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docfleetwood on December 29th, 2008

The passing of one of the greatest players ever…

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docfleetwood on January 21st, 2008

The DCA is in need of a new editor for its newsletter.  If you are interested, please contact Dave Power (bikedavid@aol.com) or Todd Snider (302-373-0595).

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docfleetwood on December 20th, 2007

The site will be undergoing updates over the next several days.  Therefore, some links may not work properly until the updates are complete. Thanks for your patience and have a great holiday season!

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docfleetwood on August 10th, 2007

I have stumbled upon a free book that can be downloaded from the chess.com site titled, “Learn Chess or Call Me an Idiot”.  It is aimed at beginners but has some good information and it is hard to beat the price   The description from the website states, A FREE electronic chess book for beginners. [...]

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docfleetwood on May 20th, 2007

As stated in the previous two mailings, the Delaware Chess Association Newsletter is now delivered electronically! You must send Ira Riddle your email address if you wish to continue receiving this member benefit. You can contact Ira at Iralee@aol.com. The May 2007 newsletter was just sent. If you did not receive it in your email [...]

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docfleetwood on January 28th, 2007

The Corus Supertournament at Wijk aan Zee is over with three GMs sharing first place. Several players analyzed their games after they were finished and these analyses were recorded and uploaded to YouTube. Here is a sample, Part 1 of Vladimir Kramnik’s analysis of his win over Anand. To find more from that tournament, search [...]

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Rick Lathem on December 26th, 2006

The Newark Chess Club will continue our 4th Sat of the Month Quad throughout the new year 2007. When: Feb 24, 2007. (our 46th) Where: Perkins Student Center (U of De.) in the Ewing Room (look for signs) 325 Academy Street in Newark, De. (Parking available at P.S.C., the entrance is back off the road [...]

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docfleetwood on October 22nd, 2006

The Delaware Chess Association will be seeking candidates for the position of secretary and vice-president. Each office serves a two-year term. If you are member of the DCA and would like to run for either office then contact the current secretary, Richard Lathem at bishoprick@comcast.net The election will be held during the yearly business meeting [...]

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docfleetwood on September 16th, 2006

The DCA By-Laws are now posted here on our website. You can access them in pdf format from the site menu or the links section.

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mvsguru on May 15th, 2006

May 21, 2006 at the Bear Library (event starts at 1:20 with a lecture). To reserve one of the last remaining spaces, call Richard Martin at 832-2952. T-shirts available.

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