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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 at lichess.org (it is free) Go to our club page and request to join: https://lichess.org/team/vassar-chadwick-chess-club…

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 to reach the diagrammed position. I could find many ways for the knight to make…

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, and he wrote a book, Chess Don, that had numerous references to the club and…

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 the game online. From playing, tactics training, learning openings and viewing the games of the…

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).

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 round (G/75) Swiss acting as the warm-up to the now suspended Dutchess County Championship, was…

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.

V-C Grand Prix Wins Draws Losses TOTAL Courtney, Mark 19 2 4 65 Johnson, Ernie 13 2 10 53 Jafary, Darius 6 4 8 34 Reap, James 5 1 15 32 Fisher, Craig 6 1 7 27 Marvullo, Thomas 5 2 6 25 Evans, Ken 6 2 2 24 Simmons, Robert A 6 0 5…

Bob Simmons has shared his first round game. It was a draw, but as Black against an opponent that was rated 230 points higher. In the final position Black has the advantage (he can win the d-pawn due to tactics), but as Bob’s team had already lost the round might as well take the points…

Why is Valentine’s Day the most important holiday for a chess player? Because it means it is USATE time again! This year our club fielded two teams (members listed in board order): Vassar-Chadwick AAAA, consisting of Robert Sulman, Mark Courtney, Al Lawrence, and Dr. Craig Fisher Vassar-Chadwick Earth Wind and Skewer (this wins the unofficial…