Another thrilling Soprano return is none other than IM Carissa Yip! Since last season, Carissa has gone on to earn her WGM title and shortly after her IM title in 2019. Her last norm came at the 2019 SPICE Cup, having scored 5/9, and making her the youngest American woman to achieve that feat! To […]
Continue Reading »Introducing: GM Bela Khotenashvili!
As another new comer, GM Bela Khotenashvili is a perfect addition to our team! This 2x Georgian Women’s Champion gives us a lot of options with our line-ups and will prove valuable as one of the world’s strongest women players not only in Pro Chess League yet in the world. Having achieved her GM title […]
Continue Reading »Returning: GM Gadir Guseinov!
The third returning player announcement is beloved GM Gadir Guseinov! Having played for the Sopranos he is back as a Passer and we’re expecting to see more great results this season. Gadir, like his teammate Alex, is both well versed in team and individual competitions. Personally winning several strong opens such as Dubai Open 2010, […]
Continue Reading »Returning: GM Aleksandr Lenderman!
One of our biggest roster announcements is the return of our Montclair Soprano VIP: GM Aleksandr Lenderman! Alex was a strong foundation for the Sopranos and we’re expecting nothing less as we battle on as the Passers now. Growing up in the Brooklyn area, Alex was surrounded by a strong chess community and was part […]
Continue Reading »Returning: GM Samuel Sevian!
We’re extremely excited to include GM Samuel Sevian to our roster! Starting his chess playing career at the age of 5 he went on to become the youngest USCF expect at 8 years and 2 months; breaking the previous record by 10 months. The record breaking didn’t stop there though as he went on to […]
Continue Reading »Introducing: FM James Canty III!
On his quest to GM our streaming captain and member FM James Canty III has been dominating the streaming world via his own channel (GMCanty) as well as commentary for Chess.com streams. Early on in his chess career, Canty had achieved the NM title at only 17 after winning the Harold Steen Memorial Cup, a […]
Continue Reading »Pro Chess League 2023
The league is back and so are we! No longer the Montclair Sopranos we’re now Garden State Passers and looking forward at our shot in the Pro Chess League. First match of the season will be February 14th, 2023 at 10:30am ET. Games will be live on: https://twitch.tv/PassersGG as well as https://twitch.tv/Chess with in-house commentary […]
Continue Reading »Presidents Cup: College Final Four official stream!
Once again we find ourselves covering one of the biggest events in US chess. This time we’re covering the Presidents Cup consisting of the 4 strongest college teams. Each team has 4 players plus 2 alternates to make a combined 24 player field. This field? We’re looking at 19 GMs, 4 IMs, and one FM […]
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