Allentown Center City Chess Club Basics
Where: St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 417 N. 7th St., Allentown, PA 18102
When: Saturdays from Noon to approx. 6:15 PM
What: USCF-rated tournaments every week (see Events & Activities page for cost)
What to bring: Sets and boards are provided (but feel free to bring yours). Chess clock (if you have one). Pen or pencil -- scoresheets are provided. Proof of USCF membership. Park in the church lot and enter through the gate.
Center City Chess Club is an official affiliate of the US Chess Federation (http://www.uschess.org/).
*** NEWS FLASH ***
11/12/09 We received word that Jim Price is in the hospital recovering from an operation.
No contact information available. We wish Jim a speedy recovery (he seemed to be in good spirits from his message). Get better soon, Jim!
11/9/09 Blog updated with new Game of the Week
11/9/09 Treasury page updated with October results
10/19/09 Congratulations to Peter Minear for winning the 2009 David Elliott Memorial Tournament!!
Prize winners were:
1st Peter Minear 4.5 pts $150 and the Elliott cup (see photo below)
2nd Jack Mongilutz 3.5 pts $80
3rd Greg Nolan, Jim Strobel, Isara Thanakit, Michael Turcotte (tie) 3.0 pts $20 each
Top 1899-1600/unrated Kevin Santo 4 pts $100 (clear 2nd but takes the class prize to maximize prize winnings)
Top U1600 Ben Lu, Jason Botta (tie) 2 pts $50 each
See the blog for the hard-fought round 3 encounter between Peter Minear and Michael Turcotte.
