Congrats to the overall winners of the 2023-2024 Grand Prix! Stay posted for more details regarding our 2024-2025 scholastic tournaments. Meanwhile, check out Summer 2024 Quad Series, which is for all ages and skill levels.
Here are the leaders of our 2023-2024 Grand Prix after 11/12 tournaments: Join us at our last tournament of series on Saturday, June 8 and catch up to our leaders so you can have a chance to win Amazon gift cards, private lessons and gift certificates to our store.
By Bob Cyr, NBCC Historian and Lifetime Member For over a century, the New Britain Chess Club of Connecticut (NBCC), our state’s largest and most historic chess organization, has had a strong reputation for its vital role in the development, promotion, and enrichment of this game to people of all ages and levels across the …
By Joel Salomon, Founder of SaLaurMor, LLC Are material things important to you? Or do you prefer to spend your money on experiences? Recently, I was cleaning my daughter Morgan’s room and we came across an old chess set. It was made of silver and gold pieces in a small 6×8 brown leather case. The …
Here are the current 10 leaders of Premier Chess 2023-2024 Grand Prix, after 10 tournaments: There are two chances to catch up to these players and compete for Amazon Gift Cards, private lessons, and gift certificates to our shop. Register now for our June 2 tournament at Grace Church School and/or our June 8 tournament at …
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By National Master Evan Rabin When I was 10, I was playing John Kennedy’s tournament at PS 9 one Sunday. As my dad and I ran into a friend a block away before the tournament, he asked us if we knew The Right Move tournament was going on, nearby at Brandeis High School. At the …
Now is the time to catch up to the leaders of our 2023-2024 Grand Prix, after eight tournaments: Four tournaments remain; sign up now for our next one at Grace Church School on May 12.
By CEO National Master Evan Rabin After 11 rounds of the FIDE Candidates 2024, two-time World Championship Ian Nepomniachtchi is leading the Open Section with a 7/11 score and Former Women’s World Champion Grandmaster Zhongyi Tan is leading the Women’s Section with a 7.5/11 score. With three games remaining in the tournament …
After 7 tournaments of the 2023-2024 Grand Prix, here are the standings: Name School T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 Two Sites SubTotal Multiplier Total Eli Sidman Gateway 3 3 1 3 5 15 4 60 David Gray Grace Church School 2 1 1 5 9 5 45 Audrey …
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Here are results for Premier Chess Grand Prix Tournament #6: Championship # Name ID Rating Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total T-Mod. Med T-Solkoff T-Cumul. T-Op. cumul. 1 Eli Sidman 16764890 864 B— W4 (b) D3 (w) W2 (w) 3.5 6 6 8 15.5 2 Phoebe Mendelow 16572427 876 HUNTER W4 …
