Juneau Gallery

November 21, 2024

We had a great turnout with 16 players, and a total of 53 games were played. Winners: 1st) Alex with 6 points – $75 2nd) Erik S. with 5.5 points – $50 3rd) John and Drake C. were tied with 4.5 points. Drake won the tie break game. – $25

Here are some additional tournament stats for nerds: Total games played: 53 – White wins: 21 (39.6%) – Draws: 4 (7.5%) – Black wins: 28 (52.8%)

October 10, 2024

We had a fantastic fourth tournament with a turnout of 20 players, and a total of 70 games were played. Winners: 1st) Henry with 7 points – $75 2nd) Alex with 5.5 points – $50 3rd) Kevin and Mathew were tied with 5 points. Kevin won the tie break game. – $25

Here are some additional tournament stats for nerds:
Total games played: 70
White wins: 28 (40.0%)
Draws: 2 (2.9%)
Black wins: 40 (57.1%)

September 12, 2024

We had another small drop-in chess event, but we did have a few great games!

June 27, 2024

Here are the pictures of the part two of the tournament. Everyone went home with some money this time!
Winners:
1) Kevin $75 2) Fin $50 3) Drake $25 4) Eli $15 5) Drew $10 6) Ira $5

June 6, 2024

Thank you all for joining our third tournament! We had a fantastic turnout with 24 players, and a total of 86 games were played. We witnessed some blunders, a few hanging pieces, and many excellent games. We appreciate everyone’s sportsmanship and patience. Special thanks to those who brought their own chess sets and helped out during the event.
Congratulations to Kevin, our first-place winner, with seven wins out of eight rounds. Great job, Kevin! The second and third place winners will be determined in the second part of the tournament. The participants competing in this mini-tournament are Drake S, Elig G, Finn L, Allen L, Ira, and Drew B. Stay tuned for more details.
We also extend our gratitude to Juneau Public Libraries for hosting the tournament and to Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries for sponsoring the prizes (gift cards for local venues).
Here are some additional tournament stats:
Total games played: 86
White wins: 48 (55.8%)
Draws: 3 (3.5%)
Black wins: 35 (40.7%)
Enjoy the photos taken during the event:

February 29, 2024

Thank you to everyone for joining our second tournament! We had 22 players in total and there were 68 games played! We saw some very awesome games. And thank you to all who helped and had brought their own chess sets.
Tournament Winners:
🥇1st: Sam: $75
🥈2nd: Matt: $50
🥉3rd: Ira: $25
Good job to the winners! The library will be in contact with you regarding your gift card choice!
We would like to also thank Juneau Public Libraries for hosting this tournament and Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries for sponsoring the prizes (gift cards for local venues)!
Here are some more tournament stats:
Total games played: 68
White wins: 34 (50%)
Draws: 5 (7.35%)
Black wins: 29 (42.65%)

February 19, 2024

We had two small but great drop-in chess events during the past two weeks! Below are some pictures!

January 11, 2024

Our last drop-in chess event was another beautiful one! We played lots of great games and had lots of fun!

December 27, 2023

On Wednesday we completed the second part of the tournament. The purpose of the second part was to find out who would get second and third place.
Second place: Kevin K. ($50)
Third place: Drake S. ($25)

December 1, 2023

Thank you to everyone for joining our very first tournament! We had 30 players in total and there were 84 games played! And thank you to all who helped and had brought their own chess sets. We wouldn’t be able to run 15 games at once without your help!
We would like to also thank Juneau Public Libraries for hosting this tournament and Friends of the Juneau Public Libraries for sponsoring the prizes!
So, once again, the prizes were: 1st: $75, 2nd: $50, 3rd: $25 in local food venue gift cards.
The first place winner is Jes, with six wins out of six rounds. Great job, Jes!
Tied for second with five wins were: Kevin K. and Drake S..
And tied for 3rd with four wins were: Yehor, Jameson, Ira, Eli, and Curtis!

November 1, 2023

October 25, 2023

The event was small, but we had a lot of great games! Thank you to Juneau Public Libraries for hosting this event and to whomever joined us! Check out some of the pictures we took during the event!

October 11, 2023

October 4, 2023

Some of us managed to play a few games at the Whale Statue!
Thank you to all that joined us there on such a cold and windy day! Take a look at some of the pictures we took.