“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”

Blaise Pascal



PAIRINGS FOR ROUND 1 OF THE JANUARY CLASSICAL CHESS TOURNAMENT, WHICH STARTS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The field was divided into sections according to chess playing experience. The Championship section is a round robin quad (3 rounds). The other sections are swisses (3 rounds). We are looking for a house player as there is an odd number of players in section Seven. USCF-rated games (G/60 +Read More…

MORE REASONS TO JOIN ROCHESTER CHESS!

Becoming a member of Rochester Chess helps our organization bring chess to our community. You can join or renew here: https://rochesterchess.com/?page_id=3099. In addition, members are entitled to one free ChessGoals course: https://courses.chessgoals.com/collections/. If you are interested, send an email to Matt Jensen at mailto:mjensen23@gmail.com If that is not enough toRead More…

ROCHESTER CHESS WILL BE MEETING ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26.

Rochester Chess will be meeting on Tuesday, December 26, 6 – 8 PM in the Harwick Building for casual chess. Remember to sign up for the 2024 Slow Swiss which starts on January 2. Online registration is required to be paired in the first round. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVmnrgeAGEEI7OwbCWgUc42O6vKIAnZMelEYPnEjbhieUuGQ/viewform?usp=pp_url