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[[Category:Groups]]{{outdated}}The Williams College Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings from 7 8 to 9 10 PM in the Science Atrium when classes are in session.
Club activities include:
* informal chess
* competing with local clubs
* competing in local USCF rated tournaments* hosting a USCF rated tournament in the winter
* teaching chess at Williamstown Elementary School and at Milne Public Library
* supporting the occasional Winter Study course on chess
The listserv for chess announcements is chess-l@williams.edu.
Current club officers are:<br/>President: Brian Hirshman Kevin He<br />Adviser: Trevor Murphy '''Intercollegiate Chess Tournament 2/24/08'''<br />The Williams team won over two UConn teams and a team from UMass Amherst.<br />'''Jennifer Shahade Simul 10/22/07'''06<br/>TreasurerTwo time US Women's Chess Champion Jennifer Shahade gave a lecture on women in chess and played 18 people simultaneously. She won 16, lost to Professor Steven Gerrard, and drew to another player.<br />'''Grand Master Simul 1/13/07'''<br />Grand Master [http: David Letzler //www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?12655637 Ronen Har-Zvi] won 22 games and lost none in Griffin 3 after giving a lecture analyzing two games.<br />'''[http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200701067371-12771202 Williams College Open] 1/6/07'''06<br/>Advisor: Trevor Murphy20 people played in the USCF rated 3 round game in 90 tournament.Grand Master Ronen Har-Zvi and Dallas Hull of Pittsfield were undefeated.
