Port Huron Chess Club

The Port Huron Chess Club meets Thursdays, except holidays, from 6:30-10:00 PM, at Palmer Park Recreation Center, 2829 Armour Street, (NE corner of Garfield  Street and Gratiot Ave…1 mile North of the Blue Water Bridge) Port Huron, Michigan. Everyone is welcome. Founded in 1969 the PHCC offers instruction, casual play, nationally rated and locally related tournaments. Membership is not required to play on Thursdays, but is required for tournament play. Membership fees are $20/yr for adults; $10/yr for those under 19. The PHCC publishes a monthly newsletter, Chess Chatter, which is available on its website, or directly by contacting Lon Rutkofske at 810-388-9219. Learn to play, improve your game, or just come in to enjoy the camaraderie. The club has a number of highly rated players including two state champions if you might be interested in serious play or even private lessons. All equipment provided. Website: http://porthuronchessclub.yolasite.com/ 

Avdic takes the 2022 Speed Championships by storm : 14/14

To Say that Huso Avdic “breezed” through the competition on his way to capturing his second consecutive Speed Championship would be an understatement of gigantic proportions. Unscathed in 12 consecutive matches, our Bosnian brother overpowered his opposition as did Gulliver to a host of Lilliputians! Placing second, was Alan Gregg, in an effort to keep himself fresh prior to his upcoming journey to Lansing this next weekend to test his skills in the challenging open section of Michigan Chess Association’s “Bottom-half Class Tournament”!

One of the most striking things to emerge from this year’s event was the remarkable improvement shown by Trenton Klaty who took one scalp from 3 of the four players (including his own brother) who finished above him in the crosstable.  Thanks go to Bill Wingrove who agreed to be our houseman (Player not in the tournament that agrees to play, when each player that has a bye would normally be idle.) Brandon Byrne our lone Sandusky native, made it a point to drop by and play in his first tournament of the year and enjoyed some nice wins as well as welcomed chess camaraderie. This year’s event was both USCF and PHCC rated, permitting entrants to earn rating points at local and national levels.

The November 17^th Double Round Robin Action Quads ( See details in the Events Calendar.) will complete the 2022 tournament season. 

*New Ratings

Latest NEWS!!!

1.)Memberships expiring as of November 1, 2022: Colleen and Carter Frank; Don Hegdahl; Jacob Yager

   Enquiries 

Lon Rutkofske   810-388-9219   PtHuronChessClub@aol.com

Alan Gregg    email: alan1144@gmail.com

                        Updated 11/1/22 by LWR

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 the EVENTS Section for the latest 

information on upcoming events for 2022!

 Annual Dues for 2022:

Adult: $20.00 ; Under 19: $10