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SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-9/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230816T010327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230816T010327Z
UID:1215-1693504800-1693518300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll also play any makeup games from our August Quick-Rated Quads this evening\, if needed.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-8/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230727T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230718T021911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T021911Z
UID:1180-1690480800-1690494300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August. Note that Mark Drury won’t attend this week so new visitors may wish to arrive round 7pm to give other club members time to set up for the evening. Please bring your own boards\, sets and clocks if you have them.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-6/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230718T021658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T021658Z
UID:1178-1689876000-1689889500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August. Note that Mark Drury won’t attend this week so new visitors may wish to arrive round 7pm to give other club members time to set up for the evening. Please bring your own boards\, sets and clocks if you have them.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-5/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230713T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230706T201921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T201921Z
UID:1168-1689271200-1689284700@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-4/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230706T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230706T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230706T201722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T201722Z
UID:1166-1688666400-1688679900@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early August.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230608T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230608T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230606T200646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T200646Z
UID:1135-1686247200-1686260700@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for June 15th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230525T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230525T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230522T201840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T202014Z
UID:1104-1685037600-1685051100@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for mid-June.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230518T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230518T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230511T031634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230511T031634Z
UID:1016-1684432800-1684446300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for early June.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-9/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230422T014616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230422T014616Z
UID:975-1682622000-1682627400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Mad Hatter Ladder Blitz Swiss
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold a free\, unrated 5-round blitz tournament with a G/5+0 time control in one section over one evening\, April 27th\, and the outcome of this event will determine the initial positions on the club’s blitz ladder (more details about the ladder and possible prizes associated with it over the course of the year will be shared soon). The first round begins promptly at 7pm\, please check in at the club no later than 6:45pm!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/mad-hatter-ladder-blitz-swiss/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230413T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230410T165643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230410T165643Z
UID:954-1681408800-1681422300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for April 20th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-8/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230312T190512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T211838Z
UID:927-1680807600-1680813000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:"Tower of Flints" Team Bughouse
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first team Bughouse event April 6th\, a follow-on to our Team Blitz tournament and part of a long-promised experiment to see if the team format works for our membership. The tournament will consist of sixteen teams of two players in a 4-round Swiss with a G/5 time control and free entry. More information about Bughouse rules and strategy may be found here. \nSign up individually using the Register button\, above\, and indicate your desired team member if you have one (optional). Given the fixed team nature of this event there is little flexibility where the number of participants is concerned\, so if you wish to play please sign up early. That said\, please do not register if you are on the fence about playing on the 6th\, as nothing causes more swirl in a team event than late withdrawals or\, worse\, no-shows. \nShortly after registrations close team rosters and pairings will be shared with all participants. If you need to withdraw for any reason please let the tournament director know as soon as possible\, so that a replacement player may be found and the teams rebalanced\, as necessary. The first round will begin promptly at 7:00pm so please arrive by 6:45 Thursday to check in. Our Tournament Rules Summary will be followed for this tournament with the lone exception that we will observe clock move rather than touch move (the distinction will be shared before the start of the first round). Please send any questions or comments to info@menloparkchess.club and we look forward to seeing you at at this event!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/tower-of-flints-team-bughouse/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230312T184209Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T192116Z
UID:925-1680202800-1680208200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:"Tower of Flints" Team Chess960
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first team Chess960 event March 30th\, a follow-on to our Team Blitz on March 9th and part of a long-promised experiment to see if the team format works for our membership. The tournament will consist of eight teams of four players in a 3-round Swiss with a G/10 d/3 time control and free entry. The Chess960 starting positions to be used will be shared at the beginning of each round. \nSign up individually using the Register button\, above\, and teams will be crafted by the tournament director\, with the avowed goal of making the event as equitable as possible where rating and/or skill level are concerned. Given the fixed team nature of this event there is little flexibility where the number of participants is concerned\, so if you wish to play please sign up early. That said\, please do not register if you are on the fence about playing on the 30th\, as nothing causes more swirl in a team event than late withdrawals or\, worse\, no-shows. \nShortly after registrations close team rosters and pairings will be shared with all participants. If you need to withdraw for any reason please let the tournament director know as soon as possible\, so that a replacement player may be found and the teams rebalanced\, as necessary. The first round will begin promptly at 7:00pm so please arrive by 6:45 Thursday to check in. Our Tournament Rules Summary will be followed for this tournament with the lone exception that we will observe clock move rather than touch move (the distinction will be shared before the start of the first round). Please send any questions or comments to info@menloparkchess.club and we look forward to seeing you at at this event!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/tower-of-flints-team-chess960/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230312T175242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230312T190649Z
UID:923-1678993200-1678998600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for March 23rd.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-7/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230304T033842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T034211Z
UID:904-1678387500-1678393800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:"Tower of Flints" Team Blitz #1
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold two consecutive team blitz tournaments March 9th and 16th\, part of a long-promised experiment to see if this format works for our membership. The first event on March 9th will offer free entry and will include either eight teams of 4 players (32)\, six teams of six players (36) or ten teams of four players (40)\, depending upon the number of registrations\, with a bias for the middle option. The second event on March 16th may include a $5 entry fee\, all of which will be returned to the top two or three teams as prizes. If there are six or eight teams the tournament format will be round robin (five or seven rounds\, respectively). If there are ten teams the format will be a five-round Swiss. The time control is tentatively G/5 d/2 and may be slightly shorter if there are seven rounds (G/4 d/2). \nSign up individually using the Register button\, above\, and teams will be crafted using a patent-pending\, proprietary algorithm known only to ChatGPT\, with the avowed goal of making the event as equitable as possible where rating and/or skill level are concerned. Given the fixed team nature of this event there is little flexibility where the number of participants is concerned\, so if you wish to play please sign up early. That said\, please do not sign up if you are on the fence about playing next Thursday\, as nothing causes more swirl in a team event than late withdrawals or\, worse\, no-shows. \nShortly after registrations close team rosters and pairings will be shared with all participants. If you need to withdraw for any reason please let the tournament director know as soon as possible\, so that a replacement player may be found and the teams rebalanced\, as necessary. The first round will begin promptly at 7:00pm so please arrive by 6:45 Thursday to check in. The US Chess Rules of Blitz Chess will be followed for both events with the lone exception that we will observe clock move rather than touch move (the distinction will be shared before the start of the first round). Please send any questions or comments to info@menloparkchess.club and we look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/tower-of-flints-team-blitz-1-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230302T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230302T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230220T193721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T193721Z
UID:887-1677780000-1677793500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next blitz tournament\, tentatively scheduled for March 9th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-6/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230126T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230124T183031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T183031Z
UID:819-1674756000-1674769500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for February 2nd.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-5/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230117T193115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230117T193336Z
UID:815-1674154800-1674160200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:G/3+2 Blitz Tournament in Two Sections
DESCRIPTION:We’ll hold our first blitz tournament of 2023\, a free 4- or 5-round G/3+2 unrated event in two sections\, assuming there are sufficient entries. Clock move (as opposed to touch move) and all other US Chess blitz rules apply. First place in each section wins a $25 Kepler’s gift certificate; ties will be settled with a G/3+0 playoff. The first round will begin promptly at 7:15–please register ahead of time via the button\, above\, or arrive no later than 7:00 to register on-site. Entries are limited to 32 players so register early if you plan to play.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/g-3-2-blitz-tournament-in-two-sections/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230112T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20230112T193551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T193838Z
UID:811-1673546400-1673559900@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for January 19th or 26th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-chess-evening-4/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230105T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221213T185626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T185626Z
UID:799-1672941600-1672955100@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:First Thursday Club Meeting of 2023
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll discuss details of the next tournament\, tentatively scheduled for January 12th.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/first-thursday-club-meeting-of-2023/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221210T075312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T004739Z
UID:789-1671040800-1671054300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Year-End Blitz Ouroboros
DESCRIPTION:Our final meeting and tournament of 2022\, we’ll play 5 or 6 rounds of G/3+2 blitz in a single Swiss section or\, depending upon turnout\, we may hold 4- or 6-person round robins based on rating (or some estimation thereof). We’ll begin promptly at 7:15pm so please register ahead of time via the button on this page or arrive no later than 7:00pm Wednesday if you plan to play in this event. Registration is free\, the tournament will be limited to 36 players and prizes include Kepler’s Books gift certificates.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/year-end-blitz-ouroboros/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221207T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221207T194002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221207T194052Z
UID:779-1670436000-1670449500@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual 5-Round G/3+2 Blitz Tournament
DESCRIPTION:We’ll hold a casual 5-round G/3+2 blitz tournament as something of a warmup for our club’s blitz championship\, to occur the following Wednesday\, December 14th. Tomorrow’s event will either be one single Swiss section or\, depending upon turnout\, we may hold 6-person round robins based on rating (or some estimation thereof). We’ll begin “promptly” at 7:15pm so please show up no later than 7:00 if you plan to play in this event. There should also be people on hand for informal or other non-tournament games.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/informal-5-round-g-32-blitz-tournament/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221116T214500
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221111T213034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T213208Z
UID:737-1668621600-1668635100@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz and Club Championship Playoffs
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll also hold the blitz playoffs for our recently-completed club championship.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-and-club-championship-playoffs/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221109T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221109T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221005T011140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T011140Z
UID:699-1668020400-1668027600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 5
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our club championship beginning Wednesday\, October 12th\, at 7pm\, a four- or five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60 d/5 time control over four or five weeks (the number of rounds will depend on the number of players). 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: Four- or five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: October 12th\, 19th\, 26th\, November 2nd\, 9th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/60 d/5 (dual-rated game of 60 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $0 (the MPCC will pay for prizes and the US Chess rating fees for this event)\nPrizes: Collector Series Plastic Chess Pieces (quadruple-weighted\, 4″ King) with MPCC logo mousepad chessboard to 1st-3rd\, top under 1500\, top under 1000\nByes: Half-point byes are available for any round save the last\nRegister: Registrations closed after round 3 of the tournament\nBoards\, sets and clocks 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 or tweet @MenloParkChess\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-5/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:free,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221102T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221102T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221005T010957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T162356Z
UID:697-1667415600-1667422800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 4
DESCRIPTION:Note: Registrations are now closed for the championship given the maximum number of players (40) signed up for and played in the first round. Feel free to send email to the club if you wish to play in later rounds as we may see a withdrawal or two. \nThe Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our club championship beginning Wednesday\, October 12th\, at 7pm\, a four- or five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60 d/5 time control over four or five weeks (the number of rounds will depend on the number of players). 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: Four- or five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: October 12th\, 19th\, 26th\, November 2nd\, 9th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/60 d/5 (dual-rated game of 60 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $0 (the MPCC will pay for prizes and the US Chess rating fees for this event)\nPrizes: Collector Series Plastic Chess Pieces (quadruple-weighted\, 4″ King) with MPCC logo mousepad chessboard to 1st-3rd\, top under 1500\, top under 1000\nByes: Half-point byes are available for any round save the last\nRegister: Registrations closed after round 3 of the tournament\nBoards\, sets and clocks 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 or tweet @MenloParkChess\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-4/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:free,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221005T010602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T162306Z
UID:694-1666810800-1666818000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 3
DESCRIPTION:Note: Registrations are now closed for the championship given the maximum number of players (40) signed up for and played in the first round. Feel free to send email to the club if you wish to play in later rounds as we may see a withdrawal or two. \nThe Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first club championship beginning Wednesday\, October 12th\, at 7pm\, a four- or five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60 d/5 time control over four or five weeks (the number of rounds will depend on the number of players). 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: Four- or five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: October 12th\, 19th\, 26th\, November 2nd\, 9th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/60 d/5 (dual-rated game of 60 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $0 (the MPCC will pay for prizes and the US Chess rating fees for this event)\nPrizes: Collector Series Plastic Chess Pieces (quadruple-weighted\, 4″ King) with MPCC logo mousepad chessboard to 1st-3rd\, top under 1500\, top under 1000\nByes: Half-point byes are available for any round save the last\nRegister: Please sign up using the ‘Register’ button\, above\nBoards\, sets and clocks 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 or tweet @MenloParkChess\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:free,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221019T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221005T010318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221014T162229Z
UID:692-1666206000-1666213200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 2
DESCRIPTION:Note: Registrations are now closed for the championship given the maximum number of players (40) signed up for and played in the first round. Feel free to send email to the club if you wish to play in later rounds as we may see a withdrawal or two. \nThe Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our club championship beginning Wednesday\, October 12th\, at 7pm\, a four- or five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60 d/5 time control over four or five weeks (the number of rounds will depend on the number of players). 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: Four- or five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: October 12th\, 19th\, 26th\, November 2nd\, 9th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/60 d/5 (dual-rated game of 60 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $0 (the MPCC will pay for prizes and the US Chess rating fees for this event)\nPrizes: Collector Series Plastic Chess Pieces (quadruple-weighted\, 4″ King) with MPCC logo mousepad chessboard to 1st-3rd\, top under 1500\, top under 1000\nByes: Half-point byes are available for any round save the last\nRegister: Please sign up using the ‘Register’ button\, above\nBoards\, sets and clocks 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 or tweet @MenloParkChess\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:free,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221012T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221012T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20221005T002653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T010733Z
UID:674-1665601200-1665608400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round 1
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our club championship beginning Wednesday\, October 12th\, at 7pm\, a four- or five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60 d/5 time control over four or five weeks (the number of rounds will depend on the number of players). 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: Four- or five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: October 12th\, 19th\, 26th\, November 2nd\, 9th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/60 d/5 (dual-rated game of 60 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $0 (the MPCC will pay for prizes and the US Chess rating fees for this event)\nPrizes: Collector Series Plastic Chess Pieces (quadruple-weighted\, 4″ King) with MPCC logo mousepad chessboard to 1st-3rd\, top under 1500\, top under 1000\nByes: Half-point byes are available for any round save the last\nRegister: Please sign up ahead of time using the ‘Register’ button\, above\nBoards\, sets and clocks 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 or tweet @MenloParkChess\nJoin our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-1/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:free,rated tournaments,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T105452
CREATED:20220927T205532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T205532Z
UID:669-1664391600-1664397000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Burgess Park Double-Blitz G/3+2
DESCRIPTION:Based on conversations at the club last week and on a few online interactions over the past couple days it seems that another Blitz tournament is what people most wish to partake of this week\, so we’ll hold another free\, unrated double-blitz tournament of four rounds and a G/3+2 time control. A double-blitz event entails playing two games with each opponent\, one as black and one as white. The tournament will begin promptly at 7pm so please register and check in before that time\, if at all possible. Prizes will be yet more gift certificates to Kepler’s or Feldman’s Books.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/burgess-park-double-blitz-g-3-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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