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SUMMARY:Third Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 5
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our third annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 7th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks . Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events\, say) and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10\, given games could last until almost 9pm on a school night. Additionally\, if your child has trouble sitting still or remaining quiet for an hour or two then we would humbly request that you consider registering him or her in one of our other rated events and forego the club championship (we love our junior players but there are a few who struggle to remain quiet during even the shorter time controls). Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 7th\, 14th\, 21st\, December 5th\, 12th (there is no round November 28th\, Thanksgiving)—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20 (the entire entry fee will be returned in prizes)\n\nPayment: PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12\, Zelle: 6504006393\nPrizes:  Four prize groups based upon November US Chess regular ratings with roughly 8 players per prize group (Group 1: $120\, $60\, $40; Group 2: $100\, $60\, $40; Group 3: $80\, $40\, $20; Group 4: $80\, $40\, $20\, with adjustments as needed based on tournament/group size)\nByes: One half-point bye is available for any round save the last\, but the bye must be requested at least two days in advance of the day of play\nRegister: Registrations are closed for this event\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nAll tournament participants must be current US Chess members\nOur tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play\nFor more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/third-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-5/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T170005
CREATED:20241006T070745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T213356Z
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SUMMARY:Third Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 4
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our third annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 7th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks . Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events\, say) and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10\, given games could last until almost 9pm on a school night. Additionally\, if your child has trouble sitting still or remaining quiet for an hour or two then we would humbly request that you consider registering him or her in one of our other rated events and forego the club championship (we love our junior players but there are a few who struggle to remain quiet during even the shorter time controls). Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 7th\, 14th\, 21st\, December 5th\, 12th (there is no round November 28th\, Thanksgiving)—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20 (the entire entry fee will be returned in prizes)\n\nPayment: PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12\, Zelle: 6504006393\nPrizes:  Four prize groups based upon November US Chess regular ratings with roughly 8 players per prize group (Group 1: $120\, $60\, $40; Group 2: $100\, $60\, $40; Group 3: $80\, $40\, $20; Group 4: $80\, $40\, $20\, with adjustments as needed based on tournament/group size)\nByes: One half-point bye is available for any round save the last\, but the bye must be requested at least two days in advance of the day of play\nRegister: Registrations are closed for this event\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nAll tournament participants must be current US Chess members\nOur tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play\nFor more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/third-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-4/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241121T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T170005
CREATED:20241006T070134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T213332Z
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SUMMARY:Third Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 3
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our third annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 7th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks . Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events\, say) and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10\, given games could last until almost 9pm on a school night. Additionally\, if your child has trouble sitting still or remaining quiet for an hour or two then we would humbly request that you consider registering him or her in one of our other rated events and forego the club championship (we love our junior players but there are a few who struggle to remain quiet during even the shorter time controls). Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 7th\, 14th\, 21st\, December 5th\, 12th (there is no round November 28th\, Thanksgiving)—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20 (the entire entry fee will be returned in prizes)\n\nPayment: PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12\, Zelle: 6504006393\nPrizes:  Four prize groups based upon November US Chess regular ratings with roughly 8 players per prize group (Group 1: $120\, $60\, $40; Group 2: $100\, $60\, $40; Group 3: $80\, $40\, $20; Group 4: $80\, $40\, $20\, with adjustments as needed based on tournament/group size)\nByes: One half-point bye is available for any round save the last\, but the bye must be requested at least two days in advance of the day of play\nRegister: Registrations most likely closed after round 1 was played but send email to info@menloparkchess.club to inquire about possible late registration\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nAll tournament participants must be current US Chess members\nOur tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play\nFor more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/third-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241114T190000
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SUMMARY:Third Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 2
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our third annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 7th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks . Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events\, say) and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10\, given games could last until almost 9pm on a school night. Additionally\, if your child has trouble sitting still or remaining quiet for an hour or two then we would humbly request that you consider registering him or her in one of our other rated events and forego the club championship (we love our junior players but there are a few who struggle to remain quiet during even the shorter time controls). Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 7th\, 14th\, 21st\, December 5th\, 12th (there is no round November 28th\, Thanksgiving)—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20 (the entire entry fee will be returned in prizes)\n\nPayment: PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12\, Zelle: 6504006393\nPrizes:  Four prize groups based upon November US Chess regular ratings with roughly 8 players per prize group (Group 1: $120\, $60\, $40; Group 2: $100\, $60\, $40; Group 3: $80\, $40\, $20; Group 4: $80\, $40\, $20\, with adjustments as needed based on tournament/group size)\nByes: One half-point bye is available for any round save the last\, but the bye must be requested at least two days in advance of the day of play\nRegister: Registrations most likely closed after round 1 was played but send email to info@menloparkchess.club to inquire about possible late registration\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nAll tournament participants must be current US Chess members\nOur tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play\nFor more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/third-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241107T190000
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SUMMARY:Third Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 1
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our third annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 7th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks . Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events\, say) and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10\, given games could last until almost 9pm on a school night. Additionally\, if your child has trouble sitting still or remaining quiet for an hour or two then we would humbly request that you consider registering him or her in one of our other rated events and forego the club championship (we love our junior players but there are a few who struggle to remain quiet during even the shorter time controls). Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 7th\, 14th\, 21st\, December 5th\, 12th (there is no round November 28th\, Thanksgiving)—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20 (the entire entry fee will be returned in prizes)\n\nPayment: PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12\, Zelle: 6504006393\nPrizes:  Four prize groups based upon November US Chess regular ratings with roughly 8 players per prize group (Group 1: $120\, $60\, $40; Group 2: $100\, $60\, $40; Group 3: $80\, $40\, $20; Group 4: $80\, $40\, $20\, with adjustments as needed based on tournament/group size)\nByes: One half-point bye is available for any round save the last\, but the bye must be requested at least two days in advance of the day of play\nRegister: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button\, above\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nAll tournament participants must be current US Chess members\nOur tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play\nFor more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/third-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-1/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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