A hundred and fifty-five chess players from around the United States converged in Moab, Utah, November 8-10th, to compete for several national championship titles. This event, sponsored by the Moab Chess Club and the United States Chess Federation, determined the…
On May 1st, 2002, a new chess studio opened in Las Vegas. Called the Chess Vineyard, the studio will feature lectures, instruction, monthly tournaments, simultaneous exhibitions and a bulletin for members. Grandmasters will visit for simuls and lectures and possible…
Report on the Annual Members Meeting & Election 2002 The annual membership meeting was held March 23rd, 2002 at CCSN, Building D, Room 170A. First business was tallying the ballots of the 2002 Election. Results were: Chris Bird 8, John…
Stephen Barbre of Las Vegas ties for 7th-8th Congratulations to Stephen Barbre of Las Vegas on sharing 7th-8th place in the 1998 USCF Absolute Correspondence Chess Championship The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows: ********************************** January…
During the summer, hundreds of children benefited from chess lessons as part of the Inner-City Games of Greater Las Vegas. Qualification tournaments were held at three schools and t-shirts were awarded to the winners.At the end of July, the finals…
Report on the Annual Members Meeting & Election 2001 On March 24, 2001, the annual members meeting of Nevada Chess, Inc. convened at 3:30 PM, and was chaired by Allen Magruder with John Trivett taking notes. The first order of…
Two Nevada Chess Players Earn Spots Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 17, rating 2325) of Reno and Patrick Hummel (age 16, rating 2410) of Las Vegas on qualifying for the 2001 Pressman All-America Chess Team sponsored by the Pressman Toy…
Two Nevada Chess Players Earn Spots Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 16, rating 2323) of Reno and Patrick Hummel (age 15, rating 2455) of Las Vegas on qualifying for the 2000 Pressman All-America Chess Team sponsored by the Pressman Toy…
Congratulations to Patrick Hummel of Las Vegas, Nevada on taking third place in the 1999 Denker Tournament of High School Champions!The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows: ******************************* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sharon Brunetti August 26,…
1998 Cardoza U.S. Open in Hawaii, Aug 1-9, 1998 Philip Wang (2243) of Reno, Nevada, with 6.5 points out of 9, tied with nine other players for the best Under 2300 score in the tournament. Round one Win against a…
Nevada Chess Player Earns Award Congratulations to Philip Wang (age 16, rating 2323) of Reno on winning one of the Scholar Chessplayer awards. The complete text of the U.S. Chess Federation press release follows: ************************************* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Beatriz…
On May 17th, 1999, the Nevada State Assembly honored Patrick Hummel for his accomplishments! The complete text of the Assembly Resolution follows: Assembly Resolution No. 8-Assemblymen Beers, Anderson, Angle, Arberry, Bache, Berman, Brower, Buckley, Carpenter, Cegavske, Chowning, Claborn, Collins, de…
