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 Read these New Articles by West Michigan Chess Players!

June 2009 Calvin College ChallengeTimothy Clark (NEW!), Bojanovic, Zylstra
Gligoric Says to Sacrifice"But when?", I ask.
Sanetullaev sweeps June Lansing Mini-SwissAlisher annotates
West Michigan Coast wins Lansing match13 games
Summer Lake Effect Chess29 games and 12 tactics puzzles
West Michigan Players Upset Natural Order
Tim McGrew's Rook EndingsJudit Polgar-Vladimir Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 1998
Tim Mcgrew's Rook EndingsOwczarzak-Gagunashvili, European Youth 1998
Ian Edgerle annotates2 recent games
Tony Palmer annotates a kids' rook endgameNoe-Berman, Calvin College 2009

 West Michigan Chess News

2009 Great Lakes Open

Congratulations to our 2009 winners!

Seth and Prashantha
Peter
Open Winners Prashantha Amarsinghe and Seth Homa
Reserve Winner Peter Chen

 

Photo Credits:  Rose Homa!

The cross tables can be found here

Stan Beckwith earns our nod for "Classy Organizer" of the Year for sending out thank you notes to the attendees after the tournament! 

Walden Green Kids' Tournament

26 kids came to play chess at Walden Green in Spring Lake on Saturday April 18th.  Congratulations to Isaac Zylstra, who won the rated section, and to Josh Vandermeulen, who won the unrated section.

 Rated Trophy Ceremony
Photo Credit:  Jean Hicks

Unrated trophy ceremony
Photo Credit:  Kate Brickley

Special thanks to Walden Green Montessori, for providing an outstanding tournament playing experience. 

The Walden Green Kids' Tournament was sponsored by the West Michigan Chess Association, a non-profit dedicated to building up scholastic chess in West Michigan.

 
 

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Events listed below require USCF membership unless otherwise noted. Occasionally, events may have additional requirements as well. For further information, visit our membership information page.

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7/7/2009
Spring Lake BeginnersUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Lakeshore
7/11/2009
July Calvin College ChallengeUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Grand Rapids
7/11/2009
July Calvin College SCHOLASTICUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Grand Rapids
7/12/2009
Lansing Mini-SwissUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Lansing
7/13/2009
Spring Lake District Library Youth Chess ClubUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Lakeshore
7/14/2009
Spring Lake Intermediate/AdvancedUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Lakeshore
8/1/2009
August Calvin College ChallengeUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Grand Rapids
8/1/2009
August Calvin College SCHOLASTICUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
Grand Rapids
8/15/2009
U.P. OpenUse SHIFT+ENTER to open the menu (new window).
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