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There are not enough exclamation points to express the good news for our club. After some hard work from our club president, Ernie Johnson, rooms have been secured at Vassar. Further hard work by Ernie has laid out our schedule for the year, starting in September. Please check out our Event Schedule page for details…

At the G/30 Quads held by the Fairfield Chess Club held at the end of May, Trevor achieved another chess milestone by breaking the 1999 rating barrier and making it to Expert! See tournament info here: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202105301952-1536398

Trevor Brooks is an accomplished chess player (an underrated 1982 USCF), actor (do you have an IMDB page?), and now published author. In the latest Chess Life Kids, Trevor has a 3 page article titled The Masked GrandMaster. It is not about what Hikaru Nakamura wore last Halloween. It covers a game featuring an unnamed…

Join us on lichess next Monday (3/15) starting at 8pm for a 5 round Swiss, 10 min + 5 sec increment per game. Direct link to tournament (you can sign up now): https://lichess.org/swiss/3Aqylns5 Link to club site (if not a member, request to join and provide your real name as we limit access to members):…

You should know what to do by now: 1. Join our lichess.org team (and give your real name, so we know you are a member of Vassar or at least in the area and interested in our club): https://lichess.org/team/vassar-chadwick-chess-club 2. Go to the tournament and sign up: https://lichess.org/tournament/TjQzRhDp 3. At 8pm 3/4, be ready to…

Sad news to report. One of the members of our club, Jim Lynch, has passed away. HOPEWELL JUNCTION – James P. Lynch, 66, an area resident since 1958, died on February 16, 2021 at the Grand at River Valley. Born in Bronxville on March 5, 1954, James was the son of the late William and…

How about a club tournament to take your mind off the bad weather? How does a five round G/10 + 5 Swiss sound? Interested? Well you are in luck. At 8pm on Monday, Feb 22nd, join us on lichess for the Joel Benjamin Swiss: https://lichess.org/swiss/52qoTHAZ

In the 2 day finals of the Opera Euro Rapid chess tournament, Wesley So faced against World Champion Magnus Carlson. The first day ended in a draw after four games. In the first game of the 2nd day, Wesley got an important win. Magnus had his chances, but in the end Wesley held on and…

Nine players participated in the tournament last night in honor of Eric Horsboll. The five round (10+5) Swiss was won by Trevor Brooks (4.5), who only conceded a draw to the 2nd place finisher, Robert Wehrli (4). Reminder that you can review all the games from the tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/ny75dV1R

Join us this Thursday, the 4th, at 8pm, for the next installment in the monthly club battle. Featuring Westchester, Rockland, Saratoga, and the universally beloved Vassar-Chadwick club. You must first be a member of our team on lichess. Click here to join AND please give your real name so we know who you are. Here…