Championship Summary/Chess in the Fall

Area Chess Club Finishes 1st Annual Club Championship

The River Valley Community Chess Association (RVCCA) finished up their first annual club championship recently. The club, formed three summers ago by high school friends looking to bring chess into the local community, has grown greatly since its initiation. The club championship was divided into two levels: Scholastic (16 and under) and Regular. The championship was open to all chess players in the lower WI river valley area that were members of the club. The format was a double round robin played over several weeks, allowing all participants to play each other twice, once as each color. 1^st prize for the scholastic champion was a laser engraved crystal trophy, while the 1^st prize for the regular club champion was a walnut decade traveling trophy.

RVCCA Club Championship 2011 – Regular

1^st Place: Mike Rohe (Arena)

2^nd Place: Taylor Scott (Arena)

3^rd Place: Mike Wittje (Dodgeville)

Mike Rohe - RVCCA Club Champion 2011

RVCCA Club Championship 2011 – Scholastic

1^st Place: Jake Anders (Spring Green)

2^nd Place: Noah Hamblen (Spring Green)

3^rd Place: David Young (Cross Plains)

Jake Anders - RVCCA Scholastic Champion 2011

The club is next rebooting their weekend meetings during the school year. Starting September 10^th the club will be meeting at the Spring Green Library community room from 9:30am-12:30pm every Saturday for community/scholastic oriented meetings. Tentative schedules for those meetings call for skittles (fun) games, lessons, puzzles, and competitive games. With a beginner/refresher lecture at the same time September 17^th.

Starting September 17^th the club will also be holding Adult oriented chess meetings at local cafés from 12:30-4:00+pm every Saturday; starting with Arcadia Books, and an Adult refresher/beginner’s lecture at the same time.

Questions/RVCCA Newsletter: ContactRVCCA@gmail.com

More Information/Upcoming Meetings: www.rvchess.blogspot.com