Tri Bridges

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 | 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.

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.

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!

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 | 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.
Click to Pay Online
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

ECE #120 - PA State Scholastic Warm-Up
2026-02-28 12:00 - 18:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
$100 Open Prize – 4 Round G40, d5
G40, d5 is the longest we can easily make and still complete in about 5 to 6 hours.
We are doing a longer time control to help people get ready for the State Championships in Harrkbur the following weekend.
The 1st round will start at 12 and the other rounds – roughly 12, 1:30, 3, and 4:30 (will be paired as soon as possible.)
The sections are Open, Under 1100, Under 800, and Under 500 (sections are chosen to copy some of the sections at the state championship the following weekend.) The Open has 3 trophy prizes and a $100 for first place. The other sections will have at least three trophy prizes. Hope to see everyone there!

YET MORE PRACTICE!!
2026-03-01 11:00 - 15:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Since states is almost here we are throwing in an extra event. Trophies to top 3 per section. Trophies will have inaccurate labels as we just came up with this event this afternoon.
Sections Under 400, Under 800, Under 1200
States is 40 d5, but everyone plays faster so we can play 4 rounds of g/25, d5.
There is a 1600 who wants to play tomorrow a 1300 who can play from 1 to 3. I can be a little flexible for the open if we have some players interested.

ECE #121 - Saturday Tournament
2026-03-14 13:00 - 17:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Sections: U1300, U900, U500
Sections: 1:00 – 5:00; Under 1300, Under 900, Under 500
Time Control: Game / 25, d5
Prizes: Trophies to the top 3, at least, and a few other trophies
Rounds: 1st at 1, rest as soon as possible

ECE #122 - Friday Night Tournament
2026-03-20 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 by 10

State Championship Celebration
2026-03-21 15:00 - 21:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
We were very fortunate at the state championship to find our months of hard work rewarded with many trophies and successes. This included a record 8 club trophies, 6 first places. To celebrate we will have a party with cake and lots of food. We will also havea bughouse tournament and blitz tournament. More info to follow.
Even if you did not play in the state championship you undoubtedly played some of these people at some point and are welcome and encouraged to come and celebrate!
Please remember to bring your trophies!
Doors open about 3, picture is at 5 with everyone, and bughouse tournament, food, birthday celebrations, etc., for post 5.

ECE #123 – $250 Sunday Game Hour
2026-03-22 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; U500 is G25/d5 – 4 rounds
Prizes:
Trophies to Top 3, possibly more in U500, 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

ECE #132 - Saturday Tournament
2026-04-02 08:00 - 17:00 | PA
Sections: Open, U1400, U700
Time Control: Game / 60, d5
Reg ends 9:30am, Rds 10am – 12:30pm – 3pm
EF: $20, PSCF required $5 OSA
Prizes: Open-$150, U1400 $100, U700 Trophies to Top 3

2026 State G/26, d3 Championship (U500, U1000) - Scholastic
2026-04-11 11:00 - 17:30 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
2025 State G/26, d3 Championship (U500, U1000)
April 12. (QC) 2025 PA State Game/26;d3 Championship – Scholastic. 5-SS. G/26d3. Tri-Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA 19341. 2 Sections: EF: $20. Under 1000: Open to K-12 who are unrated or rated under 1000. Trophies to Top 5 and Top 2 under 750. Under 500 – Open to K-12 who are unrated or rated under 500. Trophies to Top 5 and Top 2 under 250. All: Trophies to 1st-4th school teams combining 4 players from both sections. Reg ends 10:30am. Rds 11am – 12:30pm – 1:45pm – 3pm – 4:15 pm. PSCF required $5 OSA. Info: joshuamiltonanderson@gmail.com, 484-948-5692. Ent: https://tribridgeschessclub.com/event/state-g26d3-championship/ Sponsored & Organized by the PA State Chess Federation & Tri-Bridges Chess Club.

2026 State G/26, d3 Championship - Open $690
2026-04-12 11:00 - 17:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
2026 State Quick Championship – Open
11 – 5:30 – 5 Rds – G26/d3 – Open
(QC) 2026 PA State Game/26;d3 Championship – East – Championship. 5-SS. G/26d3. Tri-Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA 19341. 1 section: Championship: Open to all. EF: $30. $$ (690G): 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. All: Trophies to 1st – 4th school/university teams combining top 4 players. Reg ends 10:30am. Rds 11am – 12:30pm – 1:45pm – 3pm – 4:15pm. PSCF required $5 OSA. Info: joshuamiltonanderson@gmail.com, 484-948-5692. Sponsored & Organized by the PA State Chess Federation & Tri-Bridges Chess Club.

ECE #124 - Friday Night Tournament
2026-04-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Sections: Open, U1200, U700, 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

Pennsylvania Senior Open - Irwin Qualifier!! $750 prizes b/25 entries
2026-04-18 08:00 - 2026-04-19 17:00 | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
This event is the official Pennsylvania Senior Open. You must be 50 or older to play as of 8/3/25 (when the Irwin tournament starts all participants must be 50 or over.) You may be from any state. However, to represent Pennsylvania in the Irwin Championship at the U. S. Open, you must be a citizen of Pennsylvania.
One section – G/90 d5. Round Times: Saturday – 10 – 1:30 – 5; Sunday 9:30 – 1
Prizes: Irwin representative for top Pennsylvanian; 1st Overall – $200, 2nd Overall – $100; Top Under 2000 – $90; Top Under 1800 – $80; Top Under 1600 – $70; Top Under 1400 – $60; Top Under 1200 – $50; Top Under 1000 – $50; Top Upset – $50
Entry Fee: $30
Please note that there are stairs to both playing areas. If this is a problem, I can arrange to use a room on the main floor (there are still two steps to get into the building), but it would be helpful to know beforehand. Coffee/tea/water is available. Fast food/sit-down restaurants/convenience stores are within a few minutes’ commute. Two or three hotels are about 5 minutes away, and many are within about 20 minutes. There will also be a small selection of chess literature for sale.
One half-point bye allowed; must declare by the start of round 2.
When signing up, click blue registration button, fill out form, don’t worry if there is no grade, etc. (we do many kid events, but you can just ignore those blanks), click submit, and then reload page to see if you want to double check that you have signed up.
Please note that we have moved into April as the first weekend in March is the State Scholastic and the Ira Lee Riddle State Championship.

Grandmaster Bryan Smith Simul!
2026-04-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Chester Hotel & Conference Center, 815 N Pottstown Pike, Building A, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Tri-Bridges Chess Club is fortunate to have Grandmaster Bryan Smith give a simul for our members. All are welcome. It is $20.

Bryan Smith grew up in Anchorage, Alaska. He became a grandmaster in 2013 and is the first and only one from Alaska.
Some major tournaments he has won include the National Chess Congress in 2008, 2009, and 2017; the 2006 U.S. Masters, the 2010 Philadelphia International; and the 2011 Limpedea Cup (Romania).
He was the Pennsylvania Champion in 2007.
Most recently he won the championship of the Württemberg region of Germany in 2025.
He has written a book, The Najdorf in Black and White as well as a weekly column on Chess.com from 2011 until 2015.
