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  Hey Everyone, Shelby from American Chess Equipment here and today we are going to be going through getting your chess equipment ready for “OTB” (Over the Board) tournaments again.  We here at ACE are constantly striving to make your OTB chess playing experience the best it can be!  I know I am getting ready to go play at the US amateur Team East (USATE) in Parsippany, NJ next month and I want to make sure all my gear is in top shape.  You would think that “Hey, it is only chess equipment…what kind of maintenance do I really have...

What: First Annual "Chess Knight” with the Philadelphia Flyers  When: Saturday, November 20, 2021  Where: Wells Fargo Center 3601 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148 American Chess Equipment (ACE) is teaming up with the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hocky team and www.chessweekend.com to put on the First Annual “Chess Knight.”    $50 ticket package includes: 1 ticket to the hockey game Entry to play in the first ever Flyers Chess Tournament 6 month membership to the Internet Chess Club A chance to be selected to participate in concourse Simul experience with 2021 US Irwin Senior Champion IM Igor Khmelnitsky (spots are very limited) Mini magnetic Flyers...

  American Chess Equipment is proud to announce our partnership with Jim Hollingsworth and the Texas Armed Forces Chess to bring to you the 2021 US Armed Forces Chess Championship! Jim Hollingsworth is a retired US Army Major Veteran who organized and hosted  the 2017 and 2018 Texas Armed Forces Open Chess Championships. After the successful championships, Major Hollingsworth decided it was time for a nonprofit US Chess affiliate that focused on highlighting and supporting Veteran chess players, giving life to what is now known as the Texas Armed Forces Chess. As proud sponsors and organizers of this tournament, American Chess Equipment and Wood...

American Chess Equipment is proud to announce the 2021 North American Youth Chess Championships in Chicago, Il.This great tournament is put on by the Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation in association with US Chess, FIDE, and a couple of other organizations. This is open to all players under the age of 18 from the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas. Remember, this is a 9 round tournament. There will be FIDE titles and norms available! It will be rate by both FIDE and US Chess. This last year has been a trying time for all of us. With no OTB chess,...