docfleetwood on April 4th, 2006

On Sunday, April 9th, the Game Show Network will be airing a show titled, The Mad Genius of Bobby Fischer. This is part of a series titled Anything to Win. GSN is channel 42 on Comcast. The blurb for the show states, “The tactics Bobby Fischer used to become one of the [...]

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docfleetwood on March 31st, 2006

On Wednesday, March 8, 2006 the Charter School of Wilmington traveled to Christiana High School to take on the Vikings in a 6 board chess match. Christiana has only recently restarted their chess club under the moderation of Social Studies teacher Allen Sylvester. Although inexperienced, Christiana represented themselves well in the match putting [...]

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mvsguru on February 11th, 2006

Dave Gertler sends this report:
Kevin Pytel earned his place in Delaware chess history by winning the top section of the 2006 First State Junior Invitational. Sponsored by the Bear Scholastic Chess Club, sixteen of Delaware’s top players under age 20 assembled at the Howard Johnson Inn in Newark on two Saturdays in January. [...]

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docfleetwood on January 14th, 2006

The Corus Chess Tournament has started and consists of many of the top players in the world. You can watch the games online at http://www.coruschess.com/. Of course, the chess servers such as Chesslive, Playchess, and the ICC relay the games and include audio commentary. So if you are a member of any [...]

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docfleetwood on January 2nd, 2006

Wishing everyone the very best over this holiday season and throughout the new year.
Happy New Year to all!

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docfleetwood on December 13th, 2005

The Newark Chess Club has moved its website to its new home under the Delaware Chess ‘banner’. Under the skillful webmastery of Mike Bartley the site is up and running at http://ncc.delawarechess.org. Click on over and checkout the club news, book reviews, membership information and tournament schedule at Newark’s premiere place to [...]

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docfleetwood on December 11th, 2005

Please join us for an exciting day as we kick off the start of a new year at the Hockessin Library Scholastic Club. The club will have a new leader - Josephine Fish - and is starting off on January 7th with a simul against our very own Delaware native, Master Dave Gertler! [...]

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docfleetwood on December 4th, 2005

There is a new sheriff in town and his name is Richard Martin. He has a new deputy named Bob Wilder and the town record keeper is now Rick Lathem. These are your newly elected president, vice-president and secretary for the Delaware Chess Association. Congratulations gang!
You can view the complete list of [...]

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docfleetwood on October 2nd, 2005

Starting October 8, 2005……every Saturday 10am - noon
New Castle Chess Club
New Castle Public Library
424 Delaware Street
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Library phone is 302-328-1996
Running the club will be Phil Simpkins, past DCA President 2002-2004, Current USCF Tournament Clearinghouse 197-199, Certified Local level Tournament Director, his contact info is, 302-326-2101, e-mail is phillip.simpkins@verizon.net
If you have it, bring your [...]

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docfleetwood on September 26th, 2005

Starting on Wednesday, September 28, 2005, the world’s best chess players compete for the World Chess Championship in San Luis, Argentina. Eight of the top chess players will compete in a double round robin to determine the new World Chess Champion. The competitors will be Anand, Topalov, Leko, Svidler, Polgar, Adams, Morozevich and [...]

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