Welcome
to the
¢ Checkmate
Chess Club ¢
Our History
The Checkmate Chess Club was launched
in the spring of 1998 & originally met on the 2nd & 4th Sundays of each
month. The current every-Sunday schedule started
The Checkmate Chess
Club is dues-free (!!) & considers all who frequent it to be members. There
are no age or rating requirements or limitations.
We are not affiliated with the U.S. Chess
Federation and cannot hold rated events but we occasionally host free
tournaments. Check the EVENTS section below for announcements
& results.
Sundays, from
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
240 Route 22
Springfield
We play in the cafe, which we share
with a large number of college students. Tables are more readily available to
us after 8.
Atmosphere
The setting is
informal. We play blitz, casual & serious games, analyze, swap stories, etc.
Checkmate
Knockout John Moldovan wins
2009
Club Championship NM Mark Kernighan
wins
2008
Checkmate Fall Swiss Kernighan
wins
Checkmate
Team Tourney The team of Moldovan & Bert Shiffman wins
2008
Club Championship Kernighan wins
with a perfect 7-0 score.
2007
Checkmate Fall Swiss
Kernighan
wins
Hoffman
Memorial Kernighan wins
15-Minute
Tournament Bob Sherry wins
5-Minute
Tournament #2 Mauricio Camejo & Kernighan win
2007
Club Championship Ari Minkov wins with 4.5-0.5!
2007
Checkmate Qualifier Ted Mann wins
10-Minute
Tournament Kernighan wins
5-Minute
Tournament Maraj Daftani wins
Handicap
Tournament Moldovan wins
Bughouse
Tournament Sherry wins
Impromptu
Blitz Tournament Kernighan wins
2006
Club Championship Kernighan wins with a perfect 5-0 score!
2006
Checkmate Qualifier Sherry wins
2005
Fall Tournament Kernighan wins
Checkmate
Combo Sherry wins
2005
Club Championship Minkov & Mann tie
Checkmates vs. Summit Checkmate team wins 4-1
Winter
Tournament #2 Moldovan wins
Winter Tournament #1 Moldovan wins
Our club bulletin, The
Checkmate Chronicle, which ran from February 2001 thru February 2006, has
ceased publication. Checkmate events are now covered in The Chess Coroner blog.
Here are the last 8
issues of the defunct Chronicle, in one form or another. The PGN from 09/04
& 10/04 will be re-assembled, zipped & uploaded, when time and space permit,
as will other material.
February 2006
: Java
replay PGN
November 2005
: Java
replay PGN
October 2005 :
Java
replay PGN
March 2005
: Java
replay PGN
December 2004
: Java
replay PGN
October 2004
: Java
replay
This special
issue contains all games from the Kramnik – Leko WC match.
September 2004 :
Full
issue
July 2004 : Java
Replay PGN
A blog by our own John Moldovan which features annotated
games & covers events at the Checkmate & Kenilworth clubs.
Follow the goings-on of
the new Garden State Chess League which opened in March 2009 and features teams
from Kenilworth, Summit, Maplewood, West Orange, Hamilton, Sparta & Staten
Island.
The Chess Coroner’s
comprehensive list of local (mostly
A very popular, top-notch blog by
Kenilworth CC webmaster Michael Goeller.
This impressive site is
light-years ahead of ours, in both appearance & content. In addition to
annotated games, it has in-depth opening articles by experts & masters.
Many photos, too.
The Slow Time Control Bunch
runs events on FICS & ICC & WCL for players favoring G/40 or
longer time controls.
Due to space
restrictions, the STC Bunch, Online Chess League, Team 45 45 League
& FICS Team League zips have been
removed.
Other collections may
be forthcoming.
updated : June 7th, 2009