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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251204T190000
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SUMMARY:Fourth Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round Four
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our fourth annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 6th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks (there will be no round on November 27th\, Thanksgiving). 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. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 6th\, 13th\, 20th and December 4th and 11th (there is no round November 27th\, 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\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you prefer your own)\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/fourth-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-four/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:championship,dual-rated,rated tournaments,swiss,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251211T210000
DTSTAMP:20251111T224522Z
CREATED:20251105T061749Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T224522Z
UID:2340-1765479600-1765486800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Fourth Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round Five
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our fourth annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 6th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks (there will be no round on November 27th\, Thanksgiving). 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. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 6th\, 13th\, 20th and December 4th and 11th (there is no round November 27th\, 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\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you prefer your own)\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/fourth-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-five/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:championship,dual-rated,rated tournaments,swiss,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260305T210000
DTSTAMP:20260304T210855Z
CREATED:20260214T195121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T210855Z
UID:2477-1772737200-1772744400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:March Quadness\, Round One
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold dual-rated quads beginning Thursday\, March 5th\, using the G/45;d5 time control and playing one game each evening over three successive weeks\, with a possible makeup week March 26th. Players will be grouped into quads based upon current US Chess Regular ratings to keep things as competitive as possible. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Quads (groups of four players) or perhaps small Swiss sections of 6-8 players over three weeks\, one game per evening\nRounds: March 5th\, 12th and 19th with a possible makeup round March 26th — games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund\nPrizes: Each quad will offer a $50 first and $30 second prize with ties splitting the money while any Swiss section prizes will depend upon the number of players therein\nByes: No byes are available for this event\nRegister: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button\, above\nEquipment: Boards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)\nMembership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event\nRules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play\nInfo: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nSocial: Join our Facebook group\, Google group or email list to stay abreast of club news\, tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/march-quadness-round-one/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,quads,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260312T210000
DTSTAMP:20260214T224158Z
CREATED:20260214T224158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T224158Z
UID:2491-1773342000-1773349200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:March Quadness\, Round Two
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold dual-rated quads beginning Thursday\, March 5th\, using the G/45;d5 time control and playing one game each evening over three successive weeks\, with a possible makeup week March 26th. Players will be grouped into quads based upon current US Chess Regular ratings to keep things as competitive as possible. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Quads (groups of four players) or perhaps small Swiss sections of 6-8 players over three weeks\, one game per evening\nRounds: March 5th\, 12th and 19th with a possible makeup round March 26th — games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund\nPrizes: Each quad will offer a $50 first and $30 second prize with ties splitting the money while any Swiss section prizes will depend upon the number of players therein\nByes: No byes are available for this event\nRegister: Registration is now closed for this event\nEquipment: Boards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)\nMembership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event\nRules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play\nInfo: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nSocial: Join our Facebook group\, Google group or email list to stay abreast of club news\, tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/march-quadness-round-two/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,quads,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260319T210000
DTSTAMP:20260214T224456Z
CREATED:20260214T224404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260214T224456Z
UID:2493-1773946800-1773954000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:March Quadness\, Round Three
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold dual-rated quads beginning Thursday\, March 5th\, using the G/45;d5 time control and playing one game each evening over three successive weeks\, with a possible makeup week March 26th. Players will be grouped into quads based upon current US Chess Regular ratings to keep things as competitive as possible. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Quads (groups of four players) or perhaps small Swiss sections of 6-8 players over three weeks\, one game per evening\nRounds: March 5th\, 12th and 19th with a possible makeup round March 26th — games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund\nPrizes: Each quad will offer a $50 first and $30 second prize with ties splitting the money while any Swiss section prizes will depend upon the number of players therein\nByes: No byes are available for this event\nRegister: Registration is now closed for this event\nEquipment: Boards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)\nMembership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event\nRules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play\nInfo: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nSocial: Join our Facebook group\, Google group or email list to stay abreast of club news\, tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/march-quadness-round-three/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,quads,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260702T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260702T210000
DTSTAMP:20260617T203951Z
CREATED:20260402T225416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T203951Z
UID:2602-1783018800-1783026000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Copa Del Menlo\, Round One
DESCRIPTION:To honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we’ll hold our own Copa del Menlo the first three Thursdays in July (2nd\, 9th\, 16th)\, a dual-rated G/45;d5 event played in small Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating\, with one game played per evening. With the World Cup in mind\, this will also be a team event using the so-called “snake draft” to create teams of four or so players from each section in the tournament\, with an added cash prize given to the top two teams based upon total team score (the sum or all team member scores). \nGiven the small sections and teams nature of this event it is paramount that players are able to play all three weeks of the tournament — no byes are available and we are not planning to hold a makeup round at this time\, though that could change if sufficient people request it (July is a vacation month\, after all). Full details follow: \n\nFormat: Small Swiss sections (groups of 6-8 players) based upon rating\nRounds: July 2nd\, 9th and 16th with no makeup round planned for this event — games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated games of 45 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; Zelle: 650-400-6393; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund\nPrizes: Based upon 32 entries and 8-player sections\, each section will offer a $70 first\, $40 second and $20 third prize with ties splitting the money while the top team will split $80 and the second-place team $40 (based on 4-person teams)\nByes: No byes are available for this event\nRegister: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button\, above\nEquipment: Boards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)\nMembership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event\nRules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play\nInfo: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nSocial: Join our Facebook group or Google group to stay abreast of club news\, tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/copa-del-menlo-round-one/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,lecture,rated tournaments,swiss,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T210000
DTSTAMP:20260617T204255Z
CREATED:20260518T182817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T204255Z
UID:2697-1783623600-1783630800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Copa del Menlo\, Round Two
DESCRIPTION:To honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we’ll hold our own Copa del Menlo the first three Thursdays in July (2nd\, 9th\, 16th)\, a dual-rated G/45;d5 event played in small Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating\, with one game played per evening. With the World Cup in mind\, this will also be a team event using the so-called “snake draft” to create teams of four or so players from each section in the tournament\, with an added cash prize given to the top two teams based upon total team score (the sum or all team member scores). \nGiven the small sections and teams nature of this event it is paramount that players are able to play all three weeks of the tournament — no byes are available and we are not planning to hold a makeup round at this time\, though that could change if sufficient people request it (July is a vacation month\, after all). Full details follow: \n\nFormat: Small Swiss sections (groups of 6-8 players) based upon rating\nRounds: July 2nd\, 9th and 16th with no makeup round planned for this event — games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated games of 45 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; Zelle: 650-400-6393; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund\nPrizes: Based upon 32 entries and 8-player sections\, each section will offer a $70 first\, $40 second and $20 third prize with ties splitting the money while the top team will split $80 and the second-place team $40 (based on 4-person teams)\nByes: No byes are available for this event\nRegister: Registrations closed after round one\nEquipment: Boards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)\nMembership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event\nRules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play\nInfo: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nSocial: Join our Facebook group or Google group to stay abreast of club news\, tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/copa-del-menlo-round-two/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,lecture,rated tournaments,swiss,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260716T210000
DTSTAMP:20260617T204349Z
CREATED:20260518T183512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260617T204349Z
UID:2699-1784228400-1784235600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Copa del Menlo\, Round Three
DESCRIPTION:To honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we’ll hold our own Copa del Menlo the first three Thursdays in July (2nd\, 9th\, 16th)\, a dual-rated G/45;d5 event played in small Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating\, with one game played per evening. With the World Cup in mind\, this will also be a team event using the so-called “snake draft” to create teams of four or so players from each section in the tournament\, with an added cash prize given to the top two teams based upon total team score (the sum or all team member scores). \nGiven the small sections and teams nature of this event it is paramount that players are able to play all three weeks of the tournament — no byes are available and we are not planning to hold a makeup round at this time\, though that could change if sufficient people request it (July is a vacation month\, after all). Full details follow: \n\nFormat: Small Swiss sections (groups of 6-8 players) based upon rating\nRounds: July 2nd\, 9th and 16th with no makeup round planned for this event — games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated games of 45 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; Zelle: 650-400-6393; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund\nPrizes: Based upon 32 entries and 8-player sections\, each section will offer a $70 first\, $40 second and $20 third prize with ties splitting the money while the top team will split $80 and the second-place team $40 (based on 4-person teams)\nByes: No byes are available for this event\nRegister: Registrations closed after round one\nEquipment: Boards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)\nMembership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event\nRules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play\nInfo: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nSocial: Join our Facebook group or Google group to stay abreast of club news\, tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/copa-del-menlo-round-three/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:dual-rated,lecture,rated tournaments,swiss,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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