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Top Five Players in the World (and FIDE ratings as of 2/7/2010):
1) Magnus Carlsen (2810)
2) Veselin Topolov (2805)
3) Viswanathan Anand (2790)
4) Vladamir Kramnik (2788)
5) Levon Aronian (2781)

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NEW JERSEY CHESS CLUBS
Bergen Chess Mates - (formerly Dumont Chess Mates) is a local club in Dumont, NJ. The club meets on Mondays at 7 P.M. Many players like to play in Dumont on Mondays and come to our club on Wednesdays! Bergen Chess Mates Link

ICA (International Chess Academy) - Full service club offering tournaments, instruction, chess camps and other services. Located in northern New Jersey with many events in Hackensack and Teaneck. ICA link

Westfield Chess Club - Kid friendly club in Westfield, NJ. They meet on Sundays at 3 P.M. Westfield Chess Club Link

NEW YORK CHESS CLUBS
Westchester Chess Academy - Founded in June 2006 by WGM Rusudan Goletiani (USCF rated 2437) and expert Mike Amori (USCF rated 2029). Located in Rye, NY. Oriented towards training children. Have USCF sanctioned tournaments. WCA Link

Westchester Chess Club - Located at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Scarsdale, NY. Wednesday evening play featuring a variety of events including: Swiss, Quads, and Match Play. WCC Link

Polgar Chess Center - Kid friendly club run by Grandmaster Susan Polgar. Located in Forest Hills, NY. Open 7 days a week. Polgar Club Link

The Marshall Chess Club - The oldest and most prestigious club in the country. The place to go if you want to face tough competition. Located in Greenwich Village. Open 7 days a week. The Marshall Link

Vassar-Chadwick Chess Club - Located on the campus of Vassar College in Dutchess County, the VCCC was founded in the 1930's by Stanley Chadwick. Open to all, no club dues, entry fees vary from $5 to $10 for tournaments. VCCC Link

"Surely chess is a sad waste of brains" - Scott

"God have mercy on the man who doubts what he's sure of" - Springsteen

"A good player is always lucky" - Capablanca

"After the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box" - unknown

"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration" - Thomas Edison

"Chess is mental torture" -Kasparov

"You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas." -Stanley Kubrik

"The winner is the one who makes the next to last mistake" -Tartakower

"Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine" -Spielman

"A bad plan is better than no plan at all" -Marshall

"Two passed pawns on the sixth beat everything, up to a royal flush" -Ian Rogers