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From our secretary Ernie Johnson: Open to all, the club meets every first and third Tuesday for casual play starting, September 6 at 6 PM.  Please bring sets, boards and clocks if possible. Coldemham Chess Club 469 Coldenham Rd Walden NY 12586 Coldenham RP Church (845) 564-3914 or Ernie (845) 926-0804

The club didn’t fare well during this year’s 138th Annual NYS Championship in Albany.  The following were the results for our affiliated players: FM Robert Sulman (Open Section) – 3.5/6 Brandon Wang (Open Section) – 2.5/6 Chris Brooks (u2100 Section) – 3.0/5 Ken Evans (u2100 Section) – 2.0/6 Craig Fisher (u2100 Section) – 1.5/6 Monroe…

Good luck to current and former Vassar-Chadwick Chess Club players participating in this year’s NYS Chess Championship: FM Robert Sulman (2232, Open), Brandon Wang (2107, Open), Chris Brooks (2094, u2100), Craig Fisher (1800, u2100), Monroe Steindorf (1621, u1800). Trophies for those that won them this summer will also be in Albany this weekend. Results from…

Brandon Wang won a strong August Blitz, beating out three other experts for 1st with 12.5 points. Craig Fisher and JJ Oracz both finished with 4.5 points.

Ernie Johnson captured first place in the inaugural Dog Days trio of quick tournaments with a combined 7-1 score! George Oliveras also had an excellent showing, edging out Craig Fisher with 5.5 points, and earning the top u1900 prize in the process. Final Standings: Ernest Johnson – 7.0 George Oliveras & Leo Freyvert – 5.5…

Congratulations to Ernie Johnson, who swept through the field at the Doggiest Days Quick with a perfect 3-0 score! Leo Freyvert, Craig Fisher, and George Oliveras each scored 2-1. Click HERE for CrossTable Doggiest  

As you have probably heard, and as reported in the Poughkeepsie Journal, our very own Brandon Wang tied for first in the Bradley Open. Along with way he defeated FM Christopher Chase (2402) and GM Alexandar Ivanov (2546). It is difficult to overstate just how impressive this accomplishment is. If an Expert level player is honest…

CONGRATULATIONS to Leo Freyvert and Ernie Johnson who both scored 2 full points in 2 games in this dog days Quick tournament. Click HERE for CrossTable. See results below:           RESULTS. Dog Days August  2016 #          Name                       Rtng   Rd 1   Rd 2   Tot  TBrk[M]/TBrk[S]       1          Leonid Freyvert         2019  W5      W4      2.0      1        2         …

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Brandon Wang, fresh off his 4.5/5 performance at the Bradley Open the previous weekend, went undefeated at our JULY Blitz, amassing 10 victories with only 2 draws. George Oliveras finished with the u1900 prize with 2 victories. Thank you to all the players that came out! Click HERE for Crosstable