Campus News
Chess Club Prepares for 2015 Championships
November 30, 2015
Communications Staff
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
The Oberlin College Chess Club, a small community of chess-playing enthusiasts, meets weekly in the Rathskeller for players hone to their skills. Club members will test their chess know-how December 27-30 when they host the 2015 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship in Cleveland, Ohio. The club won the championship’s National Small School Division title in 2013 and also in 2014, when it tied for the prize with Carleton College. Learn more about the club on the News Center.
Tags:
You may also like…
This Week in Photos: Dancing, Swimming, Singing, Celebrating
December 14, 2021
A student takes a few steps on a ladder and stretches one arm to the top of a large glowing menorah in the center of Tappan Square. The gold branched candelabra and flames glisten against the night sky, and those surrounding it look up at its brilliance. This Oberlin community gathering, in celebration of the last night of Hanukkah, leads off this week’s photo series.
This Week in Photos: A Much Needed Break
November 29, 2021
A small group of students, standing in a semi-circle on stage in Nancy Dye Lecture Hall, look out toward a large audience. Their performance, and that of fellow a capella groups who took the stage just before fall break, serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
This Week in Photos: A Last Glimpse at Fall
November 18, 2021
A sandstone arch that leads to the first floor of Peters Hall frames a colorful view of pine and maple trees and people on their way to class and offices. This early morning view on a cool fall day serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
