Chess Blog

Read about our past events, analysis of recent games, and more exciting chess news!

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    #4: Quick and Blitz Tournament!
    May 28, 2023 at 4:00 AM
    On Sunday, May 28th, Charter Oak Chess Club hosted a USCF Rated quick and blitz tournament. 4 players competed in the G/3; +2 blitz tournament and the G/15 d/0 quick tournament.Congratualtions to Matthew Shirvell for earning first place in the blitz with ...
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    #3: Quad Tournament!
    May 27, 2023 at 4:00 AM
    On Saturday, May 27th, Charter Oak Chess Club hosted their first USCF rated quad tournament! 4 players from around the state came to compete.Congratulations to Matthew Shirvell for winning 1st place! Michael Uwakwe came in 2nd place and Dev Kumar came in ...
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    #2: FREE (U1300) K-12 Scholastic Tournament
    May 13, 2023 at 4:00 AM
    On Saturday, May 13th, Charter Oak Chess Club hosted a free USCF rated scholastic tournament for players under 1300 at the Westport Public Library. 10 players participated in the event. Congratulations to Cody Wu for winning 1st place! Alexie Petrov earn...
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    #1: Books and Blitz
    April 22, 2023 at 4:00 AM
    On Saturday, April 22nd, Charter Oak Chess Club hosted its 1st Books and Blitz Event at the Westport Public Library. 9 players particpated in the Round Robin tournament including 2 National Masters!Congratulations to NM Ryan Young for winning the tourname...
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