This is a relatively new event for the club, starting in 2017 (and not having been played in 2020 or 2021), and is…

There was a long-running chess club hosted out of the East Fishkill Community Library, but the person who ran it has moved on and they are in need of someone who can fill that void. Is there any member of Vassar-Chadwick willing to volunteer their time to run their all-ages chess club? Preferred times would…

The club received sad news today, the passing of long-time member Richard Whearty. Here are the details from his son Andrew: Hello, wanted to pass along the sad news that my father, a former member of the chess club, passed away this past week. Richard Whearty passed away on Wednesday March 2nd at his apartment…

The US Amateur Team East was back to in-person fun at the fabulous Parsippany Hilton last month, and a number of club regulars took part in this great event. While I did not receive any games or photos from those who were there (still time to rectify that!), I did go through the results and…

Fifteen players participated in the first tournament of the year, which completed this past Monday. Trevor Brooks was the only one with 3 wins and thus captures first place – congrats! Second and Third are shared with Alex Sinnott and Gilad Drillich, who drew each other in the final round and ended with 2.5 out…