Chess Club at ASU

08/09/2019

Hey Chess Players, there is one day left to register online for our August ASU Open!
Our old website is currently down, so we have relocated to https://jfink38.wixsite.com/sundevilchess.

You can find an updated advanced entries list for all sections as well as a map of the tournament hall (Memorial Union) and nearest parking (Apache St Parking Structure). The link in our announcements takes you to our registration portal.

Please reach out with any questions, and I hope to see you there tomorrow!

07/15/2019

Thank you to the 55 players and the scores more parents, friends and supporters who made the July ASU Open a success!
Recap below!

Special congratulations to incoming ASU Freshman Michael Buyer for winning the 2000+ section! Congratulations to Evan Yin and Drew Martin for winning our deep 1700-1999 section, Kyle Christie and Evan Paddock for winning the 1400-1699, Brian Marmalejo and Kevin Clark for winning our 1000-1399 section, and Ishaan Mujumdar for winning the U1000 section with the tournament's only perfect score.

Join in the fun August 10th for our next ASU Open in the Memorial Union!

@ ASU Memorial Union

07/08/2019

Congratulations to Vice President Langston Tillman for becoming a USCF expert by achieving a 2000+ rating at our June ASU Open!
Langston is a sophomore studying Chemical Engineering and Mathematics in Barrett, the Honors College. We asked him a few questions to help get to know him! You can read the interview below.

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Q: How did you first get involved in chess?
A: I grew up in Taiwan and moved to the US when I was 14, just before the start of high school. I didn't really know anyone, so a teacher suggested I join a club that he sponsored - chess club. I went with my high school to a tournament once and fell in love with the game. I started studying it outside of the club, and slowly I got better and better.

Q: Off the chess board, what do you like to do?
A: In addition to studying chemistry and math, I work in a chemistry lab. My less academic interests include badminton, which I'm not bad at, walking/ hiking, and cooking, which I'm absolutely terrible at.

Q: Who is your favorite chess player?
A: My favorite chess player is Maxine Vachier-Lagrave (MVL). When I first got into chess I watched a video on the first round of the Sinquefield Cup in 2014, where MVL played an extremely risky line against Carlsen. MVL struck me as a brilliantly daring chess player who does not hesitate to be aggressive when he needs to. I've liked him ever since, and right now he's the highest rated blitz player in the world!

07/01/2019

Thank you to everyone who attended our June ASU Open. We took a hiatus from our historical Wexler Hall location to visit the Union Stage in the basement of the Memorial Union. Special congratulations go to our Vice President Langston Tillman for winning our top section, Pranay Puppalla and Moses Velasco for winning our U1700 section, and Arnav Nigam for winning our strongest ever U1000 section. We would love to hear what you enjoy about our tournaments and if there is anything you would like to see at future events.

We hope you will join us at our next ASU Open on July 13th in the Memorial Union. Details can be found at http://asu.orgsync.com/org/asuchess/home. @ ASU Memorial Union

11/14/2018

Our ASU Open tournaments continue to have large, strong turnouts!

Photos taken by: Eden Christie

10/24/2018

Our quads have a NEW LOCATION TONIGHT! They will be held in Wexler Hall Room A118, the same as our ASU Open tournaments. Please register online using the link on our bio before you come.

10/15/2018

Our October ASU Open had an amazing turnout with 56 players! No amount of rain could stop the competitive atmosphere. Our next ASU Open will be on November 10th. Also a special thanks to Ashlynd Andersen (https://www.instagram.com/ashlynd.paige.photos/?hl=en) for the excellent photos!

10/07/2018

Chess Club at ASU has multiple tournaments coming up this week!

This Saturday (10/13) is our second ASU Open. Our debut tournament had over 40 players, including 2 National Masters and 8 experts! Entry fee is only $15 online at http://asu.orgsync.com/org/asuchess/Registration.

Before the ASU Open is our weekly Sun Devil Quads event (10/10). Last Wednesday we had 2 NM's and 3 experts play. Entry fee is only $3 online!

09/25/2018

The Chess Club at ASU is thrilled to announce our new series of weekly USCF rated tournaments. Every Wednesday from September 26th onward we are proud to offer our Sun Devil Quads. These tournaments are open to any active USCF member and will be an accessible way to play some high caliber games with close competition.

09/22/2018

09/22/2018