Chess on the Beach in West Haven The West Haven Cub Scouts play chess with a champion coach on the boardwalk. West Haven, CT By Ryan DeJonghe (Open Post) – June 23, 2016 10:46 pm ET The Cub Scouts...
WC Interview on NPR
Dealey Plaza, Same-Day Voter Registration, and Chess By Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan and Chion Wolf And, we’ll connect with Susan Polgar, the chess Grandmaster who broke the game’s gender barrier. She’s in Chennai, India, covering the match between Carlsen...
Chess club in Connecticut celebrates anniversary
Chess club celebrates anniversary of offering more than games By Steve Smith – Staff WriterVernon – posted Thu., Jun. 27, 2013 “We are nothing but the best,” said Charles Wright, translating the Latin from the group’s red t-shirts, as...
Scholastic chess growth
Enthusiasts get on board to make their mark Sunday, February 24, 2013 3:06 AM ESTBY BUD WILKINSON REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN BURLINGTON — Chess enthusiasts ranging in age from kindergarteners to a few people in their 60s gathered in the Lewis S. Mills...
Hurricane Sandy devastates the East Coast
The East Coast of the United States is facing Hurricane Sandy straight on, which is expected to be one of the worst storms to hit the United States in the last few years. The damages are expected to be...
Children’s Chess Class In Newington Is Popular
New Children’s Chess Class In Newington Is PopularBy CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN, Special to the Courant The Hartford Courant 7:33 p.m. EDT, October 9, 2012 NEWINGTON —— Instead of killing aliens in video games, a group of local children will be maneuvering queens,...
Young guns duke it out
Young Chess Fans Duke It Out at Norwalk Clubby Staff Report NORWALK, Conn. — Nearly 40 area children missed the chance to sleep late Monday, a school holiday. They instead chose to get up early and battle it out...
Kids Go Nuts for Chess
Kids Go Nuts for Chess Chess club crowns a new champion. By Joseph Wenzel IV 8:00am Every Wednesday during the summer, a group of children between the ages of seven to 10 gather inside the Community Center to play...
Interest in chess rising again
Chess players see interest in game rising again Posted: Sunday, August 7, 2011 11:18 pm Chess players see interest in game rising again Tiffany Diorio Record-Journal | 0 comments Meriden resident Bob Yurick started playing chess when he was...
Hall’s triumph
Hall Chess Team wins State ChampionshipPublished: Thursday, June 23, 2011 WEST HARTFORD – The Hall High School Chess Team captured first place Saturday, May 21, at the Connecticut State Chess Association K-12 2011 State Championship. “We really pulled together...