Chess Announcements From Other Clubs
The following are nearby chess club announcements, interesting chess news, or just interesting info ( :D ) we have received for chess within the past month or so from other clubs, Entries are organized by either the event date or date contributed. Routine chess club meetings by local clubs are found listed on the chess club page. Local quads or chess events are found on the chess events page.
West Chester Chess Club news and announcements are found on this page. WCCC plays every Thursday (except major holidays!)
View USCF announcements of chess events within 50 miles of West Chester. You can change the zip code and click 'Apply' to see events within 50 miles of your location.
***** Starting Oct 15th, we're adding Tri-State Chess Announcements to our site. They will be on their own page due to the frequency of their announcements (Which is good :) ) *****
Tournament on Feb 1! - Ed Snyder
We have been requested to put this information out to our WCCC members. Sounds interesting.
There is a tournament in Exton on Sunday (Feb 1), the Winter Open, with a relatively large total prize fund of $2,500 across several sections. This is attractive but so far not too many people have registered. If you are interested, here is the registration link.
DELAWARE TOURNAMENTS - Gary Quell
Hello
Please consider the Sussex County Open, you can register and then pay at delawarechessassociation.org.
We will also have a tournament on March 7&8 of this year, up in New Castle. The Peninsula Quads are scheduled for 2/28, 4/25, 9/19 and 11/7. Please contact Ken (kenchessmilutin@gmail.com) as those have a limit on attendance. In April thru Oct on the third Sat there will be a tournament in Camden De, details to follow. Salisbury has the Civic Center non rated tournament on February 20 & 21 please contact Megan Jones: 410-548-4900 x109; jonesrm@wicomicocounty.org for details.
USCF TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD AT WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY FEB 21ST
Details at this USCF page or this page
Quick overview: one day tournament, 4SS G30/5. Two sections, Open and U1500. Organized by PA College Chess
Upcoming PA Tournaments and Events - Leteef Street Jan 19th
Hello,
Hope everyone is well. I am writing about upcoming chess events.
Rated tournament in Carlisle - My next chess tournament will be in Carlisle on Saturday, February 21st. More information and advanced registration is available at the following link:
A reminder that a couple things are different for my Carlisle tournaments from my recent tournaments in Hershey: The start times are earlier (At site registration at 8:30 AM, Round 1 at 9:30 AM) and faster time control (G/25, d/5). These changes are due to a difference in the time in which the space is available in Carlisle.
Adult chess class at Derry Township Community Center - On the heels of the successful first season of the scholastic chess league in Derry Township, I have been asked to run an adult chess class at the community center. This will also be on Monday evenings and will start on January 26th. More information and registration is available on the Derry Township community center at the link below:
US Chess Online Rated chess tournament - I am also planning my next online rated chess tournament to begin this Friday, January 23rd. (This tournament involves playing one long tournament game online per week for the duration of the tournament) Entry fee is $10 per player. Registration is due by this Wednesday, January 21st. The entry fee for this event can be submitted via Cash App, Venmo, Zelle or PayPal. Contact me with questions or for other options for submitting the entry fee.
Upcoming Championship tournaments - The Pennsylvania State Chess Championship is returning to Central PA at the Red Lion Harrisburg-Hershey Hotel on the first weekend of March! Information is now available on the State Federation website. Online advanced registration will be available on February 1st.
Our local Central PA championship is returning to the Camp Hill Giant on the first weekend of April. More information and advanced registration can be found below for that tournament as well.
2026 Pennsylvania State Open and Scholastic Chess Championships - Weekend, March 7-8 (Quick side event on March 6th)
2026 Central Pennsylvania Championship (including scholastic on Saturday) - Weekend, April 4-5 at Camp Hill Giant
Upcoming local chess events in January *
* Harrisburg West Shore Chess Club in Camp Hill also runs regular tournaments, which I will share information on when I have it. I recommend signing up for their club email list so that you can get the information as soon as they send it.
Let me know if you have any questions. -- Leteef
Main Line Chess And Games Events - Tom Bartell
January Quads are cancelled due to bad weather
