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After a break this summer, tournament chess returns to the WOCC with the 2026 West Orange Chess Club Back To School Special Tournament, beginning on Tuesday September 15th! 2026 West Orange Chess Club Back To School Special Tournament Tournament Director: Steve Lorimor Location All games will take place at the West Orange Chess Club, located… Read more: 2026 West Orange Chess Club Back To School Special Tournament

Quad #1 1st Place: David Milstein – 3 points Quad #2 1st Place: William Culbertson & Adam Darack – 2 points Quad #3 1st Place: Rayan Zarineh – 2 1/2 points Section #4 1st Place: Josh Goldsmith – 3 points2nd Place: Ryan Martin – 2 points Quad #5 1st Place: Aksh Thakur – 3 points… Read more: 2026 West Orange Chess Club June Quads Prize Winners

West Orange 2 Kenilworth 2West Orange 4 Essex County College 0West Orange 3 Newark 1West Orange 2 Rutgers A 2West Orange 4 Hackettstown 0West Orange 3 NJIT 1West Orange 3 Perth Amboy 1West Orange 2 Rutgers B 2West Orange 4 Center Squares/Hamilton 0 Total: 6 Wins 0 Losses 3 Draws League Result: Second Place! Thanks… Read more: 2025-26 Garden State Chess League West Orange Match Results

The West Orange Chess Club is saddened to announce the passing of active club member Patrick Falco. Patrick passed away unexpectedly on June 5th at the far too young age of 26. Visitation will take place at Scanlan’s Funeral Home on Friday June 12th between the hours of 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM. The Funeral… Read more: Patrick Falco: 1999-2026

In the final match of the 2025-26 Garden State Chess League Season played on June 2nd, West Orange swept Center Squares/Hamilton 4-0. Here are the results: Board # White Black 1 Dragan Milovanovic (CS/H) 2200 0-1 Pete Radomskyj (WO) 22002 Mark Kogan (WO) 2041 1-0 Charles Miller (CS/H) 17003 Ed Sytnik (CS/H) 1700 0-1 Will… Read more: West Orange 4 Center Squares/Hamilton 0