Michael Finneran: Top high school chess champion in ConnecticutBy Meg Learson Grosso, Staff Writer07/23/2009 On Saturday, June 13, Michael Finneran hadn’t quite finished his freshman year at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. However, he won a chess tournament that day...
Weston students earn chess honors
Weston students earn chess honorsTuesday, June 16, 2009Weston, CT Weston residents Noah Arthurs, Zachary Filler, Alexander Paolozzi, and Caleb Shapiro helped carry their Pierrepont School chess team to a first place victory in the Connecticut K-8 Open Championship, held...
CT Chess Camp
Engineering Science University Magnet SchoolPresents SUMS CHESS! Summer ProgramAges 8 – 16 $200/session*Session 1: July 6-10 8:30am – 1pmSession 2: July 13-17Session 3: July 20-24Session 4: July 27-31 Why should students play Chess? Chess is the world’s most fascinating...
TV show features city’s chess club
TV show features city’s chess club Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:20 PM EDTBy SCOTT WHIPPLEStaff writerNew Britain Herald – New Britain, CT, USA “All Things Connecticut,” which airs on CPTV Thursday night at 8 p.m., has two features on...
Connecticut State Championship
Attention Chess People! Advance entries are still being accepted for all the State Championship events this coming weekend, April 25-26th ! Herr Direktor will be at the UCONN CC tomorrow night, in Castleman 204 Thursday April 23rd, starting at...
Connecticut State Scholastic and Open Championships
Connecticut State Scholastic and Open Championships This year the UConn Chess Club in conjunction with the University of Connecticut School of Engineering will host the Connecticut State Chess Championships. The scholarship offered by the School of Engineering will be...
2009 Connecticut State Championship
2009 CT Chess Championships to be held at UCONNSchool of Engineering provides $14,000 in Scholarships! Check website: http://www.uconnchess.uconn.edu/CTscholstchmp.html For more info see below, or contact Tom Hartmayer at tomhart3@charter.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
New Haven Chess Fest
Educational Technologies New Haven Chess Fest This Sunday, June 221 – 5pm on the New Haven Green As part of the New Haven Festival of Arts & Ideas Free! Free! Free! Free! Free! Free! Free! Prizes! Free! Free! Prizes!Come...
5 tie for 1st in Connecticut
According to Chess Today, 5 players tied for 1st at Foxwoods. Final Standings: 1-5. GMs Shabalov, Shulman (wins playoff), Becerra, A. Ivanov and IM Hess (GM Norm) 7/9, etc. One annoying feature of many American tournaments is that the...
Finneran wins again
Chess champ takes state title againANDREW BROPHY FAIRFIELD — Michael Finneran’s hands move quickly over the chessboard when he analyzes games from the 2008 Connecticut State Chess Championship. Michael, an eighth-grader at Tomlinson Middle School, knows why his opponents...