♗  "The super-men of chess come by that distinction through two rare capacities, an inscrutable vision in end play and a bland sense of well-being in what, to lesser men, look like predicaments." -William Ewart Napier  ♗

Rex Sinquefield & Dave Couture

WCC Web Site Notes

World Top Ten:
2700chess.com for more details and full list

World Top Ten Women:
2700chess.com for more details and full list

Miscellaneous News & Other Chess Events of Interest:


♗ MACA Event Calendar of Tournaments throughout Massachusetts

♘ NHCA Event Calendar of Tournaments throughout New Hampshire

♖ Relyea Event Calendar of Open & Invitational Tournaments

♜ Continental Chess Association Tournament Schedule for All States

♙ SENECA Southeast New England Chess Association Tournament Schedule

♗ Ocean State Chess Association Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts

♘ Connecticut Chess Magazine by Rob Roy blog.


♔ US Chess upcoming Tournament Schedule for New England:
♔ Massachusetts, ♛ New Hampshire, ♖ Rhode Island, ♝ Connecticut, ♘ Maine ♟ Vermont


♘ Metrowest Chess Club Wednesday nights in Framingham

♝ Billerica Chess Club weekly standings are now available on this site.
Legacy results may be found in the Other Organizations section.

♙ Ayer Chess Club at Billiards Café Now at 63 Powers Road, Westford, Monday nights.

♟ Chess In Lowell 5:30 PM on Tuesday at Pollard Memorial Library & at 1:00 PM on Sundays in Mill No.5 on Jackson St.

♘ Keene, NH Chess Club events calendar

♞ Waltham Chess Club events calendar

♖ Boylston Chess Club events calendar

♜ Greater Worcester Chess Club events calendar (Inactive until further notice.)

♗ New Britain CT Chess Club events calendar

♝ MetroWest Chess Club events calendar (In Hibernation mode at least until February 2023)


♔ ♞ Print or download a .PDF version of the Wachusett Chess Club Flyer ♘ ♚

♚ ♛ An Archive of these & earlier News Links is now available in the "Chess Online" section ♛ ♚

YOU CAN NOW EASILY CONVERT YOUR GAMES TO PGN FORMAT & EMAIL THEM! ♗ ♞ ♖

An unofficial but nice to have Glossary of Chess terms ♜ ♘ ♝

ECO code to enjoy =  C44 Scotch, Goering gambit, Bardeleben variation: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.c3 dxc3 5.Nxc3 Bb4 6.Bc4 Nf6 
♔   ♛   ♖   ♝   ♘   Four Random Mating Patterns   ♞   ♗   ♜   ♕   ♚

Pawn Chain Knight Mate

Two Knights' Mate

One Piece Queen Mate

Two Knights' Mate