Tri Bridges

Club Night!
2024-01-02 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Chess Club meets from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. This is unrated free play for all levels and anyone is welcome. You can come and go as you like. If you have any questions, please call/text (484) 948 – 5692. We have two spaces for play an Over 800 area and a beginner area.

Mohit's Mating Patterns
2024-04-10 18:30 - 2024-05-08 19:30 (America/Halifax) | PA
Join Mohit as he explores and explains various mating patterns. The class will highlight a different mating theme each week. We are all familiar with the back rank checkmate and queen and helper mates, but this class will explore several other checkmating concepts. Likely to be included are smothered mate and Arabian mate, and several such as Reti’s mate or the epaulette mate will be included as well.
The class will run from 6:30 to 7:30 on Wednesday April 3rd through May 1st.

Pawn Structure with Ram Singh
2024-04-10 19:30 - 2024-05-08 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
After everyone in Ram’s last class won trophies at states, Ram Singh, decided he would teach another class on pawn structure to help kids prepare for nationals. The class is 5 weeks and will talk about such structures as Stonewall, IQP, and Dragon (us chessplayers like exciting names!) The range is ROUGHLY 800 too 1300. This class will run at the club in the classroom area on Wednesday night from 7:30 to 8:30.

Pennsylvania Game/26 D3 Championship – East
2024-04-14 11:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Location: Tri-Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA 19341.
Time Control: G/26 d3
Championship: Open to all. EF: $30. $$ (690G): 200-100, U2000 $90, U1800 $80, U1600 $70, U1400 $60, U1200 $50, U1000 $40. Trophies to Top 3 under 1400, Top 3 under 1200, and Top 3 under 1000.
All: Trophies to 1st-3rd school teams, top college/university teams, combining 4-7 players from all sections. EF on site: $50
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Once signed up, pay at the site or contact Joshua Anderson for Paypal/Venmo. Reg ends at 10:30 am. Rds 11 am – 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm – 3 pm – 4:15 pm PSCF required $5 OSA. Info: joshuamiltonanderson@gmail.com, 484-948-5692. Sponsored & Organized by the PA State Chess Federation & Tri-Bridges Chess Club.
We use the same form for all tournaments; if questions, such as grade, etc., are not applicable, then just leave them blank.

Code Ninja Blitz Event #13
2024-04-21 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Code Ninja – Downingtown, 150 Pennsylvania Ave., Downingtown, PA, 19355, United States
Code Ninja Blitz Event #13 – 4 round G/5, d0 (play each person twice – 8 rated games)
This event will only affect your blitz rating (though highest rating used for pairing. The event starts at 1 with rounds at 1, 1:30, 2, and 2:30. (Times estimated will go as soon as possible.) The sections are Open and Under 800 and there are three trophy prizes in each section and the Open winner also gets a “Champion” ring (made by the trophy company.) Entry fee for 1 $10 – $20 for 2.
This has been switched to no delay to mirror the K-6 Blitz at National Elementary School Championships.

Club Night!
2024-04-30 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-05-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-05-28 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-06-25 18:30 - 20:30, 2024-08-20 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Club Location, 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.

Exton Commons Tournament #58 - Friday 7 PM
2024-05-17 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Friday night at 7 will be a 3 round event
The sections are Open Under 900 and Under 600 and Under 300.
Time Control: Game/25, d5; 3 rounds
Prizes: At least 3 trophies per section; $50 1st Prize in Open
Rounds: 1st at 7, rest as soon as possible (the bottom two sections are usually done around 9, all sections done by 10)

2024 PTA Chess Event
2024-05-31 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | PA
This 4 round chess event is being sponosored by the Philadelphia Telangana Association. Free pizza dinner is provided.
The event will be in 4 sections. Two unrated – Kindergarten to 6th and 7th to 12th grade. There will also be two rated sections. These sections will be quick rated, but regular ratings used for sign up (this is common as not everyone has quick or blitz rating.) The sections are Championship (Open) and Under 900.
The time control for the tournament is G/15, d5 and taking notation is optional.
The rounds will begin at 6:15 and they will proceed as soon as possible, allowing time to have pizza, etc., as appropriate. Sections will end at 10 at the latest, likely a little earlier for the more beginner sections.
Prizes include certificates and trophies. Certificates are given out at tournament site. Trophies are given out at the PTA event on June 15, 2024 at East High School event at roughly 7:30 PM.
For the registration form, if you are playing in an unrated section, you do not need to join US Chess at the event. If you would like to, we can help you do that, but for either unrated section you do not need to be a member of US Chess.
If you are interested in many of our other tournaments, including the Ladies tournament on Saturday, June 1, or Bughouse, on Sunday, June 2, just click on the tournament tab or event tab (event tab includes chess summer camps, regular club meetings, and tournements) in the upper part of the screen.

Ladies Tournament
2024-06-01 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Club Location, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
$100 Open Prize – 11 to 5 PM; G/40, d5
The 1st round will start at 11, lunch (gluten free pizza will be provided by around 12:15 or so), Round 2 will be at 12:30. Rounds 3 and 4 will be as soon as possible, starting no later than 2 and 3:30 respectively.
The sections are Mother’s (Unrated), Open, Under 900, Under 400. 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!
Several people have asked about the unrated mother’s section. I knew of two mothers who had not really been able to play often where they had been children and now that their kids played, they were even more interested in playing. Also, recently I had lent a student a tactics book to work in and when I asked the young lady to return it she explained that she was done, but her mother was beginning to work through it and was hoping she could borrow it. These experiences made me decide we should have a Mother’s section. None of these ladies have ratings, and I expect most don’t and probably wouldn’t join US Chess if pressed, so this section is unrated and we will see how it does.
Former US Women’s Champion Jennifer Shahade has kindly offered to donate 2 signed copies of her book – Play Like a Girl! to be used as prizes at the event.
Gideon Richard, whose mother is playing, has kindly offered to go over games of finished players, especially those in the beginner section.

Bughouse Blast #1
2024-06-02 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Club Location, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Come join us for a bughouse tournament – a Chess tournament played in teams of two!
More details on bughouse here: https://www.chess.com/terms/bughouse-chess
This event is NOT rated. The rating of the team is the average of the two players. This event is G/5 (G/3 is at 3 PM) Adults all allowed but no cash prizes. Unrated adults assigned rating of 1200, unrated kids assigned a rating of 600.
The event starts at 1 with rounds at 1, 1:30, 2, and 2:30. (Times estimated will go as soon as possible.) The sections are Open and Under 1000 and there are three trophy prizes in each section. Both players get a trophy and the entry fee is $20 for the team.
When signing up, put one person’s name in the First name and the teammates name in the last name box.

Summer Break Camp - 06/10 to 06/14
2024-06-10 09:00 - 2024-06-14 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Camp by Ram or Mohit – 9 to 12 morning, 1 to 4 afternoon or come all day
More details soon, but camps will largely follow the following set up.
The camps will run from 9 -12, 1 – 4, or all day. The material covered is dependent on sign-ups, but broadly the 600 to 1200 players will work with Mohit or Ram and the Unrated to 599 players will work with several of the younger instructors. I will be on-site should I be needed, but will largely be working on the Chess Journalists of America Awards, several book projects, or the Great American Chess Periodical Preservation Project.
Days will be pro-rated if you can only attend some days during a week. The cost is $125 for a week of the half day camp, $250 for a week of the full day camp.

Code Ninja Blitz Event #17
2024-06-16 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Code Ninja – Downingtown, 150 Pennsylvania Ave., Downingtown, PA, 19355, United States
Code Ninja Blitz Event #17 – 4 round G/5, d2 (play each person twice – 8 rated games)
This event will only affect your blitz rating (though highest rating used for pairing. The event starts at 1 with rounds at 1, 1:30, 2, and 2:30. (Times estimated will go as soon as possible.) The sections are Open and Under 800 and there are three trophy prizes in each section and the Open winner also gets a “Champion” ring (made by the trophy company.) Entry fee for 1 $10 – $20 for 2.
Note: There will be another Tournament Director as Joshua Anderson will be covering the FIDE World Corporate Championships in NYC.

Saturday Exton Commons Tournament #60
2024-06-22 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Saturday Exton Commons Tournament:
Sections: Open, Under 1200 and Under 600 (No adults in the Under 600)
Time Control: Game / 25, d5
Prizes: At least 3 trophies per section; $100 to first in Open
Rounds: 1st at 1, rest as soon as possible

Saturday Exton Commons Tournament #62
2024-07-20 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Saturday Exton Commons Tournament:
Sections: Open, Under 1100 and Under 500 (No adults in the Under 500)
Time Control: Game / 25, d5
Prizes: At least 3 trophies per section; $100 to first in Open
Rounds: 1st at 1, rest as soon as possible

Summer Break Camp - 07/22 to 07/26
2024-07-22 09:00 - 2024-07-26 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States

Code Ninja Blitz Event #20
2024-07-28 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Code Ninja – Downingtown, 150 Pennsylvania Ave., Downingtown, PA, 19355, United States
Code Ninja Blitz Event #20 – 6 round G/3, d2 (play each person twice – 12 rated games)
This event will only affect your blitz rating (though highest rating used for pairing. The event starts at 3 with rounds at 3, 3:20, 3:40, 4, 4:20 and 4:40. (Times estimated will go as soon as possible.) The sections are Open and Under 800 and there are three trophy prizes in each section and the Open winner also gets a “Champion” ring (made by the trophy company.) Entry fee for 1 $10 – $20 for 2.

Summer Break Camp - 08/12 to 08/16
2024-08-12 09:00 - 2024-08-16 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States

Saturday Exton Commons Tournament #63
2024-08-17 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Saturday Exton Commons Tournament:
Sections: Open, Under 1250 and Under 750 (No adults in the Under 750)
Time Control: Game / 25, d5
Prizes: At least 3 trophies per section; $100 to first in Open
Rounds: 1st at 1, rest as soon as possible

Exton Commons Tournament #64 - Friday 7 PM
2024-08-23 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Halifax) | Tri – Bridges Chess Club, 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Friday night at 7 will be a 3 round event
The sections are Open, Under 1000, Under 600 and Under 200.
Time Control: Game/25, d5; 3 rounds
Prizes: At least 3 trophies per section; $50 1st Prize in Open
Rounds: 1st at 7, rest as soon as possible (the bottom two sections are usually done around 9, all sections done by 10)

TANA Tournament
2024-08-24 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax) | 801 Sringdale Dr., Exton, PA 19341, 801 Springdale Dr, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
*Chess encourages children learn to focus, plan, and persevere through challenges, building self-confidence.*

TANA MID-ATLANTIC team would like to extend a special welcome to 2024 rated and non-rated Chess Tournament with 12 Grand Prizes from all 4 categories. *This is not an online but IN-PERSON tournament*

Tournament date: August 24, 2024 from 12:30 PM EST to 06:00 PM EST

*Sections:*
Under 800 Rated (Open to all age groups)
Open Rated (Open to all age groups)
K-6 Unrated (Kindergarten through 6th grade)
K-12 Unrated (Kindergarten through 12th grade)

To participate in this tournament, please follow the steps in the registration link provided below. Thank you!

Link for Registration: https://tinyurl.com/TANA-MID-ATLANTIC-2024-Chess

Code Ninja Blitz Event #21
2024-08-25 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | Code Ninja – Downingtown, 150 Pennsylvania Ave., Downingtown, PA, 19355, United States
Code Ninja Blitz Event #21 – 4 round G/5, d2 (play each person twice – 8 rated games)
This event will only affect your blitz rating (though highest rating used for pairing. The event starts at 1 with rounds at 1, 1:30, 2, and 2:30. (Times estimated will go as soon as possible.) The sections are Open and Under 800 and there are three trophy prizes in each section and the Open winner also gets a “Champion” ring (made by the trophy company.) Entry fee for 1 $10 – $20 for 2.

Code Ninja Blitz Event #22
2024-08-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | Code Ninja – Downingtown, 150 Pennsylvania Ave., Downingtown, PA, 19355, United States
Code Ninja Blitz Event #22 – 6 round G/3, d2 (play each person twice – 12 rated games)
This event will only affect your blitz rating (though highest rating used for pairing. The event starts at 3 with rounds at 3, 3:20, 3:40, 4, 4:20 and 4:40. (Times estimated will go as soon as possible.) The sections are Open and Under 800 and there are three trophy prizes in each section and the Open winner also gets a “Champion” ring (made by the trophy company.) Entry fee for 1 $10 – $20 for 2.
