LVCA CHESS.COM USCF RATED BLITZ GAME ON 7/3 WAS A SUCCESS. REPEATS FRIDAYS AT 7PM.
LEHIGH VALLEY CHESS ASSOCIATION
Celebrating 1581 USCF rated chess events in over 12 years.
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CHESS LESSONS
Free Chess Lessons available for beginners upon request
Bruce Davis Sr. is the President of Lehigh Valley Chess Association. He will be providing on-demand free Chess Lessons for beginners at various locations. Please RSVP.
Bruce is available for private chess lessons as well. Please contact him directly for more details.
Bruce is also involved in setting up chess courses at eight schools and one pre-kindergarten school with the help of some long-term club members, who are also National Masters.
Below are some of Bruce Davis' achievements:
- President of Lehigh Valley Chess, Bethlehem, Allentown, PA (coming soon is Phillipsburg, NJ)
- Vice President of the Garden State Chess League (NJ/PA-based)
- US Chess Federation Special Circumstances Committee (Committee of the Year) 2017-2018
- US Chess Federation Chess in Education Committee 2018-2019
- 56 years playing Chess, 24 years training Young Chess minds to be Champions
- 12+ years Founder and President Lehigh Valley Chess Association (Organizer, Player, Teacher, Tournament Director)
Request On-Demand Free Chess Lessons
Bruce Davis Sr.
President
+1 (484) 866-3045
bdavis@lehighvalleychessclub.org
Women's History Month - RISING TOGETHER (POSTPONED)
Lehigh Valley Chess Association supports Women's History Month - Rising Together
WOMEN's HISTORY MONTH @ LEHIGH VALLEY
2020 theme - Rising Together, our common stance to overcome, optimize and outlast
https://www.womenshistorymonthlv.com/
The Women’s History Month Celebration and event (WHM@CH, WHM@LV) is an annual “social-conscience” event and organization founded by NGOZI BELL and inaugurated in 2017. The first Women’s History Month @ City Hall (WHM@CH) was held on March 17, 2018, in partnership with the Allentown Mayor and City Hall. The second event was on March 23, 2019. The 2020 event is currently postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 virus situation.
The conference celebrates, reviews, encourages, and recognizes the impact, power, and community of women and girls, through the lenses of inspiring speeches, round-tables, original compositions, dances, fashion, arts, and science. We are graced by STEAM fellows, public and private sector visionaries, students, and the voices of youth and wisdom, etc. While performances are by women and girls, the audience includes men and boys - because we believe that for meaningful engagement we must be inclusive!
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POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
IM ABHIMANYU MISHRA
Support Abhi to become youngest GM in the world
IM Abhimanyu Mishra a.k.a. Abhi started his journey of chess at the age of 2 and a half. He had his first taste of success in his first tournament where he bagged the first position. Then there was no looking back. He went on to become the New Jersey K-3 champion when he was still in Kindergarten.
At the age of 6, he played a simultaneous exhibition game against Current world #2 rated player Super GM Fabiano Caruana. He lost the game but got the fighting spirit award. (videos are at https://www.facebook.com/abhimayumishrachess )
He bagged the silver medal in both North American youth @ Costa Rica and world cadet @ Brazil Under-8 chess tournament to name a few. Growing leaps and bounds in his chess career, he went on to become the youngest ever US Chess Expert and youngest ever US Chess Master.
Youngest Chess Master in USA chess history at the age of 9 yr 2 months
https://new.uschess.org/kids/abhimanyu-mishra-youngest-us-chess-master-ever/
Youngest Chess Expert in USA chess history at the age of 7yr 6 months
https://new.uschess.org/news/meet-abhimanyu-mishra-our-youngest-ever-us-chess-expert/
He was invited by Kasparov Chess Foundation young star program for a rigorous 3-day interview by Legendary world champion Garry Kasparov.
He cleared it in his first attempt and currently being mentored by KCF head coach GM Alexander Chernin from HUN.
Abhimanyu Mishra really stands out in this group with a rating of more than 300 points higher than that of Carlsen at the age of 11. Magnus got his first rating (2064) in April 2001. He was in the U-12 which is very late by modern standards.
Donate Now
Please donate to Abhimanyu Mishra on gofundme.com. Note that no part of the proceeds goes towards Lehigh Valley Chess Association.
Briefs
Play Chess!
Welcome to the Lehigh Valley Chess Association, an active club engaging parents and kids in & around the Lehigh Valley area in the skilled game of chess. The chess club is continuously holding weekly events on Friday nights & Saturday afternoons. You will be able to browse the complete details about the club's events and tournaments on this website. Please contact Mr. Bruce Davis for details regarding upcoming events, tournaments & chess lessons.
USCF Membership Required to Play
USCF membership required to play.
$17 annual USCF membership for 12 years old and under.
$22 / $26 / $40 annual USCF membership for others based on age.
Enroll online for events & tournaments
Please enroll electronically in advance, if possible.
Online enrollment
by VENMO to BruceR-DavisSr
or
by PAYPAL to srdiamondd@yahoo.com.
For PAYPAL payments, please choose the "NO FEE, SEND TO FRIEND" option.
Kindly mention Player Name & USCF # while making the payment.
On-site payments also accepted before Round 1 starts.
Learn Chess!
Chess lessons available for 3-year old kids & up. Many of my students have gone on to become US Chess Experts, National Masters, State Champions, and US junior team players. Chess in schools available to those able to facilitate.
Chess Kid Discounted Membership
Purchase / renew new gold membership for just $7 per year. The regular price is $49 per year. 1000+ Lehigh Valley kids have opened accounts and are practicing.
Impact of Chess
Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chessboard; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life - that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems.
- Benjamin Franklin
Volunteering
Following Women and Girls events? It can only be done with your support. Please Respond as willing to Volunteer to HELP! This is your club in your community for your benefit and improved quality of life! Please advocate and help train women/girl beginners for playing and practicing for this year and the following years to come.
Accessibility
Wheelchair accessibility is not approved in advance for all. We apologize to inform you that wheelchair accessibility will not be available at College Hill Moravian Church on most Saturdays. If available, it will be explicitly mentioned.
Inclusive
Serving all, including kids, girls, women, veterans, hearing impaired, visually impaired, autistic spectrum, scholastic players in chess.