Upcoming Events - Finger Lakes Open, 50th Juneteenth Quad, CCCR Simultaneous. News: Sam Luger at Chicago Open

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The Annual Chess Simultaneous Exhibition will be held on Thursday, July 30th, 2026 at the Rochester Chess Center. Rochester New York's Chess Club Champion Bodhi Blaska will play against a large field of players. Details to follow in the near future.

Congratulations to Rochester's Life Master Sam Luger's excellent chess results (scoring 6 out of 9 points and 96-point rating improvement) at the Chicago Open! 

Chess.com has the games for analysis.

Sam Luger is also the 2025 New York State Champion after being the top-scoring State resident with a 5-1 score in the Championship section at the 147th New York State Championship.

Link to complete Cross Table here

                  

Don't forget to read the posts & chess analysis within this blog by Life Master Lev Paciorkowski. 

Lev is a two‑time New York State Champion and the winner of numerous other major events.