East Providence Chess Club - formerly Cranston-Warwick

02/23/2026

----- Blizzard update for February 24 2026 -----
No chess this week at EPCC on February 24 due to the blizzard hitting the area on February 22/23.

We only completed two rounds in February due to snow storms. We will continue our February tournament on March 3.

02/23/2026

----- Location change as of January 2026 -----

We've recently shifted our game night to Tuesdays at a new location. The East Providence Senior Center, 610 Waterman Ave, East Providence, RI 02914.

We still start gathering around 6:30pm. Arriving early is best because pairings need to be completed by 6:50 so we can start games promptly at 7pm.

We still mostly play USCF rated tournament games. One game per week, usually in month long, 4 round tournaments. Our time control now is G/45;d5 (game in 45 minutes with a 5 second delay).

05/22/2025

No chess at EPCC tonight, Thursday May 22 2025. We'll finish our May tournament next week.

02/05/2025

No chess at EPCC on Feb 6th due to weather advisory. Winter is coming. Not my fault, blame the groundhog. :)

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12/01/2024

EPCC will now be meeting on Thursday's

This change is starting the 1st week of December 2024.

We still meet at the same time & place:
BridgePointe Christian Church
855 Waterman Ave, East Providence, RI 02914

Start gathering at 6:30pm, set up the room, get games started as soon as possible after 7:00pm

Our December 2024 USCF rated tournament will start Thursday Dec 5th. As usual, we play one game per week with a time control of G/60;d10.

11/03/2024

No chess at EPCC on Nov 5th. Our November tournament will start the following week.

09/10/2024

It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we report the passing our dear chess friend Lou Giarrusso.

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04/03/2024

One of our club regulars made the news! Wayne helped organize a chess tournament to benefit the Tomorrow Fund. Nice work.

A local dad is on a mission to help an organization that he credits with saving his daughter's life and helping his family.

02/13/2024

The East Providence Chess Club will not be meeting tomorrow (Feb 13) due to the impending snow storm.

Get out your sleds and toboggans and have a blast.

Stay safe & See you next week (Feb 20)

02/02/2024

01/16/2024

Dear Pawn Pushers,

The forecast for tonight (Jan 16, 2024) is now for freezing rain on top of the snow that is falling now.

We can take a hint; we are cancelling for tonight.

Look forward to resuming next week (Jan 23, 2024).

12/24/2023

Our December 2023 event has been rated.

We will not be meeting over the holidays. So, no chess at EPCC on Dec 26 or Jan 2.

We'll start our January 2024 event on Jan 9. See you there.

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