Urban Louisville Chess Podcast

11/01/2025

This November 8, Saturday, 11 am to 1 pm, we are gathering for casual chess...blitz, bughouse, etc.. This takes place at Localsfoodhub.com, 822 East Broadway.

Chess is for everyone! All are welcome.

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10/23/2025

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09/25/2025

The Butch Mosby Chess Classic takes place on National Chess Day, October 11, Saturday at Roots-101 Museum, Louisville KY. It is a blitz and a bughouse tournament. The first place bughouse team wins 600 dollars! The second place team wins 400 dollars. The team entry fee is seven dollars. Pre-register at [email protected]

03/25/2024

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03/05/2024

Our weekly radio program- Urban Chess, debuts today, Tuesday, March 5, at 11:30 am on WLLV 1240 AM.

02/24/2024

Our time with Rochelle Ballantyne at the Dr. John Marshall Chess Classic was utterly amazing! The sport of chess in Louisville, KY is NOW for everyone!

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02/23/2024

Rochelle Ballantyne just landed! I will be taking her to Grace James Academy within an hour!!

02/23/2024

Another great Black History month takes place tonight and tomorrow....Tonight, Friday, 6 pm, Epping District, there is the meet and greet dinner featuring Rochelle Ballantyne, a FIDE Chess master candidate. We are requesting a 12 dollar ticket donation. All ticket sales benefit the West Louisville Chess Club. Launch Louisville Chess Club

Tomorrow, Saturday, there i s the Dr. John Marshall Chess Club , 1030 am registration time, at Roots 101 Museum. Please Google to secure their address and directions to their location (near the YUM Center). It will be a bughouse competition and a chess puzzle competition, two on a team and the team entry fee is ten dollars.

Trophies and medals awarded to the top team finishers.

You can pay at the door or

Go to paypal.me/kentuckychess and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

02/22/2024

Can you help with a donation, financial or a food dish? The Friday before the tournament we will be hosting a meet and greet dinner for Rochelle. It will be at Epping District, 816 East Broadway at 6 pm. Please enter on the Logan street side door. Rochelle also just passed the New York bar exam!

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02/19/2024

Wonderful photo of Rochelle Ballantyne, who has recently passed the New York bar exam! She will be in town this weekend for the Dr. John Marshall Chess Classic, 1030 am registration. It will be a bughouse tournament. The team entry fee is ten dollars.

The February 23, Friday, there will be a meet and greet, and catered dinner with Rochelle. Said event will be limited to 20 people. The ticket is twelve dollars. Payable at www.paypal.me/kentuckychess or Cash App: $ownnotowe, please buy your ticket or tickets today!

Does your son or daughter play chess? Do you think they would be interested in earning a chess scholarship? Come learn how Rochelle earned a full ride chess scholarship February 23.....

Go to paypal.me/kentuckychess and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.