Hey Pawngrabbers fans! Because we got third place in our group, we need your help to qualify for the Pro Chess League Summer Series finals. You can help by voting for us, tomorrow August 17, from around 3pm EST to 7pm EST. Voting will take place o...
Hello Pawngrabbers fans! We just wanted to make a quick announcement that due to feedback we have received, our fan arenas will now take place on Saturdays at 4PM EST. This means that our next fan arena will be tomorrow, Saturday Au...
First, thanks to all the fans who supported us during the PRO Chess League Summer Series. It was an incredibly tight division. We ended up in 3rd place in the division, which means we don't automatically qualify for the Summer playoffs but we will...
Photo By: Beilin Li The Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers have hired National Master Grant Xu as General Manager for the 2020 PRO Chess League season. Xu scored the Pawngrabbers' first-ever point against the San Francisco Mechanics in 2017 and is now bac...
Previewing the Second Round of the PRO Chess League Playoffs By: James Ravenscroft And then there were 8! After an exciting first round of the playoffs, we are down to just eight teams (2 in each conference) vying for a spot in the semis. As t...
2019 PRO Chess League Playoff Predictor The 2019 PRO Chess League regular season is over, and after 10 weeks of exciting chess, we finally get to see the top teams going head-to-head for the PRO Chess League title. Some teams had to fight up un...
The beginning of the event, as usual, looked very good for the Pawngrabbers as they went 3 - 1 against the London Lions and immediately placed high in the rankings. Unfortunately, the following games all yielded diminishing returns for the Pa...
PRO Chess League Power Rankings Week 9: Atlantic Division The final head-to-head matches are in the books now as the PRO Chess League season nears its end, end we still don’t know how the Atlantic Division will shake out! The Marshalls a...
The Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers were confident going into the Webster Windmills match following the very narrow loss against the St. Louis Archbishops. After the first round, a Pawngrabbers victory was almost assured as they were already up 3.5 - 0.5....
Hey Pawngrabber Fans, This Tuesday the Pawngrabbers narrowly lost to the Saint Louis Arch Bishops 8.5-7.5. This means that the Pawngrabbers will need a lot to go well, in order qualify for the playoffs. Here's how you, our fans, can be a...
PRO Chess League Power Rankings Week 8: Atlantic Division This week had the most competitive matches all season, where no team scored below 7 or higher than 9. That made for some really exciting matchups this week, including the Marshalls&rsqu...
The Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers had a close match this week against the St. Louis Archbishops including many exciting games as these two teams went all out for the win. Things started out very promising for the Pawngrabbers as the team found itself up...
A noticeable improvement from the first battle royale, the Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers were able to finish sixth during the second battle royale of the season. The Pawngrabbers' were able to put up dominating performances including many highlight perf...
2019 PRO Chess League Playoff Predictor With just three weeks left in the regular season of the PRO Chess League, we are finally starting to get a good idea of which teams are good, which teams are average, and which teams are going to need to ...
PRO Chess League Power Rankings Week 7: Atlantic Division After another point-happy Battle Royale, things are really coming into shape. The Marshalls and Arch Bishops in a tight race for the top spot, the Sopranos and the Chessbrahs (and ...
Hey Pawngrabber Fans, The Pawnrgabbers have gained points. You? If you remember the article published on February 2nd, 2019, we promised performing better down the road, and we did it. The Pawngrabbers are currently on a two game winning strea...
PRO Chess League Power Rankings Week 6: Atlantic Division Another week is in the books for the 2019 PRO Chess League. We are finally starting to see some clarity within the division, and as a result, not much moving occurred in these rankings....
The Pawngrabbers are on a roll as they achieve another decisive victory in the PRO Chess League. The match against the Miami Champions started off very promising as the first round saw the Pawngrabbers a mere half point away from a perfect score. ...
PRO Chess League Power Rankings Week 5: Atlantic Division This was by far the most shocking week in the PRO Chess league this year, at least in the Atlantic division. I really thought that as the season moved forward, we would see the gre...
Make sure you vote for GM Evgeny Postny for this week's Atlantic Division MVP! GM Postny scored 4/4 against the London Lions, including this spectacular win against GM Sergei Movsesian: Even when the match was already guaranteed to be a win ...
The Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers scored a crushing victory during yesterday's match against the Lions with many exciting games spread out across the event. The Pawngrabbers were able to secure their first lead in the second round before outright winnin...
2019 PRO Chess League Playoff Predictor As we approach the midway point in the season, we can already start to see the separation between teams that may compete for a title, teams struggling to make the playoffs, and teams just trying to avoid r...
Hey Pawngrabber Fans, When you hit rock bottom, the only way is UP! Sitting at the 7th place in the Atlantic Division, the Pawngrabers are looking forward to performing better down the road. And we need you, sincerest fans, to support us! ...
PRO Chess League Power Rankings Week 4: Atlantic Division Welcome to week four of the PRO Chess League power rankings. This week we had the first of three battles royales this season, and man was it exciting. We saw some teams rise to the chal...
While the result in the Battle Royale last night might not have gone the Pawngrabbers' way, there were many exciting games from the players. Here are the top moments from yesterday. As the final round ends we score 1.5 - 2.5 against @SD_Surfer...
