The Pittsburgh Chess Club will be at Pittsburgh Social Health Connection Expo this Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Velum Brewing (Address: 2120 Jane St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203) from 12 to 5 pm. Join us and dozens of other hobby clubs and nonprofits as we connect and talk about our club in the Greater Pittsburgh Area! […]
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The Pittsburgh Chess Club is closed tonight, Tuesday, January 14, due to inclement weather. We are cancelling club hours and postponing round 2 of the scheduled Wild Card Open chess tournament.
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Please join us this Saturday at 12 PM for a free chess lecture hosted by Expert Zack Thompson: “Brilliancies in Resiliency: How to keep playing the chess game when all appears lost.” Lecture at Pittsburgh Chess Club on-site Saturday December 14, 2024 12 PM – 12:30 PM. Light snacks and refreshments provided. Suggested audience: <
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PCC Newsletter Contribution Deadline Do you have a game or chess article you would like to contribute to our chess club newsletter? Please e-mail analyzed games and/or chess article contributions to [email protected] by EOD Friday, November 15 if you would like them featured in the December 2024 issue. Word document and pgn preferred file formats
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Pittsburgh Chess Club En Passant Edition for September 2024 has been released, with printed copies located in the Pittsburgh Chess Club in the tan circulars in the Frederick A. Sorensen Game Room. An electronic copy of En Passant Volume 77, Issue 1 is in PDF is available in the top header under “News and Events”
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Last weekend was National Chess Day. Established in 1976, National Chess Day is to encourage people to play chess and improve their critical thinking skills. The Pittsburgh Chess Club honored that day hosting a free entry chess tournament called the Bob Dudley Memorial on Saturday, October 19, 2024. Bob Dudley was an active member of
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2024 Annual Picnic Pittsburgh Chess Club’s Annual Picnic was held Saturday, August 24, 2024, at Wightman Park in Squirrel Hill, across from where our former chess club location was on Solway St. Pittsburgh Chess Club member and International Master-Elect Erick Zhao held a chess game exhibition, playing against 7 players simultaneously ranging from Expert-class to
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The 2nd Steel City Open held on January 20-21, 2024 was a success with 30 players participating. Benjamin Lin and Zachary Thompson both tied for the top score of 4.0/5.0 in the Championship section, with Benjamin Lin having won the Game 15-min playoff round to earn the 1st place trophy and title of 2nd Steel
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A visit to the Mechanics’ Institute
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