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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]