• Autumn Double-Round Quick-Rated Quads, Rounds 3-4

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold a double-round, quick-rated event beginning Thursday, September 25th, using the G/15;d5 time control and playing two games each evening against the same opponent (one as white and one as black) over three successive weeks. Players will be grouped into quads or small Swiss sections based upon rating to keep

  • A4c Variant Tournament #3

    “A4c” or “The Clock (Almost) Never Stops” Variant Background: One of the strongest blitz players in our club came up with this variant and, after hearing it described, we couldn’t