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Friday, June 20, 2008
Local Chess: Southwest Chess Club
Milwaukee is the city of festivals and the season is rolling along now. The Big Gig (Summerfest) starts June 26th and runs through July 6th but opening at noon today and running through Sunday night, Polish Fest holds sway over the lakefront festival grounds.
The Southwest Chess Club (Hales Corners, Wisconsin) has been invited to have a chess booth at this weekend's Polish Fest. Several local masters and experts will be giving simultaneous exhibitions as part of their activities over the weekend.
If you're in the area, stop by for a game of chess.
More Southwest Chess Club news (received via email):
Due to some water damage at the Hales Corners Village Hall, here is our schedule the next 2 weeks:
Tonight: 1-night Action Chess event, at Layton State Bank, Moorland & Beloit, New Berlin.
June 26: Casual Chess at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, 76th Street, Greenfield.
Club Championship starts JULY 10 (we should be back in our usual Hales Corners Village Hall location by then).
Some of these giving the simuls include:
ReplyDeleteROBIN J. GROCHOWSKI
Correspondence Chess Master
Bill P. WILLIAMS
Life Master
6-Time Wisconsin State Champion
David Penkalski
Life Master
Former U.S. Speed Chess Champion
JOHN R. BECKER
Master Candidate
Won Northeastern Open 1994
Michael LaBudde
Master Candidate
Co-Champion of Wisconsin StateChampionship (1989)
Won Greater Milwaukee Open, 1997
RUSLAN AHUNDOV
International Master (FIDE)
Former Champion of Turkmenistan
The chess simuls at Polish Fest went well; all had fun. Hopefully the Southwest Chess Club will be invited back next year. And maybe one of the other festivals will contact us also!
ReplyDeletePerhaps someone from the Club could contact some of the festivals and offer to man a booth if one is provided :) I'll most likely be visiting Germanfest - if Southwest Chess Club gets a booth I'll stop by and say hello.
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