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SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Lecture\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games as well as a possible lecture are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-lecture-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,lecture,unrated tournaments
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T001453Z
UID:1732-1719511200-1719522000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Lecture\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games as well as a possible lecture are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-lecture-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,lecture,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240516T184718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T220933Z
UID:1712-1717095600-1717102800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:A4c Variant Tournament #2
DESCRIPTION:Background: This will be our second foray into A4c Chess and it’s long overdue\, given how well our first such event was received. One of the strongest blitz players in our club came up with this variant and\, after hearing it described\, we couldn’t resist holding an informal tournament to give it a try. It involves a good deal of fast chess plus a game within a game (a metagame) centered around how best to manage one’s fixed time allotment over several games.\n\nConcept: Players will play best of 3 games against the same opponent in each round with 10 minutes on their clocks\, with no increment or delay. When a game ends\, players pause the clock but do not reset the time. They reset the pieces then restart the clock for the next game with the times remaining from the prior game(s). If a player runs out of time they lose the match. If a player wins the majority of the points possible in the 3 games\, they win the match (so if a player wins two games and still has time remaining on their clock they win the match). One player gets two games with the white pieces (first and third games) and the other gets preferred clock side for all games.\n\nOddities: Clock location does not change so one player always keeps it on their preferred side. Typically the players start the game by drawing for colors then whomever wins the draw chooses White or Clockside\, but given we’ll be holding a Swiss system tournament the player assigned White in any round gets two whites and the player assigned Black gets to choose clockside. (We could also allow the player who is assigned White by the pairing software to choose color preference or clockside to further complicate the metagame).\n\nComments: I like the metagame aspect of this format because it incentivizes players to manage their clock across multiple games with tactical decisions (whether it is burning down an opponent’s time when they are ahead on time or resigning quickly to preserve more time for subsequent games). It also allows a stronger slower player to manage their time differently and take more time to win the majority of games (though this is risky if they go into a third game after budgeting time poorly).\n\nFormat: As mentioned above\, we will play best of 3 games at Gs/10 over three or possibly four rounds (no increment or delay)\, depending upon when we get started\, and we may split players into groups of 4-8 by rating if the tournament doesn’t start very near 7pm (leaving time for just three rounds)\, so please arrive a little earlier if at all possible.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/a4c-variant-tournament-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:a4c,free,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240523T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240523T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240516T181733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T181733Z
UID:1710-1716487200-1716498000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Lecture\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games as well as a possible lecture are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-lecture-ladder-chess-evening/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,lecture,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240516T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240509T165945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T165945Z
UID:1707-1715882400-1715893200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-26/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,lecture,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240509T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240509T165725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T165725Z
UID:1705-1715277600-1715288400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-25/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,lecture,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240502T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240318T223207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T223426Z
UID:1636-1714672800-1714683600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-24/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240318T212801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212801Z
UID:1623-1711648800-1711659600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-23/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240318T212207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212207Z
UID:1621-1711044000-1711054800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will also play another impromptu blitz tournament beginning at 7pm (free\, no prizes)\, given there appears to be an appetite for same.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-blitz-bughouse-ladder-chess-evening-22/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240312T022121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T022121Z
UID:1618-1710439200-1710450000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will 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-21/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240219T194445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T194445Z
UID:1591-1709229600-1709240400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz\, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we will 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-20/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240219T193423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240219T211623Z
UID:1588-1708628400-1708633800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Chess960 Draft Tournament
DESCRIPTION:On the heels of our very successful A4c Variant Tournament\, we’ll hold another Chess960 variant tournament\, this time using a piece placement draft with the following format and rules: \n\nThere will likely be 4 or 5 Swiss rounds at G/7;d3 in one or two sections\nThe games will be played with the normal Chess960 rules except for the use of a draft\, wherein white starts black’s clock then black places the first piece on the back rank and starts white’s clock\, white copies that move then places another piece of their own\, black copies that placement then places a second piece\, etc.\, until black places a final piece and white makes the first chess move of the game\nIt’s important to note that the draft phase covered above occurs while players’ clocks are running\, just as in normal moves for the game\nThe king must be placed between the two rooks as in normal Chess960\nThe bishops must be placed on opposite-colored squares\nWe will use clock move rather than touch move\, as in our blitz tournaments\nAn illegal move pointed out by an opponent (no one else) immediately ends the game as a loss for the player who made the illegal move
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/chess960-draft-tournament/
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:20240215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240211T002920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240214T232931Z
UID:1566-1708023600-1708029000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:A4c Variant Tournament
DESCRIPTION:“A4c” or “The Clock (Almost) Never Stops” Variant\n\nBackground: One of the strongest blitz players in our club came up with this variant and\, after hearing it described\, we couldn’t resist holding an informal tournament to give it a try. It involves a good deal of fast chess plus a game within a game (a metagame) centered around how best to manage one’s fixed time allotment over several games.\n\nConcept: Players will play best of 3 games against the same opponent in each round with 10 minutes on their clocks\, with no increment or delay. When a game ends\, players pause the clock but do not reset the time. They reset the pieces then restart the clock for the next game with the times remaining from the prior game(s). If a player runs out of time they lose the match. If a player wins the majority of the points possible in the 3 games\, they win the match (so if a player wins two games and still has time remaining on their clock they win the match). One player gets two games with the white pieces (first and third games) and the other gets preferred clock side for all games.\n\nOddities: Clock location does not change so one player always keeps it on their preferred side. Typically the players start the game by drawing for colors then whomever wins the draw chooses White or Clockside\, but given we’ll be holding a Swiss system tournament the player assigned White in any round gets two whites and the player assigned Black gets to choose clockside. (We could also allow the player who is assigned White by the pairing software to choose color preference or clockside to further complicate the metagame).\n\nComments: I like the metagame aspect of this format because it incentivizes players to manage their clock across multiple games with tactical decisions (whether it is burning down an opponent’s time when they are ahead on time or resigning quickly to preserve more time for subsequent games). It also allows a stronger slower player to manage their time differently and take more time to win the majority of games (though this is risky if they go into a third game after budgeting time poorly).\n\nFormat: As mentioned above\, we will play 3 games at Gs/10 over three or possibly four rounds\, depending upon when we get started\, and we may split players into groups of 8-12 by rating if the tournament doesn’t start very near 7pm (leaving time for just three rounds)\, so please arrive a little earlier if at all possible.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/a4c-variant-tournament/
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20240127T210344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T210344Z
UID:1540-1707415200-1707426000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual\, Blitz\, Bughouse\, Ladder Chess Evening
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm 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-19/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231222
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20231215T000518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T183258Z
UID:1444-1703116800-1703203199@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:No Chess Due to the Holidays
DESCRIPTION:There will be no chess meeting December 21st\, 28th and January 4th due to the Holidays and the fact that the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center will be closed during that time. The club will meet again on January 11th–see you then!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/no-chess-due-to-the-holidays-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:no chess meeting,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231214T214500
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20231215T000223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231215T000223Z
UID:1442-1702576800-1702590300@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 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-17/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,bughouse,casual,free,ladder games,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230601T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230601T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20230522T230618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T002535Z
UID:1109-1685646000-1685651400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Isles of Blood and Spices Blitz
DESCRIPTION:In a final homage to Mervyn Peake—for now—the Menlo Park Chess Club will hold an unrated 5-round tournament with a G/5 time control (no increment or delay) in one section over one evening Thursday\, June 1st\, our Isles of Blood and Spices Blitz. The entry fee is $5\, all of which will be returned in prize money\, the distribution of which will be based on ratings groupings and number of entries. Games played during this event which meet our blitz ladder criteria will also impact ladder standings. Entries are limited to 32 players so please register early using the button\, above\, and provide a US Chess ID or Lichess.org/Chess.com handle to give some idea of your blitz strength.  The first round begins promptly at 7pm—please check in at the club no later than 6:45pm!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/isles-of-blood-and-spices-blitz/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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:20230406T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230406T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230119T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221214T214500
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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:20260405T210351
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220928T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220914T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20220909T232806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220910T001333Z
UID:656-1663182000-1663187400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Fischer Random (Chess960) Tournament
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first Fischer Random (Chess 960) tournament Wednesday\, September 14th\, beginning at 7pm sharp. The event will be unrated and will occur over one evening with a time control of G/8 d/2\, there will be three or four rounds depending upon the number of entries\, entry is free and prizes will be gift certificates to Feldman’s Books in Menlo Park. \nThe starting positions used for the event will be announced before the beginning of each round in an attempt to rein in those who might overprepare. Everyone is encouraged to play in this tournament\, even if you’ve never played a game of Chess960 before. As long as you can play ‘regular’ chess with a clock and understand the castling eccentricities involved with this variant you’ll be fine\, though some may suggest playing a game or two on one of the online chess services to get a feel for Chess960. \nPlease register ahead of time using the button on this page so we have some idea how many people to expect — you may cancel your registration at any time.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/fischer-random-chess960-tournament/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220727T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20220621T224859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220718T152031Z
UID:541-1658948400-1658955600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:MPCC Surfeit of Blitz Marathon: 3+0
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club seeks to answer a simple question: How much blitz chess is too much? Over four consecutive Wednesday evenings in July we will hold four separate unrated blitz tournaments of ever-shortening time controls (5+3\, 5+0\, 3+2\, 3+0)\, each with free entry and modest cash prizes. Where this event differs from most\, however\, is that players may optionally contribute $5 to an overall prize fund\, to be awarded based on one’s performance through all four individual blitz tournaments (the marathon). \nEvery dollar contributed to the overall prize fund will be returned in marathon prizes. Additionally\, any ties for cash prizes in the individual tournaments will see that money placed in the overall/marathon prize fund\, to bolster existing and add new place prizes. For example\, if two people score a perfect 4-0 to tie for first in the 3+0 event and one person takes sole third with 3.5-0.5\, $40 will be added to the overall prize fund (the 1st-2nd tie\, $25 + $15) while the person in 3rd place would take home $10 (see Prizes\, below). If three or more people tie for first place then the entire $50 (1st-3rd prizes) will be added to the overall/marathon prize fund. The same applies to the under-17 prizes. \nNote that each individual tournament is a standalone event and you may play in 1\, 2\, 3 or 4 of these tourneys as you please\, with no obligation to chip in $5 unless you wish to take part in the marathon. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Four separate Swiss-system tournaments in one section over four consecutive Wednesday evenings\nDates: July 6th\, 13th\, 20th and 27th — games begin at 7:00pm\nControl: July 6th\, 5+3; July 13th\, 5+0; July 20th\, 3+2; July 27th\, 3+0\nRounds (#): July 6th\, 4; July 13th\, 4; July 20th\, 5; July 27th\, 5\nEntry Fee: $0 (MPCC will sponsor the prizes)\nPrizes: Each event will offer 1st\, $25; 2nd\, $15; 3rd\, $10; Under-17 1st\, $15\, 2nd\, $10\nTies: If there is a tie for any cash prize the associated funds will be rolled into the overall purse mentioned above (yes\, this is unusual but we think it may prove interesting and\, given the entry fee is $0\, there should be little complaint)\nByes: Zero-point byes available any round\nRegister: Click the Register button\, above\nBoards\, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nU.S. Chess Rules for Blitz Chess will be followed for all play in this event\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/mpcc-surfeit-of-blitz-marathon-3-0/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220713T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220713T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20220621T223632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220709T190330Z
UID:535-1657738800-1657744200@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:MPCC Surfeit of Blitz Marathon: 5+0
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club seeks to answer a simple question: How much blitz chess is too much? Over four consecutive Wednesday evenings in July we will hold four separate unrated blitz tournaments of ever-shortening time controls (5+3\, 5+0\, 3+2\, 3+0)\, each with free entry and modest cash prizes. Where this event differs from most\, however\, is that players may optionally contribute $5 to an overall prize fund\, to be awarded based on one’s performance through all four individual blitz tournaments (the marathon). \nEvery dollar contributed to the overall prize fund will be returned in marathon prizes. Additionally\, any ties for cash prizes in the individual tournaments will see that money placed in the overall/marathon prize fund\, to bolster existing and add new place prizes. For example\, if two people score a perfect 4-0 to tie for first in the 5+0 event and one person takes sole third with 3.5-0.5\, $40 will be added to the overall prize fund (the 1st-2nd tie\, $25 + $15) while the person in 3rd place would take home $10 (see Prizes\, below). If three or more people tie for first place then the entire $50 (1st-3rd prizes) will be added to the overall/marathon prize fund. The same applies to the under-17 prizes. \nNote that each individual tournament is a standalone event and you may play in 1\, 2\, 3 or 4 of these tourneys as you please\, with no obligation to chip in $5 unless you wish to take part in the marathon. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Four separate Swiss-system tournaments in one section over four consecutive Wednesday evenings\nDates: July 6th\, 13th\, 20th and 27th — games begin at 7:00pm\nControl: July 6th\, 5+3; July 13th\, 5+0; July 20th\, 3+2; July 27th\, 3+0\nRounds (#): July 6th\, 4; July 13th\, 4; July 20th\, 5; July 27th\, 5\nEntry Fee: $0 (MPCC will sponsor the prizes)\nPrizes: Each event will offer 1st\, $25; 2nd\, $15; 3rd\, $10; Under-17 1st\, $15\, 2nd\, $10\nTies: If there is a tie for any cash prize the associated funds will be rolled into the overall purse mentioned above (yes\, this is unusual but we think it may prove interesting and\, given the entry fee is $0\, there should be little complaint)\nByes: Zero-point byes available any round\nRegister: Click the Register button\, above\nBoards\, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nU.S. Chess Rules for Blitz Chess will be followed for all play in this event\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/mpcc-surfeit-of-blitz-marathon-5-0/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20220706T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20220706T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T210351
CREATED:20220621T215415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220706T201558Z
UID:528-1657134000-1657139400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:MPCC Surfeit of Blitz Marathon: 5+3
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club seeks to answer a simple question: How much blitz chess is too much? Over four consecutive Wednesday evenings in July we will hold four separate unrated blitz tournaments of ever-shortening time controls (5+3\, 5+0\, 3+2\, 3+0)\, each with free entry and modest cash prizes. Where this event differs from most\, however\, is that players may optionally contribute $5 to an overall prize fund\, to be awarded based on one’s performance through all four individual blitz tournaments (the marathon). \nEvery dollar contributed to the overall prize fund will be returned in marathon prizes. Additionally\, any ties for cash prizes in the individual tournaments will see that money placed in the overall/marathon prize fund\, to bolster existing and add new place prizes. For example\, if two people score a perfect 4-0 to tie for first in the 5+3 event and one person takes sole third with 3.5-0.5\, $40 will be added to the overall prize fund (the 1st-2nd tie\, $25 + $15) while the person in 3rd place would take home $10 (see Prizes\, below). If three or more people tie for first place then the entire $50 (1st-3rd prizes) will be added to the overall/marathon prize fund. The same applies to the under-17 prizes. \nNote that each individual tournament is a standalone event and you may play in 1\, 2\, 3 or 4 of these tourneys as you please\, with no obligation to chip in $5 unless you wish to take part in the marathon. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Four separate Swiss-system tournaments in one section over four consecutive Wednesday evenings\nDates: July 6th\, 13th\, 20th\, and 27th — games begin at 7:00pm\nControl: July 6th\, 5+3; July 13th\, 5+0; July 20th\, 3+2; July 27th\, 3+0\nRounds (#): July 6th\, 4; July 13th\, 4; July 20th\, 5; July 27th\, 5\nEntry Fee: $0 (MPCC will sponsor the prizes)\nPrizes: Each event will offer 1st\, $25; 2nd\, $15; 3rd\, $10; Under-17 1st\, $15\, 2nd\, $10\nTies: If there is a tie for any cash prize the associated funds will be rolled into the overall purse mentioned above (yes\, this is unusual but we think it may prove interesting and\, given the entry fee is $0\, there should be little complaint)\nByes: We don’t need no stinkin’ byes (zero-point byes available any round)!\nRegister: Click the Register button\, above\nBoards\, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)\nU.S. Chess Rules for Blitz Chess will be followed for all play in this event\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/mpcc-surfeit-of-blitz-marathon-5-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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