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Welcome to the Penn Chess Club

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Welcome to the Ivy League Champion University of Pennsylvania Chess Club. Our mission is to promote the interest in observing, studying, and playing the royal game, that is, chess, by members of the university community and the general public. We welcome chess players of all backgrounds, from beginners to masters (to grandmasters). We are here because we appreciate the game of chess and because we enjoy the social and intellectual atmosphere it offers. So come out and join the fun!

Sundays: Club Meeting

Casual games, instruction, and bughouse
Houston Hall, 1st floor, in the room on the left with all the tables and chairs
2pm-5pm

The best way to reach us is to use the contact information below, to participate in one of our activities or to ask anybody you see playing chess on campus. You may also email Daniel if you would like to join our listserv. The listserv is used to send weekly reminders about club meetings and information on possible other activities, such as matches against other colleges or local tournaments.

-Daniel Rockower at drocko@sas.upenn.edu

Ivy League Chess Tournament

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Congratulations to the members of the Penn Chess Club who participated in and won the first annual Ivy League Tournament on January 29^th, 2011 at Columbia University! This victory was not only reported in the DP, but also was the feature article on the USCF website. Feel free to read about this recent success at the links below:

http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/article/penn-chess-gets-its-swag

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/11024/621