Central Chess Team Takes the SilverThursday, July 08, 2010 By Robert McKinstry ’12 On Saturday, June 12th, Central Catholic took 2nd place at the Western PA Chess Championship at Carnegie Mellon University. The tournament included students from grades K-12...
Learning Lessons Along the Way
Students Take Chess Seriously, Learning Lessons Along the Way Christina Butler Staff reporter10:22 PM EST, March 3, 2010 Inside the Sacred Heart Parish School library, it’s silent. Except for the clinking of chess pieces and hitting of the timer....
Chess at coffee house
Posted on February 23, 2010 4:56 AMCoffee house opens doors for chess nightsBy Alyssa Murphy Collegian Staff Writer Every Monday night, chess experts, intermediates and beginners gather in Saint’s Café for a warm cup of coffee and a chess...
Play the game among friends
Stroudsburg Chess Club’s strategy: Play the game among friendsBy SHANNON HAGELAUERFor the Pocono RecordJuly 01, 2009 The antiquated, double-faced timer is set for 12 minutes. A faded checkerboard pattern is set up with ivory and black pieces atop a...
Glenn Bady takes on 20
Chess master Glenn Bady will take on 20 players at oncePublished: Tuesday, April 28, 2009Norristown Times Herald – Norristown, PA, USA By M. ENGLISH For The Times Herald Chess, anyone? A United States Chess Federation master is looking to...
156 schools competed across the state
Chess player crowned ‘king’ in state tourneyby ELIZABETH GIBSON Of The Patriot-NewsWednesday March 11, 2009, 3:04 PM Chandler Monelli has lost track of how many after-school hours he’s spent playing chess with club members at Carlisle Christian Academy, where...
Amity Chess Club
WHAT TO DO WHERE TO GO FRIDAY Amity Chess Club featuring 2008 Pennsylvania State Chess Champion Peter Minear from 7-10 p.m. at St. Paul’s UCC, Douglassville, every Friday. For information, visit http://amitychessclub.googlepages.com/ or call 610-385-6324. Chess Daily News from...
9 tied for 1st in PA
According to my calculation, 9 players tied for first at the World Open. They are: GMs Nakamura, Chanda, Stripunsky, Mikhalevski, Becerra, Yudasin, Akobian, Najer and Shabalov. All players with 6 points after 8 rounds drew the last round. Shabalov...
Pennsylvania whiz kid
8-year-old chess champion plots next moveBy Jessica SavrockFor the CDTWhether he’s playing for fun or in an intense competition, Alex Chen is ahead of his game. Since he learned to play chess almost two years ago, the local 8-year-old...