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With a last round victory over previously undefeated Mark Courtney, NM Matan Prilleltensky has won the 2019 Dutchess County Chess Championship with 4.5 out of 5. Mark takes 2nd on tiebreaks (4/5), followed by Trevor Brooks (who defeated Ernie) and JJ Oracz (1737 pre-tournament rating) with an impressive last round win over Rudy. See below…

The Memorial Tournament will be hosted this year at the Coldenham-Newburgh RP Church on April 13th. 3 Round G60 d5Rounds10:00 12:30 2:45  EF $8.00Trophies 1st, 2nd and Top BoosterTD Ernie Johnson (for questions, 845 926-0804, or at the day of the tournament, 845 564-3924) 469 Coldenham Rd Walden NY 12586

With one round to go, Mark Courtney leads the DCC with a perfect score. On his tail, with 3.5, is NM Matan Prilleltensky. Mark and Matan are destined to meet next week. A four way tie for third place, with 3/4, are Rudolf Van Dommele, Ernie Johnson, Trevor Brooks and JJ Oracz. See below for…

Sharing info on our neighbor scholastic chess organization to the South… Haldane Spring Chess Tournament Saturday, March 30th, 2019 15 Craigside Drive, Cold Spring, NY (Haldane High School) Haldane’s parking lot available! Come support Haldane Chess! Haldane’s Chess Team is going to Dallas this year for the Junior High School Nationals in April. The purpose…

The results of the elections are as follows   President Ernie Johnson   Vice President Bob Simmons   Treasurer Mike O’Connor   Secretary Ernie Johnson   Web Master Scott Strattner Suggestions included 1.Promoting Women chess locally 2.Perhaps introducing more Saturday tournaments 3.Move start of DCC from late February to late March 4.Talk of a simul.…

Name ID Rtng Rd I Rd2 Rd 3 Tot 1 Matan Prilleltensky 12893934 2271 W17 W6 W5 3 2 Mark Courtney 11403387 1992 W16 W8 W7 3 3 JJ Oracz 16069823 1737 H- W22 W13 2.5 4 Ayman Haoula 14624013 1993 W18 W19 H- 2.5 5 Rudolf  Van Dommele 12615632 2013 W15 W10 L1 2.0…

Many years ago the powers that be in the USCF went into agreement with a publishing company, giving them exclusive rights to the rules of the game (and all of the related standards, policies and procedures) as codified by US Chess. Which meant a Tournament Director (or any active player wanting to avoid issues) had…

We are passing along information from the Westchester Chess Club: We are saddened by the loss of our friend Joe and extend our condolences to family and friends. The WCC will host a memorial tournament in Joe’s honor. Thanks to Lou Saltaformaggio for the idea and the name – the Joe Guads. It will be…

Published four times a year, Empire Chess is the official magazine for the New York State Chess Association. The current issue, Fall 2018 (click here), has a story on recently held NY State Championship. As our very own Chris Brooks shared first place honors in the Under 2100 section, it was nice to see his…

Ten players competed in the dual-rated (G/30 + 10 sec delay) Action Swiss. While the playing area at Vassar was hotter than a Native American sweat lodge, the action at the boards was even hotter. Well, at least that’s what I imagine a professional journalist writing. I’ll keep the hyperbole to a minimum from here…