More chess in West Covina and Nearby Areas

World War 2 Veteran Guilbert Martinez squares off against Kevin Ahumeda at the latest West Covina Chess tourney in West Covina, CA on March, 29, 2014

The West Covina Library held its monthly chess tournament on March 29. The library hosts tournament play for rated and unrated players on the last Saturday of each month.

Here is info on some of the local SCCF clubs which the blog will be reporting on in subsequent days to come. Some may or may not be still active, but most can be contacted in a fairly easy fashion.

Arcadia 

The Arcadia Chess Club meets at 6:30 p.m. Mondays in the Senior Citizens building, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave. Continuous rated tournaments, casual play. Contact: Mel Clark 626.447.9355

Pasadena  

The Pasadena Chess Club meets from 6:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Fridays in the Boys and Girls Club, 3230 E. Del Mar Blvd. Continuous tournaments at 7 p.m. Fridays. Contact: Neil Hultgren
818.243.3809

Cal Poly Pomona Chess (open to all students at the university, hosting other clubs by appointment or via events)

Ontario (while not technically in the SGV, it's close enough for SGV players to visit and frequent)

Donut Palace, 442 N. Mountain Ave., welcomes chessplayers for casual play, especially in the evenings. Open 24 hours.


source: Southern California Chess Federation

West Covina Tournament

Chess players enjoying the challenge in West Covina at the public library in Feb. 2014

It is way past time this blog got updated regularly again. The West Covina Library holds a monthly tournament for rated and unrated chess month every month. The tournaments are a little known secret in the SGV, but they have been occurring since late 2013.

They regularly happen on the last Saturday of every month and there are players from every strength, walk of life and age. Chess sets and clocks are provided but players are encouraged to bring their own if they have their own equipment. This tournament is not run by the USCF but this does not preclude strong players and rated players from participation.

These tournaments are run by members of the Whittier Chess Club. Contact:  Kele Perkins, email keleperkins at gmail dot com, phone 626-six six four-2484 (call or text) or get in touch with the west covina public library at (626) 962-3541.