Greetings Fellow Chess Players! The 5th annual Stephen Sosnick Memorial Chess Festival returns to UC Davis on April 10th, 11th and 12th. The weekend kicks off with a Grandmaster simultaneous exhibition on Friday evening and continues with two se...
27th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship, $12,500 Guaranteed Prize Fund, July 4-6, 2025 PLACE: Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 2224 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA. EVENT & SCHEDULE: Master/Expert (above 1999, FIDE rated) , Reser...
Greetings Chess Players! This announcement is for the 4th annual Stephen Sosnick Memorial Chess Festival on April 4-6 at the cozy UC Davis Convention Center. It is an over-the-board (face-to-face) tournament and requires a current US chess membe...
The 26th Annual Sacramento Chess Championship will be held July 5-7, 2024 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 2224 Auburn Boulevard, Sacramento, CA. The event will be held in four sections: Master/Expert (above 1999, FIDE rated) ,...
Join to play over-the-board chess at the 2024 Stephen Sosnick Memorial Chess Festival at UC Davis on May 31st, June 1st and 2nd. The spacious playing venue and generous prize fund are sponsored by Sosnick Chess, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicate...
I post the information for a multi-day, USCF rated, slow chess, OTB tournament this weekend in Fair Oaks, CA. Entries and questions contact learningpawntournaments@gmail.com (not me). 6 round swiss in two sections 1800+ and U1800. 3-day schedule...
Dear chess friends, I invite you to the 3rd Fpawn Birthday Blitz at Chess.com on Sunday evening May 15th starting at 7:00 Pacific time. The Zoom meeting opens at 6:30 for everyone to socialize. Bring your own snacks. Grandmaster Steven Zierk won...
Dear chess friends, I wish to invite you to the 2nd Fpawn Birthday Blitz at Chess.com on Saturday evening starting at 7:00 Pacific time. Last year's tournament turned out quite strong, with GM Steven Zierk victorious against a field of eight ma...
Fpawn poses with two victorious students at 2009 CalChess SuperStates. Both kids are currently masters. Since Monday is another holiday, I will open my Sunday night practice arena for students to all members of the Sacramento Pawns club. The time...
The Sacramento Chess Club will host its first US Chess online regular rated tournament on Chess.com starting on February 10. Play one round each Wednesday at 6:30 PM Pacific time for five weeks through March 10. The time control is Game in 60 with...
GM Bobby Fischer (right) analyzes with GM William Lombardy (left) and legendary coach Jack Collins (middle). Credit: Chess Life magazine, January 1968. Since Monday is a holiday, I will open my private Sunday night practice arena for my students ...
Ho! Ho!! Ho!!! The Sacramento Pawns club hosts the weekly Pawn Storm on Saturday afternoon and two additional tournaments to celebrate the holiday season. Please join, bring your buddies, and make yourselves comfortable. 1. Sac Kids & Amateur...
Please join the Sacramento Pawns online club to celebrate National Chess Day on Saturday, October 10. We will host three tournaments. 1. The Kids & Amateurs starts at 1:30 PM for those under 1400 in Chess.com rapid rating. The time control is...
Join the Sacramento Pawns club for our weekly COVID-safe chess every Saturday afternoon. Everyone is welcome to participate in our main event: the Pawn Storm beginning at 3:00 PM. Call your friends and invite them to play chess! -----------------...
Let us celebrate half a year of online chess for the Sacramento region. Pawn Storm #26 is on Saturday the 26th! Join the Sacramento Pawns club for our weekly COVID-safe chess every Saturday afternoon. The Kids & Amateurs starts at 1:30 PM for...
Join the Sacramento Pawns club for our weekly COVID-safe chess every Saturday afternoon. The Kids & Amateurs starts at 1:30 PM for those under 1400 in Chess.com rapid rating. Everyone may participate in our main event: the Pawn Storm beginning...
Join the Sacramento Pawns club for our weekly COVID-safe chess every Saturday afternoon. The Kids & Amateurs starts at 1:30 PM for those under 1400 in Chess.com rapid rating. Everyone may participate in our main event: the Pawn Storm beginning...
Team USA won the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan. Sitting: Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So. Standing: Ray Robson, John Donaldson (captain) and Sam Shankland. Despite losing the first two club matches, the Sacramento Bishops of Ho...
Join the Sacramento Pawns club for our weekly COVID-safe chess on Saturday.  The Kids & Amateurs starts at 1:30 PM for those under 1400 in Chess.com rapid rating. Everyone can participate in our main event: the Pawn Storm beginning at 3:00 P...
After a tight victory in the inaugural match two weeks earlier, the Sacramento Pawns built an almost insurmountable lead in the first game to pull away from the Sacramento Bishops of Honor. The 6-1 halftime margin held up for a 9-5 final tally. T...
Join the Sacramento Pawns club for our weekly COVID-safe chess on Saturday.  The Kids & Amateurs, for those under 1400 in Chess.com rapid rating, starts at 1:30 PM. Everyone can participate in the Pawn Storm, our biggest weekly event, beginn...
The brains of Stanford University battled against the University of Texas at Dallas at the 2000 Pan American Intercollegiate in Milwaukee. Board 1 featured FM Philip Wang (now an IM) against GM Yury Shulman. The other Stanford players were FM Etan...
Join the Sacramento Pawns club once again this Saturday for a pair of Covid-safe chess tournaments. The Kids & Amateurs, for those under 1400 in Chess.com rapid rating, starts at 1:30 PM. Everyone can participate in the Pa...
The inaugural Club Match for the Sacramento Pawns went all the way down to the wire. The Sacramento Bishops of Honor could even smell the upset. Alas, the Pawns held on to win by the narrowest of margins: 7.5 to 6.5. The match began with only se...
