The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold USCF Quick-rated double-round quads over three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, January 18th, using the G/15;d5 time control and playing two games against each opponent during the same evening, one as white and one as black. No byes will be available for this event so if you are unable to …
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"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 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 … |
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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: There will likely be 4 or 5 Swiss rounds at G/7;d3 in one or two sections The games will be played with the normal Chess960 rules … |
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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. |
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