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NACCL Week 3 – Too Close to Call!

The North American Corporate Chess League’s week 3 seemed destined to create some separation between the leaders.  However, the team and individual standings are forming quite a logjam.  330 of the 435 registered players check-in for Thursday’s rounds 5 and 6, which produced plenty of upsets and interesting games. Week 3 As discussed in last […]

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NACCL Week 2 – Leaders Emerge

In week two of the North American Corporate Chess League, a few leaders broke apart from the pack in both the team and individual standings.  As discussed in last week’s blog, the NACCL’s first season numbers are shattering records – there is now a total of 434 players registered (from 43 teams), over 360 of […]

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NACCL Week 1 – Breaking the Records!

The North American Corporate Chess League, a brainchild of the Charlotte Chess Center in cooperation with lichess and Chessstream, is not the first recreational corporate chess competition nor is it one with commercial interests.  So, when registration totaled 43 teams and over 425 players, all expectations were out the door.  On Thursday night, the nervous […]