Massachusetts Chess Association

Massachusetts Chess Association Mass Chess is a non-profit organization promoting chess throughout Massachusetts. We're also the official state chapter of the US Chess Federation.

As part of its role as a state organization, MACA has programs in place to support the existing chess community as well as promote chess among schools and the general public. Highlights of these programs are:

1) Providing at least four major tournaments each year:
Massachusetts Open (State Championship)
Massachusetts Game/60 Championship
Greater Boston Open
Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial

2) Run

ning a scholastic program, which consists of a series of tournaments to determine the state's scholastic champions as well as "warm up" tournaments throughout the year:
Spiegel Cup (MA Scholastic Championship) and the 4 Qualifiers
Hurvitz Cup (MA State Team Championship)

3) Living Memorial Chess Foundation (LMCF):
The "Living Memorial Chess Foundation", a tax deductible 501 (c) 3 fund, has provided hundreds of chess sets and boards to schools, libraries, junior chess clubs, human service organizations and community groups.

4) Chess Horizons:
MACA's award winning quarterly publication of regional, national and international chess news and features.

5) Promotion and development of chess programs in correctional institutions through our Prison Chess program.

We just got the John Curdo Memorial Trophy back this week from .graphics, with the names of all seven (!!) 2026 co-champ...
06/13/2026

We just got the John Curdo Memorial Trophy back this week from .graphics, with the names of all seven (!!) 2026 co-champions newly engraved. As of today, the trophy will start making its way to the homes of all 7 co-champs before it is returned to the next Massachusetts Open on Memorial Day weekend of 2027.

06/12/2026

[Big weekend chess tournament]
Adult chessplayer: "Hmm, I'm playing a little kid in round 1"
How the game went: 💥😵💥 👦😈‼️

Top prize winners at the Barry S. Spiegel Cup, the Massachusetts scholastic championship for individuals, which was held...
06/01/2026

Top prize winners at the Barry S. Spiegel Cup, the Massachusetts scholastic championship for individuals, which was held May 30-31 at the Boylston Chess Club in Boston.

High School: Eric Feng (playoff winner), Vihaan Jain
Middle School: William Wu (playoff winner), Zachary Pan
Elementary School: Ella Zhang
Primary School: Devansh Vellanki

For a complete list of prize winners, see the tournament report at MACA Chess News:

Chess News Provided by The Massachusetts Chess Association

Top prize winners at the 94th Massachusetts Open, held May 23-25 in Marlborough.Championship: Jamison Kao (CT)Under 2100...
05/27/2026

Top prize winners at the 94th Massachusetts Open, held May 23-25 in Marlborough.

Championship: Jamison Kao (CT)
Under 2100: Maitreya Ganguly, Matthew Beauvais
Under 1800: Samuel Park
Under 1500: Alexander Chung
Under 1200: Lucas Sun, James Clark, Anubhab Mukherjee
Scholastic Under 600: Michael Liu, Sofia Parker
Scholastic Under 300: Siheet Patro
Blitz: Nikhil Kalghatgi

Since Jamison Kao is from Connecticut, the seven Massachusetts players tied for second place in the Championship Section are Massachusetts State Co-Champions: GM Alexander Ivanov, IM Denys Shmelov, FM Danila Poliannikov, Jerry Chen, Dattasai Kilari, William Wu, and Ryan Sowa.

For a complete list of prize winners, see the tournament report at MACA Chess News:

Chess News Provided by The Massachusetts Chess Association

05/21/2026

This weekend: Play in the Mass Open! (and watch out for those back-rank mates… sorry, Paul! ♟️🤷‍♂️😉😄) Don’t miss the biggest Mass Chess event of the year! Details & register now: masschess.org/massopen

Top prize winners at the 34th Massachusetts G/60 Championship, held May 3rd at the Renaissance Hotel in Framingham.Champ...
05/04/2026

Top prize winners at the 34th Massachusetts G/60 Championship, held May 3rd at the Renaissance Hotel in Framingham.

Championship: IM Denys Shmelov
Under 2200: Alexander Mendonez, Praharsh Varada
Under 2000: Sebastian Gueler, Robbie Galpern
Under 1800: Phu Vo
Under 1600: Xavier Fradera, Samuel Park
Under 1400: Robert E King
Under 1200: Murat Aguzarov
Under 1000: George Koren

For a complete list of prize winners, see the tournament report at MACA Chess News:

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This Sunday, May 3: 34th Mass Game/60 Championship! $3,000 in guaranteed prizes in 8 sections! Complete details and regi...
04/29/2026

This Sunday, May 3: 34th Mass Game/60 Championship! $3,000 in guaranteed prizes in 8 sections! Complete details and register now: masschess.org/g60

Top prize winners at the 9th Massachusetts Senior Open, held April 25-26 in Marlborough.Open Section: FM Nelson Castaned...
04/27/2026

Top prize winners at the 9th Massachusetts Senior Open, held April 25-26 in Marlborough.

Open Section: FM Nelson Castaneda (CT). The top Massachusetts player was Vlad Farfel.
Under 1810 Section: Stephen Shea.

For a complete list of prize winners, see the tournament report at MACA Chess News:

Chess News Provided by The Massachusetts Chess Association

Parinya Jain won the Massachusetts Girls Championship, held April 25-26 in Marlborough. For a complete list of prize win...
04/27/2026

Parinya Jain won the Massachusetts Girls Championship, held April 25-26 in Marlborough. For a complete list of prize winners see the tournament report at MACA Chess News:

Chess News Provided by The Massachusetts Chess Association

Follow the 2026 MA Girls' Championship Finale (invitational) online! The boards are streamed Lichess with a 15-min delay...
04/25/2026

Follow the 2026 MA Girls' Championship Finale (invitational) online! The boards are streamed Lichess with a 15-min delay. Come cheer for the girls! 5 round robin rounds, G/90 +15 Sat-Sun! Round times: (Sat) 10am, 2pm, 5:30 pm; and (Sun) 10am, 3pm. LINK: MAchess.org/MAGirls2026

https://machess.org/MAGirls2026

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