The annual New Britain City Chess Championship started in the 1930s. This heritage event was eliminated from the club's schedule of activities after 2006 due to the introduction of a new annual event, the Arkadijs Strazdins Cup, in 2007.
Starting in 1972, the club held a reserve tournament in conjunction with the New Britain City Chess Championship.
2006 (1 of 2): James and John Nitz, (2 of 2): Mark Wilkin and James Nitz 2005: Robert Lawrence 2004: Christian Jensen, William Grzesiak, and Anthony Diaz 2003: Robert Lawrence 2002: Dennis Tortora 2001: Robert Milardo and Jason Lenore 2000: Anthony Diaz and Robert Yelle 1999: William Grzesiak and Arkadijs Strazdins 1998: John Baclawski 1997: Robert Milardo 1996: Paul Budney, Christopher Radda, Walter Pajak, and Noah Vieria 1995: Lawrence O'Neill 1994: Dennis Tortora 1993: James Bolton and Craig Palmer 1992: Peter Kloskowski 1991: Wieclaw Wojcik 1990: Robert Milardo 1989: Arkadijs Strazdins, Robert Milardo, Walter Pajak, and Lawrence O'Neill 1988: Michael Sheroff 1987: John Pryer, Lawrence O'Neill, and Walter Pajak 1986: James Bolton 1985: Charles Venturi 1984: Lawrence O'Neill 1983: Raymond Lamont 1982: Leonard Weeks 1981: Stanley Archacki 1980: Vincent Staskiewicz and John Disantis 1979: Peter Kloskowski and Paul Wooster 1978: Paul Ligas and Ronald Bourassa 1977: Peter Kloskowski 1976: Joseph Mansigian 1975: Peter Mitchell 1974: Carl Traszinski 1973: Loran Lomaski 1972: Mark Berg