News & Announcements
April 14, 2024
Challenge Ladder games will be played on Wednesday April, 17th.
The Reno Chess Club is closed on Thursday April, 18th.
April 6, 2024
Away Tournaments have been updated. With an addition of one day tournaments.
March 17, 2024:
Club Championship: Round 3 Results have been posted. Aastik Grover earned the 8th and final spot.
Class-Level Quads: Round 3 Results have been posted. If your opponent is absent, players are welcome to play in the Reign of Terror Swiss or Challenge Ladder games.
Reign of Terror: Round 3 Results have been posted. This tournament is free to anyone who participated in the Club Qualifier.
Sunday Rapids - Round 5 takes place tonight, Sunday March 17th.
Congratulations!
Reno Chess Club members (from right to left) Akash Anumalasetty, Aiden Chen, and Aastik Grover swept the board for the middle school section at the 2024 Nevada State Scholastic Championship. Akash won 1st place, Aiden won 2nd place, and Aastik took 3rd place.
March 3, 2024:
Class-Level Quads: Round 1 started on Thursday February 29th. Results have been posted.
Reign of Terror: Round 1 started on Thursday February 29th. Results have been posted. This tournament is free to anyone who participated in the Club Qualifier.
Sunday Rapids - Today's Rapids games are cancelled due to snow. Stay safe and warm!
Club Qualifier: Final Results have been posted.
Amateur Team West - Reno Gold Fish won the U1600 team championship with a score of 5.5/6! Each team member won a DGT chess clock and a medal. Kevin Chung came in 2nd place on Board 1 with a score of 5.0/6.0. Chris Richard scored 2.0/6.0 on board 2. Fred Roscher came in 4th place on board 3 with a score of 4.0/6.0. On board 4, Eli Kaufman scored 3.5/6.0. Well done team, and thank you for representing the Reno Chess Club!
February 16, 2024:
Club Qualifier Swiss - The Club Qualifier Tournament continued last night with round 5. Results have been updated. Final Round (Round 6) provisional pairings have also been posted.
Amateur Team West - Good luck and safe travels to our members on their way to compete in this years Amateur Team West tournament in Milpitas, CA. Check out our Away Tournaments page to see a list of tournaments that our members are traveling out of town for.
Sunday Rapids - There is no planned rapids for Sunday, February 18th. The next scheduled round is February 25th. Don't forget to check our calendar to keep up with the schedule.
Reno Chess Club Google Group - The Reno Chess Club will be setting up a Google Group. This will act as an e-mailing list and enable the RCC Board to send out information regarding tournaments and last-minute updates as needed. You do not need to have a Google/Gmail account; any e-mail address will work to receive communications.
January 28, 2024:
Reno Quads Results - Thank you to all that came out our first quads Saturday. We're very excited to be able to offer this opportunity to our club, and we look forward to the next Quads tournament in February!
Week 2 Grand Prix Rapids Results - Our first season of Grand Prix Rapids continued tonight with Week 2. Results have been posted, and we welcomed some new players to the season. Keep up with our schedule by checking out our calendar!
January 23, 2024: Club Member Distant Tournament Meetups
If you would like to join a group of the club members that are traveling to distant tournaments. A new page has been added with their schedule. See here>>. Tournaments were added between January to April of 2024.
January 19, 2024: Club Qualifier Swiss
The Club Qualifier Tournament started last night with 43 players! Round 1 Results have been updated and posted to the tournament page. Additionally, Round 2 Provisional Pairings have been posted. As a reminder, provisional pairings may differ drastically when official pairings are completed.
January 18, 2024: Club Qualifier Swiss Starts Tonight!
The Club Qualifier Tournament starts January 18th and runs to February 22nd. This is a 6 round swiss tournament with an entry fee of $40. This fee covers the subsequent Club rounds or Class rounds that follow this tournament. Please have any dues (entry fee, club membership) ready to pay to Kevin Chung, Treasurer.
January 11, 2024: Club Quads Start Saturday January 27th
A first for the Reno Chess Club; A Quads tournament on a Saturday, at a new location, running from 10am to 7pm. For more information see here>>
January 11, 2024: Club Ladder Current Standings
A first for the Reno Chess Club; a club ladder where players can challenge other players throughout the year. More information regarding this ladder setup will be forthcoming. See here>>
News items before January 2024 are archived in the News Archive.
