Fred Sorensen, hard at work directing yet another PCC tournament, in February of 1962.
Upcoming Tournaments
2024 William M. Byland Memorial – Round 2
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 24th William M. Byland Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295 Projected Prize Fund.
2024 William J. Browne Memorial
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States3R-RR Classical Quads, G/60 d10; Custom PCC Medals for 1st Place in each Quad.
2024 William M. Byland Memorial – Round 3
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 24th William M. Byland Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295 Projected Prize Fund.
2024 Quick Quads in the Park I
Westinghouse Shelter 301 Circuit Ln, Pittsburgh, PA, United States3R-RR Quads, G/25 d3; Custom PCC Medals for 1st Place in each Quad.
2024 Blitz in the Park I
Westinghouse Shelter 301 Circuit Ln, Pittsburgh, PA, United States4 Rounds Double Swiss, G/5+3; Custom Medals for 1st, 2nd, 3rd places.
2024 William M. Byland Memorial – Round 4
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 24th William M. Byland Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295 Projected Prize Fund.
2024 May Quick Quads
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States3R-RR Quads, G/25 d3; Custom PCC Medals for 1st Place in each Quad.
2024 William M. Byland Memorial – Round 5
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 24th William M. Byland Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295 Projected Prize Fund.
2024 William M. Byland Memorial – Round 6
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 24th William M. Byland Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295 Projected Prize Fund.
2024 June Action Quads
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States3R-RR Quads, G/30 d5; Custom PCC Medals for 1st Place in each Quad.
2024 Quick Quads in the Park II
Westinghouse Shelter 301 Circuit Ln, Pittsburgh, PA, United States3R-RR Quads, G/25 d3; Custom PCC Medals for 1st Place in each Quad.
2024 Blitz in the Park II
Westinghouse Shelter 301 Circuit Ln, Pittsburgh, PA, United States4 Rounds Double Swiss, G/5+3; Custom PCC Medals for top three places
2024 Fred Thompson Memorial
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States4 Round Swiss, 3 Sections, G/45 d5; Plaques for Top Places and Class Medals.
2024 Robert P. Smith Memorial – Round 1
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 27th Robert P. Smith Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295Projected Prize Fund.
2024 Robert P. Smith Memorial – Round 2
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 27th Robert P. Smith Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295Projected Prize Fund.
2024 Robert P. Smith Memorial – Round 3
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 27th Robert P. Smith Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295Projected Prize Fund.
2024 Quick Quads in the Park III
Westinghouse Shelter 301 Circuit Ln, Pittsburgh, PA, United States3R-RR Quads, G/25 d3; Custom PCC Medals for 1st Place in each Quad.
2024 Blitz in the Park III
Westinghouse Shelter 301 Circuit Ln, Pittsburgh, PA, United States4 Rounds Double Swiss, G/5+3; Custom PCC Medals for top three places
2024 Robert P. Smith Memorial – Round 4
Pittsburgh Chess Club 5869 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesWe are proud to host our 27th Robert P. Smith Memorial. 6 Round Swiss, G/90 d5; $295Projected Prize Fund.
International Chess Day
International Chess Day is celebrated annually on July 20th, the day the International Chess Federation was founded, in 1924. The idea to celebrate this day as the international chess day was proposed by UNESCO, and it has been celebrated as such since 1966, after it was established by FIDE
Tournament Results
- December Blitz (12/26/2023
- December Quick Quads (12/19/2023)
- 43rd Abel Bomberault Memorial (12/9/2023)
- Pittsburgh Turkey Swiss (11/18/2023)
- 35th Richard Abrams Memorial (11/7 - 12/12)
- October Blitz (10/24/2023)
- October Quick Quads (10/17/2023)
- 43rd Allegheny Chess Congress (10/14/2023)
- 25th Fred Sorensen Memorial (9/5 - 10/10)
- August Blitz (held 8/29/2023)
- 45th Pittsburgh Summer Open (held 8/26 - 8/27/2023)
- August Quick Quads (held 8/22/2023)
- Quads in the Park X (held 8/20/2023)
- 26th Robert P. Smith Memorial (held 7/11 - 8/15/2023)
- Quads in the Park IX (held 7/16/2023)
- July Free-For-Members (held 7/15/2023)
- June Blitz (held 6/27/2023)
- 52nd Fred Thompson Memorial (held 6/24/2023)
- June Quick Quads (held 6/20/2023)
- Quads in the Park VIII (held 6/18/2023)
- 23rd William M. Byland Memorial (held 5/9 - 6/13/2023)
- Quads in the Park VII (held 5/28/2023)
- 19th William J. Browne Memorial (held 5/13/2023)Â
- May Blitz (held 5/2/2023)
- April Quick Quads (held 4/25/2023)
- 83rd Pittsburgh Chess Club Championship (held March 14 – April 18, 2023)
- 62nd Golden Triangle Open (held 4/15/2023)
- 78th Pittsburgh Metropolitan Open (held 3/11/2023)
- March Blitz (held 3/7/2023)
- February Quick Quads (held 2/28/2023)
- 28th Wild Card Open (held 1/17/2023 - 2/21/2023)
- Pittsburgh Three Rivers Open (held 2/18/2023)
- Steel City Open (held 1/21/2023 - 1/22/2023)
- January Blitz (held 1/10/2023)
- January Action Quads (held 1/3/23)
- 42nd Allegheny Chess Congress (held 12/17/2022 - 12/18/2022)
- 42nd Abel Bomberault Memorial (held 12/10/2022)
- 34th Richard Abrams Memorial (held 11/8/2022 - 12/13/2022)
- Thursday Night U1200 Swiss (Held Thursdays, December 1-22, 2022)
- November Blitz (held 11/1/2022)
- October Action Quads (held 10/5/2022)
- 24th Fred Sorensen Memorial (being held 9/13/2022 - 10/18/2022)
- September Blitz (held 9/6/2022)
- August Action Quads (held 8/30/2022)
- 25th Robert P. Smith Memorial (held 7/19/2022 - 8/23/2022)
- Quads in the Park VI (held 8/21/2022)
- 44th Pittsburgh Summer Open (held 8/13/2022 - 8/14/2022)
- Quads in the Park V (held 7/17/2022)
- July Blitz (held 7/12/2022)
- July Action Quads (held 7/5/2022)
- Quads in the Park IV (held 6/26/2022)
- 51st Annual Fred Thompson Memorial (held 6/25/2022)
- 82nd Pittsburgh Chess Club Championship (held 5/24/2022 - 6/28/2022)
- May Blitz (held 5/17/2022)
- May Action Quads (held 5/10/2022)
- 22nd William M. Byland Memorial (held 3/29/2022 - 5/3/2022)
- 61st Golden Triangle Open (held 4/23/2022)
- Thursday Night Quads (held 4/7/2022)
- 77th Pittsburgh Metropolitan Open (held 3/26/2022)
- March Blitz (held 3/22/2022)
- March Action Quads (held 3/15/2022)
- 27th Wild Card Open (held 2/1/2022-3/8/2022)
- 33rd Richard Abrams Memorial (held 12/7/2021 - 1/11/2022)
- 41st Abel Bomberault Memorial (held 12/11/2021)
- 2021 Friday Knight Quad Series
- 10/22/2021
- 10/29/2021
- 11/5/2021
- 11/12/2021
- 11/19/2021
- 12/3/2021
- 12/10/2021
- 12/17/2021
- 23rd Fred Sorensen Memorial (held 10/26/2021 - 11/30/2021)
- 17th William J Browne Memorial (held 10/9/2021)
- 24th Robert P. Smith Memorial (held 9/14/2021 - 10/19/2021)
- 81st Pittsburgh Chess Club Championship (held 8/3/2021 - 9/7/2021)
- Quads in the Park III (held 8/22/2021)
- 41st Allegheny Chess Congress (held 8/14/2021 - 8/15/2021)
- 50th Fred Thompson Memorial (held 7/31/2021)
- 21st William M. Byland Memorial (held 6/22/2021 - 7/27/2021)
- 2021 Quads in the Park II (held 7/18/2021)
- 60th Golden Triangle Open (held 6/19/2021)
- 2021 Three Rivers Classic Online (held 4/20/2021 - 5/25/2021)
- 2021 Pittsburgh Metropolitan Open (held 5/22/2021)
- 2021 Quads in the Park (held 5/15/2021)
- 2021 April Chess Extravaganza (held 4/3/2021)
Archived Tournaments
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