The fourth annual generational battle, Young vs Old, was played on Monday (Jan 20th). Twelve players, split up based on birth date into 6 player teams, competed in a one G/75 match to determine whether the decrepit elders could hold … Continue reading
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Fourteen players competed in the first tournament of 2014. A welcome harbinger of a fruitful year? Or did people just want to get out of the cold and warm up by the radiators in room 104 of Rockefeller Hall? In … Continue reading
After two rounds of the Deep Freeze Swiss (G/25 + 3 sec delay), top seed Ernie Johnson and Dr. Craig Fisher are the only ones with a perfect score. Eleven players are participating (so far); new players are welcome to … Continue reading
Not much to say, except that the 2014 schedule (covering January through March, including the Dutchess County Championship) is now posted. You know where to find it, right? Copies of the schedule will be available at the club, for those … Continue reading
Seventeen players participated in the last tournament of the year, the three round (G/75 + d/5) Winter Swiss. Among the players were two newcomers to USCF chess, Seamus Gould and Gautam Mekkat. Welcome to tournament chess and Vassar-Chadwick, and I … Continue reading
It was a small turnout, but just enough to field a quad. Scott, David, George, and Michael Mendez participated. When the dust had settled, there was a 3-way tie for first place (Scott, David, Michael), with 2 point apiece. None … Continue reading
David Antonucci has solidified his standing as Vassar-Chadwick’s blitz player par excellence, easily taking first place (13.5 out of 16!) in the 9 player double round-robin G/5 blitz (no delay) held on Veterans Day this past Monday. It was a … Continue reading
The best little (3 round) serious (G/75) Swiss tournament in the Poughkeepsie area, the 2013 Turning Leaves Swiss, finished on Monday. Trophies will be presented to Noah Kulick, first place, and Ken Evans, second place. Both finished with 2.5 points … Continue reading
On Saturday, October 26th, 21 players from both sides of the Hudson River met to determine which chess club could claim to be the best of the Mid-Hudson Valley – or at least keep the traveling trophy until next year. … Continue reading
The results are in, and Dr. Craig Fisher takes first place (with 3 points) on tiebreaks, by virtue of having played all four rounds. The trophy will be presented at the 2nd or 3rd round of the Turning Leaves Swiss. … Continue reading