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New event starting August 20! THE CLUB IS CLOSED AUGUST 13 DUE TO BRIDGE CLUB ACTIVITY
Current announcements are below. These announcements will probably be found in the News section after they are moved off this home page.
A New Event Will Begin August 20, 2026:
The Summer Mini-Matches Quick Swiss, August 20 - September 17
$20 entry fee to play two quick chess games, one as White and one as Black, against your opponent for the night over five weeks - a total of ten quick-rated games scheduled by Swiss tournament format. These are pure quick chess, with no effect on your regular/"slow" chess rating.
With enough participants, this may become a six-round event.
The time control is Game in 24 minutes with a 5-second increment.
The Prizes
$250 First Place
$100 Second Place
$50 Third Place
2026 Reno Chess Club Championship
Championship Round Begins July 30, 2026
~ THE FINAL ~
(7) Aastik Grover versus (4) Joe Sinopoli; Mr. Grover won game 1 and leads the match 1.0-0.0
~ RESULTS OF SEMIFINAL MATCHES ~
(4) Joe Sinopoli versus (1) James Inman; Mr. Sinopoli won games 3 and 4, winning the match 3-1 with two draws.
(7) Aastik Grover versus (6) Bruce Gold; Mr. Grover won game 3 and wins the match 2.5-1.5 with three draws.
On January 21,
On January 21,
(well, actually, January 22)
(well, actually, January 22)
We Celebrated
We Celebrated
90 Years
90 Years
Rummaging through our archives, Jason Thoel, AKA He Who Should Probably Not Be Named, found the ancient document you see to your left.
We are proud to discover our history in a more precise form than we used to know it: Until Mr. Thoel found these Minutes of the first meeting of the Reno Chess Club, held in the Hearing Room of the State Library Building on January 21, 1936.
The Trowell Club was kind enough to offer a room for $15 a month, or $350 in 2026 US dollars, a fairly steep price for enjoying the use of a room once weekly.
19 years later, Mr. Wm. F. Taber won the 1955 Idaho Open with a score of 6.5/8, ahead of such players as Mrs. Piatigorsky - please see another ancient document, the Washington Chess Letter. Fans of chess history will remember the Piatigorsky Cup events from the 1960's.
Happy birthday, Reno Chess Club!
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