Ozaukee Chess

Ozaukee Chess The purpose of ORCA is to promote chess within Ozaukee County, Wisconsin and surrounding areas. ORCA is a United States Chess Federation (“USCF”) affiliate.

Web page: http://www.orcachess.org ORCA was founded as a joint effort of the leaders of the Port Washington Chess Night and the Thursday Knights Chess Group, both located in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. As part of its mission to promote chess, ORCA sponsors free, open chess play in two different locations in Ozaukee County! Every Monday night in Port Washington at Java Dock Cafe, and the second Thur

sday of every month at the Thursday Knights group in Mequon. ORCA also sponsors several chess tournaments throughout the year in various formats.

04/13/2022

Apologies if this is a duplicate post. This Thursday, April 14, the Thursday Knights chess group will meet at Christ Church in Mequon, WI at 7:00 pm.

As a reminder, this page will be deleted by Facebook on April 30. The new page can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/Ozaukee-Chess-107992971877413

This page is the Facebook presence for the Ozaukee Regional Chess Association (orcachess.org).

White to move. A nice little mate in 2.
03/11/2022

White to move. A nice little mate in 2.

Decided to make this a “2-fer-Tuesday”. I’ve decided to go back and refresh my basic endgame knowledge. This is from C...
03/08/2022

Decided to make this a “2-fer-Tuesday”. I’ve decided to go back and refresh my basic endgame knowledge. This is from Chernev’s Practical Chess Endings, and may be familiar to some of you.

The first 12 positions were very basic. This one requires slightly more thought. The correct answer is a multiple move sequence.

White to move. This one stumped me, which is disappointing. As usual it is obvious once you see the solution. 😃 - Steve ...
03/08/2022

White to move. This one stumped me, which is disappointing. As usual it is obvious once you see the solution. 😃 - Steve

This is a somewhat famous position from a Bernstein-Capablanca game. Black to move and win.
02/12/2022

This is a somewhat famous position from a Bernstein-Capablanca game. Black to move and win.

A fun little puzzle.
02/05/2022

A fun little puzzle.

There is still time to sign up for our “Daily” correspondence-style chess tournament on Chess.com. https://www.chess.co...
02/04/2022

There is still time to sign up for our “Daily” correspondence-style chess tournament on Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/tournament/orca-daily-tournament-1

Play chess online for free on Chess.com with over 50 million members from around the world. Have fun playing with friends or challenging the computer!

01/04/2022

How many of us would see 24… Qe2, or have the guts to play it if we did see it?

Viewable chess game Vasily Smyslov vs Mikhail Tal, 1964, with discussion forum and chess analysis features.

White to move and win. This is the somewhat famous Saavedra position. I’m not a huge fan of studies, but this is one of...
01/01/2022

White to move and win. This is the somewhat famous Saavedra position. I’m not a huge fan of studies, but this is one of my all-time favorites. Happy New Year! - Steve.

White to move and win. A slightly tricky position from “Chess for the Gifted and Busy”.
12/11/2021

White to move and win. A slightly tricky position from “Chess for the Gifted and Busy”.

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