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Twelve players have played at least one round in the Turning Leaves Swiss, with an average rating of 1848. It has been a bye-heavy event, so there is no perfect score. Three players (William Fisher, Leonid Freyvert, Scott Strattner) have 2 points, followed by five players with 1.5. It is still anyone’s tournament. Last round…

On very infrequent occasions you may find a Vassar-Chadwick chess tournament west of the Hudson river. On Saturday, nine players participated in just such a rare event, as they competed in the Coldenham Open. While the turnout was less than hoped for, the strength of the event could not be discounted (average rating: 1816). The…

Chess Simul with a Master When: Saturday, November 15th 2014 Start Time: 1:30pm (arrive early to ensure entry) Where: Vassar Campus, Rockefeller Hall, Rooms 101 and 104 Who: William Fisher, USCF 2497 (Senior Master) Cost: $10 entry fee (refreshments will be provided) Senior Master William Fisher (in the top .2% of all US tournament chess…

Go to our web site: www.vassar-chadwick.com! Click on Schedule! Enjoy!!! You want a direct link? Fine! Here it is: http://vassar-chadwick.com/club/?page_id=8

Leonid Freyvert bulldozed through the field to take the July Swiss with a perfect 4-0 score. The event, which was ably directed by Dr. Fisher, had 13 participants. Brittany Denniston took 2nd (2.5) on tiebreaks (edging her brother Colin, who also had 2.5). Pretty impressive, considering they both did not play the last round. The…

As luck would have it, 8 players made it to the club last Monday. Why is that lucky? Because 8 is divisible by 4, 4 is the number of players that make up a quad, and the tournament was the Patriotic Quick Quads. Quad A featured Leonid Freyvert, Ayman Haoula, David Antonucci, and Michael Mendez.…

Thirteen players took time out from laying in the sun to play in the Junebug Swiss (June 2nd – 23rd). The Summer schedule usually sees a drop in participation, so this was a good turnout. Going into the last round, Dr. Craig Fisher and Ernie Johnson were tied for the lead (2.5 out of 3),…

Just a reminder that tonight starts the Marist portion of the club calendar. Tonight is the first of a four round Swiss, game in 75 minutes with 10 second delay. As a special bonus, every player who plays in all four rounds will be placed in a drawing, the winner of which will get their…

Thanks to Ernie for letting me know some Vassar-Chadwick members played in the recently completed NY State Open. Craig Fisher, Ken Evans, and Mark Webb competed in the Senior section (in golf they call that the more charitable Champions league). Craig took a bye in the last round and still finished just out of the…

It’s that time of year again, where we shake off the cold (and Vassar), and head to the sunny shores of the Hudson River on the beautiful Marist campus. Not that Vassar isn’t beautiful or also warm (not like the building doesn’t have radiators). You know what I mean. Click HERE for the latest schedule,…