Tri Bridges

Third All Girls Tournament
2025-02-22 12:00 - 18:00 UTC | Club Location, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Third All Girls Tournament
4 rds G/40 d5. Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA 19341.
12 to 6 pm – Mothers (Unrated and free), Open, U800, U400
Trophies to Top 3 in each section, plus few trophies based on entries.
We have added several special prizes. These include 2 pink tournament bags, 3 books signed by former US Women’s Champion and noted author Jennifer Shahade, and artwork by my wife.
Vahini Sadhu Venkata (roughly 1600) will be availabe to go over games as people finish.
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Once signed up, pay at site or contact Joshua Anderson for paypal/venmo.

PA Senior Championship
2025-03-01 10:00 - 2025-03-02 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Club Location, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
This is a 2 day event; 50+ only;
03/01/2025 – 10, 1:30, 5
03/02/2025 – 9:30, 1
G/90 d5 is the time control.
Prize fund of about $700 to be posted in the next couple of days.
The official TLA is below:
March 1 & 2. 2025 Pennsylvania State Senior Championship. 5-SS. G/90d5. 666 Exton Commons, Exton PA 19341. Open to ages 50 & older. EF: $30. $$ (750 b/25): $200-$100, U2000 $90, U1800 $80, U1600 $70, U1400 $60, U1200 $50, U1000 $50, Top 65+ $50, Title & Irwin Qualifier to Top PA Resident. Reg 8:30-9:30am. Rds 10am – 1:30pm – 5pm, 9:30am – 1pm. PSCF required $5 OSA. Bye: limit 1, by start of rd 2. Info: Joshua Anderson 484-948-5692. Ent: https://tribridgeschessclub.com/event/pennsylvania-senior-open-irwin-qualifier/ Sponsored & Organized by the PA State Chess Federation & Tri-Bridges Chess Club.

PA Senior Championship
2025-03-02 09:30 - 16:30 (America/Halifax) | Club Location, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
50+ only – 9:30, 1

Saturday Tournament - PA Scholastic Prep Tournament
2025-03-15 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | Club Location, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Saturday Tournament – PA Scholastic Prep Tournament:
Sections: Open, Under 1100, Under 800, Under 500 (Sections and time control picked to better mirror states); 12 to 6 pm;
Time Control: Game / 40, d5
Prizes: TBD
Rounds: 1st at 12, rest as soon as possible

$250 Sunday Game Hour (ECE #83)
2025-03-23 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | Club Location, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
10 – 6:00, Open, Under 1000, U600 (G/25, d5). All sections may be paired as soon as possible as appropriate.
Prizes – TBD

1st Exton Open - $7000
2025-05-31 08:00 - 2025-06-01 17:00 UTC | Chester Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Building A, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
First Exton Open and Scholastic
May 31 – June 01, 2025
Exton Hotel and Conference Center, Exton PA 19341
Open Tournament Organization: 5 Round Swiss System in 4 sections
Scholastic Tournament Organization: 2 1-day events; 4 rounds
Open Time Control: Game / 90 Minutes with 10-second Delay
Scholastic Time Control: Game / 40 Minutes with 5-second delay
In Person Registration: 8:30 am – 9:00 am *On-line registration strongly encouraged
** If registering after 9:15, you will be given a first round bye
Open Rounds: May 31 – 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 6:00 pm; Jun 01 – 10:00 am, 2:00 pm
Scholastic Rounds: May 31 & Jun 01 – 10:00 am, 12:00, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm
Information: joshuamiltonanderson@gmail.com or 484 948 5692.
Section Prizes (Based on 125 Total Entries across Top 3 Sections)
Section 1. Open: 1st $800 2nd $500 3rd $200;
U2000 $300 Top Girl $100, Top Senior $100
Section 2. U1800 1st $800 2nd $500 3rd $200;
U1650 $300 Top Girl $100, Top Senior $100
Section 3. U1500 1st $800 2nd $500 3rd $200;
U1350 $300 Top Girl $100, Top Senior $100
Section 4. U1200 1st $400 2nd $250 3rd $100
U900 $150 Top Girl $50, Top Senior $50
SCHOLASTIC SATURDAY AND SCHOLASTIC SUNDAY
Saturday: Under 800 1st – 3rd U400 1st – 3rd ; Sunday: U600 Trophies 1st – 3rd U300 1st – 3rd
Boards, sets, and clocks provided for scholastic sections
Entry Fees and Raffle Information:
Enter by May 23rd – $90 for Open, Under 1800, Under 1500; $50 for U1200, $20 for Scholastic
Enter by May 30th – $100 for Open, Under 1800, Under 1500; $60 for U1200, $30 for Scholastic
Morning of May 31st – $150 for Open, Under 1800, Under 1500; $100 for U1200, $50 for Scholastic
Raffle Tickets – All sections except U1200 and Scholastic get 2 raffle tickets
U1200 and Scholastic section gets 1 raffle ticket
Raffle Prize: A brand new unopened TCL 65 inch 4K Smart TV!!!
Please send fees via
PayPal to @tribridgeschess or Venmo to @tri-bridgeschessclub, Fees can also be paid by cash on site on the day of the event
Minor Additional Notes as of 5/23:

Website will be down for maintenance Memorial Day evening through Tuesday morning.
Byes, up to 2, must be quested before round 2.
For ONLY the June 1st scholastic, we will use the May ratings so that people may plan their sections. (All other sections will of course use the May ratings.)

This event is sponsored by Tri-Bridges Chess Club and Tangenesis

PA Championship G60/d5 (U1000, U500)
2025-09-20 10:30 - 19:30 UTC | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Scholastic Sections: U1000, U500
Round Times: Registration ends at 10am. Rds 10:30am – 1pm – 3:15pm – 5:45pm
Prizes: Trophies to Top 7, and Top 3 under 600.
Note: PSCF Membership required. OSA is okay. State membership is $5 for the year and if you played in the state championship in March in Harrisburg, you already have it. Membership can be arranged the day of the event.
If questions, please talk to Joshua Anderson.
Note: Though this event can go to 7:30, it is routinely done around 2:30 for Under 500, 4:30 for Under 1000. The Open event on Sunday goes about the full time.

PA Championship G60/d5 (Open, U1600)
2025-09-21 10:30 - 20:00 UTC | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Sections: Open, U1600
Round times: Round Times: Registration ends at 10am. Rds 10:30am – 1pm – 3:15pm – 5:45pm
Prizes: 1st – $200, 2nd – $100, U2000 $75, U1800 $50, U1400 $50, U1200 $40, U1000 $30; Under 1600 – $90, 2nd – $60. Trophies to Top 2, Top 2 under 1400, Top 2 under 1200, and Top 2 under 1000
Note: PSCF Membership required. OSA is okay. State membership is $5 for the year and if you played in the state championship in March in Harrisburg, you already have it. Membership can be arranged the day of the event.
If questions, please email Joshua Anderson at TBCC – tribridgesmail@gmail.com

Holly Heisman Memorial Tournament
2025-10-04 09:30 - 17:00 UTC | Chester Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Building A, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
The Holly Heisman is a charity event. All money raised goes to the Heisman fund to support women in need.
Open & U1500 – 5 rounds
K-8 U900 – 4 rounds
Time Control: G25/d5
Round Times: 10 – 11:15 – 1 – 2:15 – 3:30
You can donate directly at: https://www.philafound.org/give-now/?give_cause=Holly%20Heisman%20Memorial%20Fund
Each year we get roughly $3000 in donated prizes. Prizes so far for 2025
2025 Donations – Shining Knights Chess – T-Shirts
Masterminds Chess Club
Main Line Speech
PSCF – Trophies
Dr. Bob Benjamin – Trophies
ASAP – Books
Brandy Anderson – art
Joshua Anderson – Tournament Director and Organizor
Tri-Bridges Chess Club – 5 x tournament entries
Chess.com – memberships
Jeff Zheng – books
Adam Serota – Trophies
Russell Enterprises – Books
House of Staunton -Board and set combo – CLEARANCE – Tiger Ebony and Maple Classic Traditional Chess Board and CLEARANCE – The Margate Series Chess Pieces – 4.0 King
Leteef Street – Free entry to a Central PA Tournament
Myerstown – donates 10 Free Entries to any of our events. $30 Value.
Mastermind’s / Brad Crable – 3 tournament entries
Allentown Center City Club

New tournament site, expanded space for more room.
All donations are happily accepted! The usual donation for entry is $25.
We will use the same space the next day for the Autumn Open. So, should something like a blitz tournament happen to develop for the night of the Holly Heisman that would certainly be fine.

Exton Autumn Open
2025-10-05 10:00 - 18:00 UTC | Chester Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Building A, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
METADATA-START
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 10/3 or after; Under 1000 EF $30; $40 10/3 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.

PA Championship G30/d5 (U1000, U500)
2025-10-18 10:30 - 18:30 UTC | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Scholastic
Under 1000: Open to K-12 who are unrated or rated under 1000. Trophies to Top 7 and Top 3 under 750.
Under 500 – Open to K-12 who are unrated or rated under 500. Trophies to Top 7 and Top 3 under 250.
Round Times – Rds 10:30am – Noon 1:15pm – 2:30pm 3:45pm 5:15pm.

Note: PSCF Membership required. OSA is okay. If questions, please talk to Joshua Anderson on site.

PA Championship G30/d5 (Open)
2025-10-19 11:00 - 18:30 UTC | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Sections: Open
Prizes: 1st – 2nd: $200 – $100; U2000 $90, U1800 $80, U1600 $70, U1400 $60, U1200 $50, U1000 $40. Trophies to Top 2 under 1400, Top 2 under 1200, and Top 2 under 1000
Note: PSCF Membership required. OSA is okay. If questions, please talk to Joshua Anderson on site.
Due to round times, I suggest an early lunch, though we will likely have some snacks available.
Noon – 12:45pm – 1:30pm – 2:15pm – 3pm – 3:45pm – 4:30pm

Sadhuvenkata/Gandhe Tournament
2025-10-24 19:00 - 22:00 UTC | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
For those of you who don’t know, we actually have an Instagram page though it is sadly run by me. Fortunately, Vahini has decided to take over and at this she is way more competent than I. Inspired by a little typo (she is good but not perfect, shucks, she is human like the rest of us), we will be running a rather unusual tournament this Friday the 24th. I figured since Vahini could inspire it but not attend it; her sister Roshini (along with Shrena Gandhe) could design it.
As you might expect from two young players, it leans towards beginners. Upon further discussions the girls also wanted the sections to be named after girls involved in this in some way. Thus, each section will be named after one of the girls. The sections are as follows: Coralie – Under 200, Shrena – Under 400, Samika – Under 600, Roshini – Under 1000, and Vahini – Open sections. All sections will be 3 rounds of G/25, d5, and I would strongly expect the 3 lowest sections to be done by about 9. As for prizes there will be $50 for the Open. The rest will have trophies, t-shirts, a ring (from Crown Awards, not Cartier), and LEGOS!
We will see if we can have a fun surprise or two, something so that we can give Vahini plenty of material for her instagraming (is that an actual verb?)
For one more fun bonus the entry fee is just $10.
Our “resident” 1800 is unavailable this Friday, making this the perfect time for the 1000 – 1400 to come out and try to win money in the Open section.

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 UTC | 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.

Free quick rated Wednesday tournament!
2025-12-17 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | 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 UTC | 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.

Women in Science
2026-01-11 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | 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 UTC | 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!

Wild Wednesday Quick Tournament
2026-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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 UTC | 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
