A wealth of historical data has been compiled about the NBCC over the decades. Below are some of the most interesting and unique
facts
about our organization.
| Question |
Answer |
| NBCC founding | January 26, 1901 |
NBCC member who created the NBCC nickname
"The Heart of Connecticut Chess" | FM Richard Bauer |
| Highest membership in the NBCC | 119 (1973) |
| Most players competing in a NBCC tournament | 78
(2009 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship) |
| Most players competing in a NBCC quick chess tournament | 49
(2024 NBCC Quick Chess Championship) |
| Most scholastic players competing in a NBCC tournament | 44
(2023 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship) |
| Most female players competing in a NBCC tournament | 5
(2019 New Britain Bughouse Chess Tournament) |
| Most unrated players competing in a NBCC tournament | 10
(2021 Oktoberfest Open Chess Championship) |
| Most NBCC past or present members competing in a non-club event | 32
(2017 Bradley Open Chess Championship) |
| Player to travel the farthest to play in a NBCC tournament | Priyanka Nutakki from India
(2016 Bullet Tournament)
|
| Longest duration for the NBCC at a venue | 35 years
(New Britain Quartette Club: 1975 - 2010) |
| NBCC's first presence in the newspaper | Early 1890s (not officially organized until 1901 - just informal community activity)
|
| NBCC's first presence on the internet | 1999
(The first NBCC website was created by William Grzesiak) |
| NBCC's first presence on television | May 14, 2009
(PBS series "All Things Connecticut" -
This project was piloted by Rob Roy) |
| First use of pairing software for a NBCC tournament | 2007 New Britain Winter Open Quick Chess
Tournament
(The ideas were created by Randy Shane and Douglas Fiske) |
| First online registration for a NBCC tournament | 2016 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship
(The idea was
created
by Norman Burtness) |
| First outdoor NBCC tournament | 1975 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship |
| First online NBCC tournament | 2020 New Britain Chess Club G/15 + 5 second increment event on chess.com |
| First online NBCC virtual lecture (test) | Game annotated by FM Richard Bauer in 2020 between Arkadijs Strazdins and
James
Bolton in
1956 |
| First online NBCC virtual lecture (open to all) | Pawn games stemming from games played in our online chess.com
tournaments - games analyzed by FM Richard Bauer
|
| First broadcasted NBCC game on the internet | 2022 - Game between FM Nelson Castaneda and FM Richard Bauer |
| First annual NBCC Christmas party | 2005 |
| First annual NBCC Oktoberfest dinner party | 2006 |
| First annual parties hosted by NBCC members at their home | 2005: Derek Meredith
2007: Kevin Zimmerman |
| First international chess trip offered by a NBCC member | Gert Hilhorst
(Trip to Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
|