Wisconsin Chess Association

Reprinted with permission of Bill Williams, Badger Chess editor from the October 1982 edition.

2024 WCA President’s Report

April 1, 2024

A reminder that US Chess has signed a contract with the Madison Marriott West to host the 2025 US Open! The dates are July 28 – August 3. The first thing to note is that that is only seven days. The 2025 event will be the first of the new seven-day format US Opens. There will still be nine rounds with the Traditional schedule doubling up rounds on two of the first three days. Shorter schedules such as a four day and most likely a five or six-day schedule will also be available. Читать дальше...

2023 WCA President’s Report

April 1, 2023

I’m pleased to announce that US Chess has signed a contract with the Madison Marriott West to host the 2025 US Open! It will be the third US Open at the property (2013 and 2018) and fifth in Wisconsin (1935 and 1953). The dates are July 28 – August 3. The first thing to note is that that is only seven days. The 2025 event will be the first of the new seven-day format US Opens. There will still be nine rounds with the Traditional schedule... Читать дальше...

Reprinted with permission of Bill Williams, Badger Chess editor from the June 1982 edition.

Reprinted with permission of Bill Williams, Badger Chess editor from the July 1982 edition.

2022 WCA President’s Report

April 1, 2022

Although not at full strength yet, I’m happy to report that over-the-board tournaments are slowly coming back! Proving the need for events, two recent one day events drew over 100 participants each. One problem that tournament organizers are experiencing are greatly increased site costs. Whether it be hotels trying to recoup lost revenue during the pandemic or an increase in the number of weddings that were delayed due to the pandemic now vying for space with us... Читать дальше...

2021 WCA President’s Report

April 1, 2021

Ugh. What a year!? The pandemic has cancelled every in person event since February, 2020. Hopefully the end is near and we get back to doing what we all want to do – play over-the-board club and tournament chess!

Online chess has thrived but some just don’t trust that option. Others have devoted time to studying the game. It’ll be interesting to watch ratings once we start up again.

In the meantime, the Netflix series The Queen’s... Читать дальше...

2020 WCA President’s Report

April 5, 2020

What a difference a month makes! A month ago I was preparing to host the 2020 State Scholastic Championships usually attended by over 400 Wisconsin student chess players. Of course, due to the pandemic we’re all facing, the event had to be cancelled. That wasn’t the only event cancelled as all club meetings and weekend events are cancelled for the foreseeable future. The WCA Board has also cancelled the 2020 Elo Open. We won’t have over the... Читать дальше...

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2019 WCA President’s Report

April 7, 2019

The Wisconsin Chess Association had another strong year in 2018. Attendance at our tournaments was up again. The Association’s finances continue to be strong. We hope to continue building on this success in 2019 and hope that you’ll continue supporting WCA events and all Wisconsin tournaments.

The highlight of the year was once again hosting the US Open in Middleton. This marks the fourth year that Wisconsin hosted the US Open. Previous events in Wisconsin were 1935... Читать дальше...