Tri Bridges

Reach for the Sky Tournament
2025-11-09 13:00 - 17:00 UTC | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
This is a free event kindly sponsored by the Suresh family due to the love their son, Sid had for tournaments.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this event.

This is a 4 round event – with round times at 1 and then about 2, 3, and 4. Prizes and pictures at about 5 PM.

The sections are Open, Under 1000, and Under 500.

Much thanks to the Suresh family for the donated prizes.

PA Championship G15/d3 (U1000, U500) - Scholastic
2025-11-15 12:00 - 17:30 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
PA State Scholastic – Only effects your quick rating!!
Round Times – Noon – 12:45pm – 1:30pm – 2:15pm – 3pm – 3:45pm – 4:30pm
Sections: U500, U1000
Prizes: U500 5 trophies, U250 3 trophies
U1000 5 trophies, U750 3 trophies
Note: PSCF Membership required. OSA is okay. If questions, please talk to Joshua Anderson on site.

Seminar with Igor Khmelnitsky (1500-2000)
2025-11-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
An Endgame focused seminar spread out over 3 hours. These seminars have been a real hit over the last few months. You can read about the camp form in the most recent issue of Chess Life. Most of the participants have gained at least points over the last few months.

Adult Seminar with Igor Khmelnitsky
2025-12-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Tactics and Calculation for 1 hr
Endgame for 1 hr
Strategy for 1 hr

Free quick rated Wednesday tournament!
2025-12-17 19:00 - 20:30 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
This Wednesday from 7 to 830 we will have a 3 round quick rated event. The event is free and will have a few trophy prizes. Sections will be based on who shows up. You can sign up below. If we have a range of players, which is likely, we can certainly break into 2 or even 3 sections.

Boxing Day Blitz
2025-12-26 19:00 - 22:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Boxing Day Blitz – 4 round G/5, d2 (play each person twice – 8 rated games) might be correct. This event is very dependent on entries. We have done everything from like a 16 person round robin to a 7 player double round robin. We have had as few as 8 people and over 25. Sign up, come celebrate the festive time of year and have a good time.

Gambits for Teenagers - 1/5 to 2/23
2026-01-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
This class, not really designed for teenagers as much as the 700 to 1200 player. The class goes every Monday from 1/5 to 2/23. March 2nd will be a makeup day. Gambits covered in this class will be listed fairly soon.

Everybody's 2nd Chess Class - 1/8/26 through 2/26/26
2026-01-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
This is our most popular class. It is a class for people who know how to move the pieces, but not too much else. Basic tactics are covered, as well as a few of the more famous chess mating patterns. A booklet accompanies the class and will be available in week 2. The booklet includes a few additional examples that students can use to practice the concepts taught in class. The booklet is free upon joining the class.
Please note that the cost is $80 for the entire course, not just one class.

Women in Science
2026-01-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
We invite all the women of club and all the siblings of brothers who attend to the first Women in Science discussion. We will have three speakers – Dr. Naoko Neilson, an astrophysicist at Drexel University; Dr. Amitha Padmanabhuni, an endocrinologist; and Brandy Anderson, a regulatory affairs specialist with Giliead Life Sciences.

Online Quick Event #1
2026-01-11 19:00 - 20:30 | chess.com
This is our first online quick tournament. The time control is 8 d3. The tournament is on CHESS.COM, so make sure you are a member of Tri-Bridges Chess Club on that site. The event should go by very quickly and anyone can join from the comfort of their home!

Piece Play - Weekly 1/12/26 to 2/23/26
2026-01-12 19:00 - 20:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Piece Play: This class is an introduction to positional concepts such as outposts, open files, and weak squares.
Ram Singh is the teacher and the classes will be held at Tri-Bridges Chess Club – 666 Exton Commons, Exton PA 19341.
The class is 7 weeks with a rolling admission. The cost is $70 or part of that based on enrollment date. The classes will be 1/12, 1/19, 1/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, and 2/23 (Makeup on 3/2)
A brief chess bio about Ram:
Ram Singh is an experienced chess player who has been attending this club on and off since its founding in 2013. He has reached a peak USCF rating of 1960 and has multiple wins in class A sections of large events like the National Chess Congress and Liberty Bell Open. He has been teaching classes intermittently for 7 years and does take private students.

Club
2026-01-13 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-01-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-06 18:30 - 20:30, 2026-02-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
The chess club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. This is unrated free play for all levels, and anyone is welcome. If you have any questions, please call/text (484) 948 – 5692.

Wild Wednesday Quick Tournament
2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Stop in for our once a month Wednesday quick tournament. This event will be at 7 pm. Players and sections will be determined based on entries. Generally there are 2 sections. The event usually takes less than 2 hours and has a few trophy prizes. This will alternate every 2 weeks with a blitz tournament with the same set up. The blitz event is 3 d2. The time for this event is 8 d3, and likely will be in February to help everyone get ready for the state quick champoionship the Friday night before the main state championship.

ECE #115 - Friday Night Tournament
2026-01-23 19:00 - 22:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Sections: Open, U800, U500, U200
Time Control: G25 d5; 3 rounds
Prizes: At least 3 trophies per section in the bottom 3 sections; $50 1st prize in Open
Rounds: 1st at 7, rest ASAP; bottom two sections done around 9, all sections done by 10

ECE #116 – $250 Sunday Game Hour (move to Saturday due to snow!)
2026-01-24 10:00 - 18:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
NOTE: This event is being moved up a day due to snow!
Sections: Open, U1400, U700
Time: Open & U1400 are G60/d5; U700 is G25/d5 – 4 rounds
Prizes:
Trophies to Top 3, possibly more in U700, Rounds at 10, 11, 12, and 1.
$100 for 1st in Open, $50 for 2nd in Open
$75 for 1st in U1400, $25 for 2nd in U1400
Rounds at 10, 12, 2, and 4

Cherry Can't Set up a Tournament
2026-01-25 19:00 - 20:30 | chess.com
While Cherry did a great job setting up the Winter Open (with Chris’s help) and his posters are fabulous his ability to set up a chess.com tournament, well … To “help” him, Samika named this one after him. Time control is G/8, d3 and it is 7 PM on Sunday.
Hope to see you all there!

Wild Wednesday Blitz Event
2026-01-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Stop in for our once a month Wednesday blitz tournament. This event will be at 7 pm. Players and sections will be determined based on entries. Generally there are 2 sections and the blitz is double games (you play each opponent twice.) The event usually takes less than 2 hours and has a few trophy prizes. This will alternate every 2 weeks with a quick tournament with the same set up. The blitz event is 3 d2. The time for the quick event is 8 d3 (See January 14 and February 11), to help everyone get ready for the state quick championship (3/6) the Friday night before the main state scholastic championship (March 7-8).

2026 PA State Game/75 Championship - East
2026-01-31 09:30 - 21:00 | Chester Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Building A, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Time Control: G/75 d5
Championship: Open to all. EF: $35. $200-100, U2000 $75, U1800 $50.
Premier: Open to unrated or rated under 1600. EF: $30. $$ $90-60, U1400 $50, U1200 $40, U1000 $30. Trophies to Top 2, Top 2 under 1400, Top 2 under 1200, and Top 2 under 1000.
Scholastic: 2 Sections – Under 500 and Under 1000. Under 1000 trophies 1st to 5th, 1st and 2nd Under 750; Under 500 trophies 1st to 5th, 1st and 2nd Under 250 . Scholastic sections will run on own time frame, usually done by 4 PM.
All: Trophies to 1st-3rd school teams, top college/university team, combining 4-7 players from all sections. Registration ends at 9:30 am. Rounds 10 am – 1 pm – 4 pm – 7 pm; EF on site: $50 regardless of section. Team score is combination of G/75 sections.
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Once signed up, pay at site or contact Joshua Anderson for paypal/venmo. Registration ends at 9:30 am. PSCF required $5 OSA. Info: joshuamiltonanderson@gmail.com, 484-948-5692. Ent: . W. Sponsored & Organized by the PA State Chess Federation & Tri-Bridges Chess Club.
Note Please add your school name with the child’s grade [7th Grade Valley forge]

Winter Open
2026-02-01 10:00 - 18:00 | Chester Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Building A, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Wanting to encourage a bit of boldness in the chess players in the region, Cherry Perumalla and Christopher Romeril greatly helped me put the following tournament together.
Time Control: G30/d10 – 5 rounds
Prizes: $2500 total over 2 Sections – Open and Under 1000. Numerous Under Prizes.
Open – $650 – $400 – $250; Under 1800 – $100; Under 1600 – $75; Under 1400 – $50; Under 1200 – $50
Under 1000 – $300, $200, $100, Under 800 – $75, Under 600 – $50
EF $50; $70 1/31 or after; Under 1000 EF $30; $40 1/31 or after
Registration ends at 9:45 – 10, 11:30, 1:30, 3:00, 4:30. The extra half hour after the 11:30 round should allow people to get lunch from wherever they like.
Though the Autumn Open had low attendance, due to tight timeline and limited advertising, we liked the set up and hope to have even more great players this time.

Fourth All Girls Tournament
2026-02-07 12:00 - 18:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
4 rds G/40 d5
12 to 6 pm – Mothers (Unrated and free), Open, U400
Trophies to Top 3 in each section, plus few trophies based on entries.
We have added several special prizes. These include artwork by my wife.

ECE #118 – $250 Sunday Game Hour
2026-02-08 10:00 - 18:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Sections: Open, U1200, U500
Time: Open & U1200 are G60/d5; U700 is G25/d5 – 4 rounds
Prizes:
Trophies to Top 3, possibly more in U600, Rounds at 10, 11, 12, and 1.
$100 for 1st in Open, $50 for 2nd in Open
$75 for 1st in U1200, $25 for 2nd in U1200
Rounds at 10, 12, 2, and 4

Wild Wednesday Quick Tournament
2026-02-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Stop in for our once a month Wednesday quick tournament. This event will be at 7 pm. Players and sections will be determined based on entries. Generally there are 2 sections. The event usually takes less than 2 hours and has a few trophy prizes. This will alternate every 2 weeks with a blitz tournament with the same set up. The blitz event is 3 d2. The time for this event is G8 d3, to help everyone get ready for the state quick champoionship the Friday night (3/6) before the main state championship.

ECE #119 - Friday Night Tournament
2026-02-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Sections: Open, U900, U600, U300
Time Control: G25 d5; 3 rounds
Prizes: At least 3 trophies per section in the bottom 3 sections; $50 1st prize in Open
Rounds: 1st at 7, rest ASAP; bottom two sections done around 9, all sections done by 10
