Local talent Emily Hu, wins the high school championship at the Pennsylvania State Chess Federation's scholastic championships in Gettysburg.  Spirited competition was abundant d...

Through the 1960's and to 1976, Penn State set the bar for chess activity at the collegiate level.  Thanks to Dr. Robert Bernreuter, Vice President of Student Affairs, Donald Byrne was rec...

Vladimir Getman cruised to victory in the Felix Schwarz Memorial played at the CLC Charter School on National Chess Day, October 14. With his score nicked only by a draw with expert Eugene Furman, ...

Spencer Carran and Jason Scott surprised the experts in the John Devereaux Memorial played at the Ramada Inn on August 26. Spencer (pre-tournament rating: 1856) and Jason (pre-tournament rating: 15...

Spirited competition was abundant during the scholastic chess tournament held on Thursday, May 11 at the Ferguson Township Elementary School.  While players vied for individual prizes, each of...

Congratulations to Allison Mi and Jerry Zhang who turned in fine performances in the Pennsylvania State Scholastic Tournament held in Lancaster on the weekend of March 11-12.  Jerry won three ...

Twenty-nine competitors met at the Ramada Inn on April 8 to witness a 4-0 sweep of the open section by chessmaster Erick Garcia.  Garcia cleared a path to victory with wins against local exper...

We are happy to note that Prasad Krishnan came away with two wins and one loss to secure a tie for first place in the U1300 section of the January 28 edition of the Williamsport Quads.

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Chess experts from three generations fought to a friendly conclusion with a tie for first, second and third place in the rated section of the Felix Schwarz Memorial Chess Tournament, held on Novemb...

On October 15, eighteen local players sat across the board from Jonathan Sarfati, international master and Chess Olympiad veteran who once held world champion Boris Spassky to a draw.  Sarfati...

The John Devereaux Memorial Chess Tournament, played at the Ramada Inn August 6-7, drew players from throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia to vie for $2,500 in prize money.  Contestants we...

In our first Game:30 open tournament, Jim Johnson dominated, posting a perfect 3-0 record to claim first place.  Micah Donohue and Prasad Krishnan finished in a dead heat for second and third ...

On May 14, Vlad Getman, Jim Johnson, Amran Mardianto, Emily Hu, Micah Donohue, Sandy Breon, Jim Robinson, Costa Getman, Hart Gillespie, Prasad Krishnan, Sawyer McCarthy, Clayton Johnson and Jerry B...

Mark your calendars!  The annual Pennsylvania state and collegiate championships will be hosted once again in Lancaster along with a tournament open to all on March 5-6.  Details for all ...

We are happy to note that work has begun on a book about the exemplary life and chess career of Donald Byrne. Any related anecdotes, stories or simple recollections submitted for our Chess Heritage...

In November Emily Hu traveled to Philadelphia to post an even score in the National Chess Congress under 2000 section.  Particularly impressive was the fact that she lost just one game against...

Six of our local players – Sandy Breon, Micah Donohue, Emily Hu, Scott Posey, Michael Wilson and Jerry Zhang – ventured north on November 7th and 8th to enjoy the hospitality of our fri...