The Hello 2026 tournament was great! 141 players joined the tournament to work on their 2026 resolutions, a great turnout! 14 players played in their first USCF rated tournament, and we provided 48 free entries. A big shoutout to John Hart, who donated $100 and volunteered to do game analysis. Thanks…
All of us chess players have faced a problem at some point: Do I go for a draw (or accept a draw offer) against a higher-rated person if I know my position is better, and potentially even winning? This question is silently in everyone’s head, no matter how much you want…
If you’re new to scholastic chess tournaments, you’ve probably experienced this moment: your child finishes with the same score as another player—but doesn’t get the same trophy or placement. It feels confusing, maybe even unfair. What’s going on? Let’s talk about tiebreaks. In chess tournaments, players earn points: 1 point for…
The May Flowers Open II tournament was great! 141 players played in the tournament, nearly making a full tournament. 50 entries were provided for free: 40 female players and 10 low income/rural players. 11 people played in their first USCF rated tournament. Shoutout to John Hart. The kids are always happy…
The Hello 2025 Tournament was a great success! We were proud to offer free entries to ALL 154 players! Among them, 10 players were attending their first USCF-rated tournament, and 32 were girls. This was our biggest event at Puddletown so far. Looks like everybody's new year's resolution was to become better…
This is Puddletown's second End of Summer tournament. Compared to last year, we have much more players, especially in the upper sections. A lot of the players in the upper sections are from the beginner's section last year. Some even won prizes in the top sections! It's really amazing to see…
It was a fun day at the OSCF Co-Ed Team Championship! The only caveat was that we all had to wake up two hours earlier than usual to participate :(. This event attracted over 200 players, including a record-breaking 70 female players. Puddletown brought five teams (conveniently named teams 1 through…
In spite of the winter storm, we successfully held our Hello 2024 tournament! Unfortunately, 37 players had to cancel at the last minute due to challenging road conditions. Nonetheless, we were pleased to see 75 players participate in the event. Of the 75 players, 18 played their first tournament, there were…
We are so excited to unveil our newest event at Puddletown - Casual Chess Nights. At Casual Chess Nights (every Thursday, starting January 11th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm PT): You can play tournaments in the lichess.org arena... with other friends and classmates you know and have met! You can play with accomplished local…
The Lichess arena allows users to participate in real-time online tournaments. Arenas are open tournaments with a specified time duration. During this time, players can join and leave whenever they want. After the tournament concludes, you can review your games, analyze them, and learn from your games. Accessing the arena: Go…
It was just one year ago when Puddletown had its first event at a pizza parlor with 20 players. Now, one year later, we had almost 100 players at our first-anniversary tournament. We'd like to thank everyone who has been supporting us. In the past year, Puddletown Chess provided over 100…
During the lunch break of the Spring Festival, we held a simul, or simultaneous exhibition, where one player (typically a stronger player) plays multiple opponents at the same time. Two titled players hosted the simul: NM Wilson Gibbins and WIM Zoey Tang. The players had 10 minutes, while Wilson and Zoey…
The April quad was another successful event for Puddletown Chess. The 32 player limit was reached 8 days before the event started. For the first time, we also hosted a raffle. Four lucky players won a Chesskid gold membership. Shoutout to Escher Lin and Ben Choi for playing their first USCF-rated…
I'm excited to announce the start of my YouTube channel, ATChess! I'll be posting a weekly series where I play live games with my commentary and analysis. I hope I'll be able to expand this channel and maybe start streaming and doing puzzles live if there is enough interest! Check out…
The January Quad was a great start to the new year for Puddletown Chess! Our tournament reached maximum capacity two days before the registration deadline. Shoutout to Preston, Jasper, James, Dhruv, and Jeramiah for playing in their first-ever tournament. Congratulations to our following winners: Quad #1 - ETHAN TAMMER, Quad #2…