Announcements

Congrats to this week's winners! 🏆

Thank you all for playing!

Congrats to this week's winners! 🏆

Winners of the Sunday Blitz Arena

Thank you to all those who joined us this Sunday and Congrats to our Winners! Great job, everyone!

Unrated blitz on a Sunday night

Join if you're free and have nothing to do this Sunday night. Keep in mind Chess.com will cancel the game if < 4 people attend so don't make big schedule changes just for this:  https://www.chess.com/play/arena/3406581

ChessMeet on Chess.com will continue

Hi Even though the ChessMeetNYC club is no longer active, the ChessMeet online network will continue here on Chess.com so folks can keep in touch and still play! Best, Caressa

Trading pieces and pawns to your advantage

Do you have any memorable piece and pawn trades? Share below ⬇️

Our first online arena tournament!

Congratulations to Wade for winning our first online arena tournament (blitz 5|2)!

Bishop > Knight ?

Do you agree that a bishop is better than a knight?

Endgame concepts for Advanced Players

Do you want to experience an in-person masterclass with GM Irina Krush? Come join us in NYC: RSVP here Current ticket price is $41.25.  $35 if you register through the ChessMeet app.  Ticket includes food and drinks! Learn from the GM N...

Lesson of the Day: Key Squares

Early Bird discount to GM Krush's IRL event

Hi guys, I am giving 45% discount for early bird tickets! $41.25 (Standard rate is $75). PROMO code: CHESSMEET Do NOT let this deal pass you by.  Meet and learn in-person with the first and only American woman GM.  RSVP asap Check out her la...

ChessMeet special guest: GM Irina Krush

Hi guys, GM Irina Krush will be our special guest to conclude Women's month! She said she'd like to stay a bit after the lecture so this could be a good chance to get to know her and maybe even have a game with her! The lecture will be fro...

Tournament with Social Chess on March 6 at The Hugh

Hi guys To accommodate most people's time, we are doing the blitz tournament instead on our usual meetup day. $5 entry fee. Winner takes ALL of the prize pool.  Here is the link to register.  See below for more details:

USCF

Hi guys, I'm proud to announce that ChessMeet is now affiliated with USCF. This means we can now organize USCF rated tournaments. These will be upcoming in Spring. In the meantime, get your practice on through our unrated tournaments. Febru...

Online night time tournaments

Anyone interested in a night time rapid/blitz tournaments?  If yes, which day of the week do you prefer?

Challenge!

Hi guys! For our next ChessMeet event on Feb 7 Wednesday - let's practice some Sicilian.  We did a spin the wheel of chess openings and Sicilian won! Also Happy Happy Birthday to Priyanka! See you guys soon!

Learning Openings

Hi guys! For 2024, I have decided to start delving more into openings. For the next 7 days, learn the Queen's gambit with me. Share your progress, games, questions on the Forum!  Our member Vinny suggested some time ago maybe we can do games p...

ChessMeet Newsletter

Hello chess players! If you haven't been getting our newsletter yet, sign up here I am putting together chess events happening mainly in NY/NJ. See you over the board! Caressa

Updates

Hi everyone! Hope you are all having a great weekend! Congrats to GM Ju Wenjun for winning the FIDE's Women's World Championship Title for the 4th time! The House of Staunton will be releasing new chess sets and are looking for people to provid...

Update

Hello chess players, Hope you are having a good week! Quote of the Day: "A central passed pawn is usually very strong in the middlegame...In an endgame, a central passed pawn if often less effective because it can be blockaded by the enemy king....

Chessable Pro!

Hi everyone, As ChessMeetNYC members, you get to have free access to Chessable Pro for one month! Use this link: chessable.com/ChessMeetNYC Chessable Pro features include: Puzzle Connect – a personalized course based on your Chess.com games!...

Hello

Hello chess players, Hope you are having a good weekend! Quote of the Day "When a game starts to go wrong, the progression downwards to defeat is not inevitable...there will be a moment when it is possible to arrest the decline and save...

Update

Hello Chess Players! It's been an exciting month in the chess world as Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi  vie for the World Chess Champion title. In game 7, Ding froze, showing us that even grandmasters can falter under pressure. Watch the clip h...

Spring Time

Hi all I hope you are enjoying the beginning of Spring. I wanted to share this beautiful chess game: So vs Nakamura Wesley So plays a "brilliant positional" game here. Quote of the Day: "[Chess] players are always on the lookout for a breakthro...