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The Planes & Chess Daily/Vote Chess Handbook: IMPORTANT
We play a lot of chess in this club. If you are in a vote/daily chess game or plan to be in one, read these important points and tips. 1. In Daily Chess, Assistance IS Allowed (with caveats) During a daily game, you are allowed to use books, o...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 1/3/2026
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter Christmas Day, 2025
On This Day in Aviation History: The Wright Flyer Lifts Off, an Iconic Craft is Born, and a Record-Setting Giant Takes to the Skies.
On this day, Dec. 17th, in 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first sustained flight in human history, lifting off at 10:35 AM in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright Flyer flew 120 feet in 12 seconds on that first flight, and the brothers flew ...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 12/16/2025
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Hello everyone aboard Planes & Chess! If you would like to show off your writing skills to the club, this is your chance! Starting today, we have positions for you to contribute to the Weekly Newsletter. Here's how it works: You sign...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 10/28/2025
PLANES & CHESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 10/28/2025 Welcome to edition No. 15! It's almost Halloween, and since Halloween is celebrated around the world, we've decided to make this newsletter Halloween-themed. |Special Feature!| Ghost Stori...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 10/22/2025
PLANES & CHESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 10/14/2025 Remembering Daniel Naroditsky On October 20th, 2025, the Charlotte Chess Center announced the death of American Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky at the young age of 29. Naroditsky was an author ...
Daniel Naroditsky Dead at 29
You've heard his name somewhere - likely everywhere. The highly accomplished young Grandmaster, Daniel Naroditsky, is dead at just 29. Throughout his chess career, he taught, inspired, and made others smile through his hilarious streams, in-depth ...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 10/14/2025
PLANES & CHESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 10/14/2025 Military Plane of the Week: The Goodyear Inflatoplane You heard that right- Goodyear created a plane that could literally be inflated!! Intended to be used to extricate downed airme...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 10/7/2025
PLANES & CHESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 10/7/2025 Plane of the Week: The Stratolaunch Stratolaunch The massive Stratolaunch, with a wingspan double that of the Boeing 747, is the largest plane by wingspan ever to fly, and the current wor...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 9/30/2025
PLANES & CHESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 9/30/2025 Military Plane of the Week Commercial Plane off the Week Welcome to our second bi...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 9/23/2025
PLANES & CHESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 9/23/2025 Plane of the Week: The YAL-1 Wikipedia Due to time constraints, the debate (Military Plane vs Commercial Plane) will now be published biweekly. In addition, we will alternate military/com...
Plane of the Week and Weekly Newsletter 9/16/2025
PLANES & CHESS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER 9/16/2025 Planes of the Week: The YF-23 Black Widow Vs. The Antonov An-225 (We're making a change to our Plane of the Week! To satisfy both military and commercial fans, we'll now feature one of each. E...
9/11
Today, September 11, 2001, marks 24 years to the day of the deadliest terrorist attacks on US soil. It it a stark reminder of how aviation can be used for evil as well as good. Let's take some time to remember the fallen heroes and ordinar...
