Established in the early 1940's, the Westfield Chess Club is New Jersey's most prestigious chess club, with several Grandmasters & NJ State Champions among its alumni.
The COVID-19 pandemic has suspended our in-person meetings at the YMCA building, 220 Clark Street, Westfield, NJ 07090 until January 2022.
In their place, we are running USCF Online-rated tournaments on LiChess through December 2021. These are in a new category & do not affect OTB ratings.
Status Updates
October 24, 2021
In-person meetings or tournaments at the Westfield YMCA are tentatively scheduled to resume in January 2022. The exact date is to be determined.
We will have more information next month or in December.
September 21, 2021
Here's the latest from the Westfield Y's Executive Director, Mark Elsasser, re: chess tournaments there: "We still are working on member only programs and activities within our limited staffing and hours. Perhaps a late fall start up is possible but check back with me in Late October early November to see where we are."
So... No OTB chess until at least early or mid-November.
If John's next treatment goes smoothly, online events will resume on October 3rd or 10th.
September 7, 2021
We have begun discussions on resuming in-person tournaments but there are several obstacles to getting them up & running this fall. Most notably:
- COVID-19 cases are on the rise.
- The YMCA is currently only open to 2 p.m. on Sundays.
- It seems that our treasurer Pat wants to retire.
- Our Chief TD John is receiving treatment for cancer & will be for the rest of the year. He only recently has begun feeling better & needs to ask his oncologist if it is safe to return.
If OTB events are not feasible & John's health permits, online tournaments on LiChess will be back in 4-6 weeks.
June 17, 2021:
Our in-person Sunday meetings at the Westfield YMCA are suspended "until at least the fall probably mid October" &
We are unable to offer online tournaments as our Chief TD/webmaster has an ongoing health crisis.
