LVCA NOW CONDUCTING IN PERSON (OVER THE BOARD) CHESS. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.
LEHIGH VALLEY CHESS ASSOCIATION
Celebrating 1663 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
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GM ABHIMANYU MISHRA
12-year-old Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest grandmaster in chess history
At just 12 years of age, Abhimanyu Mishra has become the youngest grandmaster in chess history.
Mishra, who is from New Jersey, US, broke Sergey Karjakin's record of 12 years and seven months in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday at the age of 12 years, four months and 25 days old.
To become a grandmaster in chess, a player must achieve three grandmaster norms -- an award given for a high level of performance in a chess tournament -- as well as achieving an 2500 Elo rating given out by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE), the rankings that govern international chess competition.
At the Vezerkepzo GM Mix tournament, Mishra defeated grandmaster Leon Mendonca in the thrilling ninth round to earn his third and final norm having earned his first two over the previous two months.He had already topped the required 2500 Elo rating mark in June, paving the way for him to better the previous record -- which had stood for 19 years -- by approximately 66 days.
CONGRATS ABHIMANYU!
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.