UPCOMING GREATER BAYSTATE EVENTS
1st Richard Zyra Memorial
St. John's Lutheran Church
60 Broad St
Westfield, MA 01085, MA
1st Harvest Chess Fest
Florence Civic Center
90 Park S
Florence, MA
2nd Mayflower Open
St. John's Lutheran Church
60 Broad St
Westfield, MA 01085, MA
1st Auburn Winter Swiss
Century Sportsman's Club
531 Rochdale St
Auburn, MA 01501

GREATER BAYSTATE CHESS CLUB
St. John's Lutheran Church
60 Broad St
Westfield, MA

GBCC will be closed
Monday, July 14th, 2025*
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Another very hot and humid day. 84 plus degrees, thunderstorms. Stay cool and hydrated, everyone. Have a nice week!


UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

07/25/25 - 07/27/25 Bradley Open TLA MAP
08/09/25 - 08/10/25 13th Western New England Open MAP
08/14/25 - 08/17/25 55th Annual Continental Open TLA MAP
08/24/25 60th Annual Summer Open TLA MAP
08/29/25 - 09/01/25 New York State Championship TLA MAP
09/13/25 17th WMCA Free MAP
10/10/25 - 10/12/25 Hartford Open MAP
11/15/25 7th Pumpkin Pusher
12/13/25 5th WMCA Quick Chess

Apr 102025

Congratulations FIDE MASTER Danila Poliannikov: 2025 Massachusetts Chess Champion!

May 272025

Danila was first introduced to chess at the age of 5 by his father. Since then, he has been an avid competitor and a 3-time representative of Massachusetts in the Barber Tournament of Champions and been scholastic state champion multiple times. He is now a coach at Future Masters Chess Academy:

https://futurechessmasters.com/meet-our-team/

In 2021, Danila attained the Fide Master title, and he is working towards becoming an International Master. He just won the Massachusetts Open 2025, coming in at clear 1st place with 5 / 6 points; 4 wins and 2 draws!