NBCC Hall of Fame
| DISTINGUISHED HONOR | MEMBER(S) |
| GREATEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NBCC | Arkadijs Strazdins (50 plus years of service) |
| MOST NBCC TOURNAMENT WINS (including Quick/Blitz) | Arkadijs Strazdins |
| MOST NBCC QUICK CHESS TOURNAMENT WINS | Nelson Castaneda and Derek Meredith |
| MOST CONNECTICUT STATE BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT WINS | Ted McHugh |
| MOST MAJOR NBCC TOURNAMENT WINS IN ONE YEAR | Arkadijs Strazdins, James Bolton, Richard Bauer, and Nelson Castaneda |
| FIRST WOMAN TO WIN A MAJOR NBCC TOURNAMENT | Mary Conlon |
| FIRST TIE FOR FIRST PLACE IN A MAJOR NBCC TOURNAMENT | Arkadijs and Andris Strazdins (trophies were presented) |
| BY TWO MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY | John and James Nitz (cash prizes were given) |
| BIGGEST UPSET IN A NBCC TOURNAMENT (including Quick) | Emily Pond |
| MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS AGAINST MASTERS IN NBCC SIMULTANEOUS CHESS EXHIBITIONS | Danny Rozovsky |
| LONGEST SERVING NBCC OFFICER | Andris Strazdins |
| LONGEST SERVING NBCC TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR | Arkadijs Strazdins |
| FIRST NBCC WOMAN USCF LOCAL TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR | Emily Pond |
| YOUNGEST NBCC OFFICER AND TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR | Robert Kozlowski |
| HIGHEST ESTABLISHED RATING EARNED BY A NBCC MEMBER | Nelson Castaneda and Richard Bauer * |
| HIGHEST PROVISIONAL RATING EARNED BY A NBCC MEMBER | Dennis Prawira |
| FASTEST INCREASE IN RATING BY A NBCC MEMBER | Danny Rozovsky and Danny Pascetta |
| OLDEST AND YOUNGEST WINNER OF THE NBCC CHAMPIONSHIP | Arkadijs Strazdins and Danny Rozovsky |
| PLAYER TO WIN THE MOST PRIZES IN A NBCC TOURNAMENT | David Gaston |
| * Please note that records on USCF members go back only to 1991. Bauer was a Senior Master (2400 +) prior to 1991. | |
| COOL AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE NBCC | |
| NBCC MEMBER WHO CAME UP WITH THE CLUB NICKNAME "THE HEART OF CONNECTICUT CHESS" | Richard Bauer |
| MOST NBCC MEMBERS IN ONE CLUB YEAR | 119 - During the mid-1970s |
| MOST PLAYERS IN A NBCC TOURNAMENT | 78 - 2009 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship |
| FIRST NBCC SECTIONED TOURNAMENT (including Quick) | 1st - 2005 New Britain Summer Open Quick Chess Tournament |
| FIRST MAJOR NBCC SECTIONED TOURNAMENT | 2008 New Britain Chess Club Championship Reserves 2 |
| FIRST NBCC QUICK CHESS TOURNAMENT | 1st - 2005 New Britain Summer Open Quick Chess Tournament |
| FIRST NBCC OPEN-AIR TOURNAMENT | 1st - 1966 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship |
| FIRST NBCC "ODDS" TOURNAMENT | 2008 New Britain Summer Open Quick Chess Tournament 3 |
| FIRST IRS QUICK CHESS TOURNAMENT | 2008 IRS Quick Chess Special Chess Tournament |
| FIRST NBCC TOURNAMENT WHERE PLAYERS WERE TREATED TO A FREE BBQ LUNCH | 2007 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship |
| FIRST NBCC TOURNAMENT TO FEATURE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT | 2008 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship |
| FIRST TIME A PLAY-OFF WAS USED TO DETERMINE QUALIFICATION FOR THE NBCC CHAMPIONSHIP | 2010 New Britain Chess Championship Qualifying Tournament |
| FIRST NBCC TOURNAMENT WHERE MOST PLAYERS TIED FOR FIRST PLACE (including Quick) | 6 - 2007 New Britain Fall Open Quick Chess Tournament |
| FIRST MAJOR NBCC TOURNAMENT WHERE MOST PLAYERS TIED FOR FIRST PLACE | 3 - 1976 New Britain Summer Open Chess Championship |
| FIRST NBCC TOURNAMENT WHERE GIFT CERTIFICATES TO A RESTAURANT WERE OFFERED AS PRIZES IN ADDITION TO CASH | 2008 Oktoberfest Open Chess Championship |
| FIRST NBCC TOURNAMENT WHERE COMPUTERIZED PAIRING SOFTWARE WAS USED | 2007 New Britain Winter Open Quick Chess Tournament |
| FIRST SIMULTANEOUS CHESS EXHIBITION GIVEN BY A GRANDMASTER AT THE NBCC | 2002 - Gildardo Garcia |
| FIRST LECTURE GIVEN BY A GRANDMASTER AT THE NBCC | 2008 - Ildar Ibragimov |
| MORE COOL AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE NBCC | |
| MOST NBCC PAST OR PRESENT MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN A | 24 (6 Teams) - 2009 U.S. Amateur East Chess Championship |
| NON-CLUB EVENT | 24 - 1st Hartford Open |
| NON-NBCC TOURNAMENT WHERE MOST PLACE AND SECTION WINNERS WERE NBCC MEMBERS | 2009 Connecticut State Chess Championships |
| MOST NBCC TOURNAMENTS DIRECTORS SERVING AT THE SAME TIME | 7 |
| MOST NBCC MASTERS AS MEMBERS IN ONE YEAR | 7 |
| NBCC'S FIRST APPEARANCE ON TELEVISION | Debut on PBS was on May 14, 2009 (Rob Roy was credited with organizing this historic event) |
| FIRST OPEN-AIR CHESS EVENT ORGANIZED BY A NBCC MEMBER | 2005 - Reverse Simultaneous Chess Exhibition (Hosted by Derek Meredith) |
| FIRST ANNUAL NON-NBCC TOURNAMENT ORGANIZED BY A NBCC MEMBER | 1st - 2007 Zimmerman Games (Hosted by Kevin Zimmerman & Marie Juergens) |
| FIRST CONNECTICUT STATE BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP | 2007 - Church of Christ in Manchester |
| NOT HELD AT THE NBCC | (Sponsored by the South Windsor CC, the CSCA, and the NBCC) |
| FIRST DINNER PARTY HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH A NBCC TOURNAMENT | 1st - 2006 NBCC Oktoberfest Party - The East Side Restaurant |
| FIRST ANNUAL NBCC CHRISTMAS PARTY | 1st - 2005 New Britain Chess Club Christmas Party |
| FIRST INTERNATIONAL CHESS TRIP OFFERED BY NBCC MEMBER | 2008 Trip to Amsterdam (Organized by Gert and Holly Hilhorst) |
| NBCC'S FIRST PRESENCE ON THE INTERNET | 1999 (Website created by Bill Grzesiak) |
| FIRST MEMBERS OF THE NBCC TO GET MARRIED | Yuval and Miki Shemesh |
| WINNER OF THE FIRST NBCC RAFFLE | Marcus Komons (Austrian set was donated by Hermann Zickfeld) |
| LONGEST SIMULTANEOUS CHESS EXHIBITION AT THE NBCC | Simultaneous by IM Dr. Danny Kopec - 7:45 p.m. to 2:15 a.m. (6.5 hrs.) |
| LATEST CLOSING AT THE NBCC | April 21 - 2:15 a.m. (meeting on April 20) |
NEW BRITAIN CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
| NUMBER | YEAR | WINNER** |
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1938-1939 1946-1950 1951-1971 1972 1973 1974 1975-1976 1977-1978 1979 1980-1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987-1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008-2009 2010 2011 2012 |
Anthony Gray Edmund Roman Arkadijs Strazdins Robert Milardo Daniel Lekowicz Robert Lane and Arkadijs Strazdins Arkadijs Strazdins Robert Milardo Ronald Bourassa and John Baclawski Arkadijs Strazdins Robert Milardo Robert Milardo and Kurt Holyst John Baclawski Zoran Lazetich Eric Godin Richard Bauer Michael Casella Richard Bauer Zimel Livshits David Lunden and Arkadijs Strazdins Robert McDaniel Kerry Leahy Kerry Leahy and James Bolton Arkadijs Strazdins and John Baclawski John Pasco Richard Bauer and Harris Appelman Robert Milardo William Grzesiak Nelson Castaneda and Richard Bauer Richard Bauer Nelson Castaneda Robert Lawrence Nelson Castaneda Nelson Castaneda and Richard Bauer Nelson Castaneda Danny Rozovsky Nelson Castaneda and Daniel Rozovsky Nelson Castaneda |
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