CRANSTON CHESS CLUB HAS MOVED!

Hello to every chess player in Rhode Island who has been waiting for over-the-board chess to really get started here again in the Ocean State.  The pandemic has caused havoc on almost every area of life and chess clubs were one of the hardest hit. Our new home is located at 855 Waterman Avenue in East Providence.  The Bridgepointe Christian Church at this location has graciously invited us to have a new home in the rear portion of their church building.  

This is a Google Maps link to the location:  https://goo.gl/maps/LPHczdZo2n7NdVQU9

This is the front entrance to the main section of the church.  So if you are on Waterman Avenue and cannot find the church it is because it does not look like a typical church building. Bridgepointe Church took over and has rented out the entire commercial building. 
      

This is our playing room with dimensions of 22' X 45' with plenty of tables so it is quite a bit larger than our old site at Garden City.   Please come by and check us out.  We have a good range of player strengths so you will find players to give you a competitive game.  We meet every Tuesday night and the games start about 7 PM.  This blog will keep you posted on the latest happenings at our club.

Hope to see you soon at the club!

Frank Vogel

Chess Club President                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

2019 PROVIDENCE WINTER SWISS TOURNAMENT!

Attention all tournament chess players!  There is a new Chess Event sponsored by the Southeast New England Chess Association.  SENECA has procured one of the best chess tournament locations in the state of Rhode Island for the first time in several years.  The 2019 PROVIDENCE WINTER SWISS is scheduled for Saturday February 9, 2019 at Providence College.  With a large ballroom with spacious tables, onsite Dunkin Donuts, a great cafeteria with a huge menu and ample parking, this event promises to be one you will not want to miss.  Here is a pic of what the playing hall looks like:

The prize structure is $1300 Based on 50 players.  Sections are OPEN, U1900, U1500.  There will also be a scholastic section.  For details and registration go to:  

http://senecachess.org/events/category/adult-tournaments/list/?tribe_paged=1&tribe_event_display=list

Looking forward to seeing you at the event!

Frank Vogel

President SENECA

2018 New England Open

Had to put in a plug for the upcoming 2018 New England Open tournament being held over the Labor Day weekend September 1-3, 2018.  The Southeast New England Chess Association, whom we are affiliated with is the host organization.  This is one of the biggest regional chess tourneys every year and determines the New England Champions for each rating class.  The venue this year is the Boston/Newton Crowne Plaza hotel located at 320 Washington Street in Newton. MA.  The hotel is unique in that highway 90 runs right below the building!

Hope many of our regular players can play in this great event.  There are 2-day and 3-day options to which accommodate people's busy schedules.  For more information and to register go to  http://senecachess.org/events/category/adult-tournaments  Hope to see you there! - Frank Vogel

Independence Day 2017

Due to the holiday there will be no chess at the Cranston Chess Club next Tuesday, July 4 2017.

Enjoy the holiday, see you on July 11.

Stella!!

No Chess Tonight, March 14th 2017 (Pi Day), at the Cranston Chess Club. Blame Winter Storm Stella. Stay safe, see you next week.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all members of the Cranston Chess Club!

We will be ringing in another new year shortly.  We hope that chess will be a big part of your personal activities in 2017.  We have partnered with the Southeast New England Chess Association (SENECA) to run a series of QUAD Chess Tournaments right here in our local chess club in Garden City!  The dates are February 25, April 8 and June 3, 2017. (all are on Saturdays)  All the quads are in 3RR format where you play 3 games total.  Players are placed in rating order so you are guaranteed 3 games with players near your own playing strength.  Go to senecachess.org for more details.  Hope to see many of you at the quad tournaments.



Lou Giarrusso was recognized by the
US Chess Federation as the oldest active
chess player in the state of Rhode Island.
Congratulations Lou!

2016 Boston Chess Congress

Cranston CC members at 2016 Boston Chess Congress!
The weekend of Jan 8-10 saw three Cranston Chess Club members participate in the 2016 Boston Chess Congress held at the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Hotel.  Mark Neale, Frank Vogel and Richard Dusza all played in the U1900 section of the tournament.  The tournament was very successful by organizer standards as 252 players in 6 sections came to do battle in the chess wars. Mark, Frank and Richard scored 3.5, 2.0 and 1.5 points respectively.  All three members enjoyed the excellent playing conditions at the hotel.  The picture below is taken from the first 

floor cafe that overlooks Boston Harbor.  The hotel has 15 floors and provides great views of the harbor and airport.  The glass elevator is another nice touch that lets you view the outdoor scenery as you go about your business.  Cranston CC members should try and play at large tournaments on occasion as it adds a different perspective to your chess experience.  Good chess! - Frank Vogel

CCC DECEMBER 2015

Last month's tournament ended on December 22, CCC DECEMBER 2015 .

December 2015 Prizes
1st/2nd - Greg Rickson, Richard Dusza and Mark Neale 3.0/4
Top Under Median - Boris Zhevelyuk 1.5/4

Additionally, this December had five Tuesdays.  On the fifth Tuesday of a month we will usually have a quick or blitz tournament, sometimes rated, sometimes not.  On December 27 we had an eight player six round unrated blitz tournament with a time control of 7 minutes with a 3 second delay..
1st - Boris Zhevelyuk 5.0/6
2nd - Richard Dusza, Frank Vogel and John Venditto 4.0/6

CCC NOVEMBER 2015

Our latest tournament ended earlier this week, CCC NOVEMBER 2015 on November 24.

November 2015 Prizes
1st - Carlos Avalos 4.0/4
2nd - Richard Dusza 3.0/4
Top Under Median - Ed Burnett 2.0/4

CCC OCTOBER 2015

Our latest tournament just wrapped up, CCC OCTOBER 2015 on October 27.

October 2015 Prizes
1st - Carlos Avalos 4.0 (undefeated).
2nd - Greg Rickson 3.0 (three wins, one loss).
Top Under Median - Boris Zhevelyuk 2.5 (two wins, one loss, one draw)

October 10th 2015 - 1st Rhode Island National Chess Day Tournament

Follow the link below for more information about the RI Chess Association's tournament this Saturday.

1st Rhode Island National Chess Day Tournament

Have a happy National Chess Day. :-)

September 29 - Chess Movie Night?

We will NOT have our normal CCC on Tuesday September 29.  Instead, Frank is trying to organize a Movie Night to see Pawn Sacrifice that evening.  I'll update this blog post when the theater and show time has been selected.

Update:  Frank will be meeting some of the other club members at the Providence Place Mall, in the food court near Subway between 6:15 and 6:30 pm on Tuesday September 29 for the 6:55 show time.

CCC SEPTEMBER 2015

I'm sorry for the lack of updates here.  I'll try to post the results of each month's tournaments after they have been submitted and rated.

We just completed our latest monthly tournament CCC SEPTEMBER 2015 on September 22.

September 2015 Prizes
1st - Greg Rickson 4.0 (undefeated).
2nd - Mark Neale 3.0 (three wins, one loss).
Top Under Median - Boris Zhevelyuk / Eric Crook 1.5 (tied)

Juno

The Cranston Chess Club meeting for tomorrow (January 27, 2015) is cancelled due to blizzard conditions.  We'll continue our club championship next week (February 3).

2015 Cranston Chess Club Championship to begin!

The 2015 Club Championship is slated to begin this upcoming week. (Tuesday January 6 will be the first round)  The club officers are still debating the final format to be used for the tournament.    Either a 6 round or 8 round swiss style tournament will be used.  To be eligible to play in the club championship, players must have played in a minimum of 8 rated club games in the previous year.  (A full point bye in a tournament still counts as a game for these purposes)  Following the completion of the championship, the Annual Club Meeting will be  held in February or March to elect club officers, make any proposed changes to the By-Laws and conduct other business as necessary.  To all of the participants in the Club Championship - Good Chess and have a happy and blessed 2015!    Frank Vogel, Club President

Janus

Cranston Chess is cancelled for tonight, Tuesday January 21 2014 because of the snow.  See you next week for round #3 of our 2014 club championship.

CWCC AUGUST 2013 - Week #2

Here are the results from week #2 of our four-round August Swiss:

Week #2 Results
1-0 - Ben Swiszcz (W) - Gil Bricault (B)
1/2 - Richard Dusza (W) - Nicholas Liotta (B)
0-1 - Louis Giarrusso (W) - Boris Zhevelyuk (B)
1/2 - Frank Vogel (BYE)
1/2 - Marc Ferretti (BYE)

Week #2 Standings
2.0 - Ben Swiszcz
1.5 - Frank Vogel
1.0 - Gil Bricault, Marc Ferretti, Richard Dusza, Boris Zhevelyuk, Nicholas Liotta
0.0 - Louis Giarrusso

Round three will be next Tuesday, August 20. See you then!

CWCC AUGUST 2013 - Week #1

Here are the results from week #1 of our four-round August Swiss:

Week #1 Results
0-1 - Boris Zhevelyuk (W) - Ben Swiszcz (B)
1-0 - Frank Vogel (W) - Louis Giarrusso (B)
1/2 - Marc Ferretti (W) - Richard Dusza (B)
1 - Gil Bricault (BYE)

Week #1 Standings
1.0 - Ben Swiszcz, Frank Vogel, Gil Bricault
0.5 - Marc Ferretti, Richard Dusza
0.0 - Boris Zhevelyuk, Louis Giarrusso

Round two will be next Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Games start at 7:00 sharp. Hope to see you there!

CCC JULY BLITZ

The Cranston Chess Club held its JULY BLITZ tournament on July 30.  Our second blitz rated event.  Eight players, six rounds; that is twenty four games in under three hours!

The next month with 5 Tuesdays is October.  October 29th may be our next blitz event.

Final Blitz Standings
5.5 - Frank Vogel
5.0 - Boris Zhevelyuk
4.0 - Ben Swiszcz
3.0 - Mark Neale
2.5 - Richard Dusza, Louis Giarrusso
1.0 - Gil Bricault
0.5 - P.J. Marchand

CCC JULY - Week #4

CCC July 2013, our regular one-game/week tournament ended last Tuesday

Week #4 Results

1-0 - Ben Bentrup (W) - Louis Giarrusso (B)

0-1 - John Magill (W) - Ben Swiszcz (B)

0-1 - Ed Burnett (W) - Boris Zhevelyuk (B)

0-1 - Marc Ferretti (W) - Dan Dicecco (B)

0-1 - Gil Bricault (W) - Mark Neale (B)

Week #4 Standings

4.0 - Ben Bentrup

3.0 - Ben Swiszcz, Boris Zhevelyuk

2.0 - Louis Giarrusso

1.5 - Frank Vogel, Marco Ribizzi, Dan Dicecco, Mark Neale, John Magill

1.0 - Ed Burnett, Mark Ferretti

0.5 - John Lundell, Gil Bricault

Prizes

1st - Ben Bentrup

2nd - Ben Swiszcz, Boris Zhevelyuk

Top-Under-Median - Louis Giarrusso

July 30th is BLITZ night.  Don't miss it!  It will be a fast paced night of chess.  G/7;d3, that is game in seven minutes with a 3 second delay.