Casual 5-Round G/3+2 Blitz Tournament
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 …
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Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States
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Year-End Blitz Ouroboros
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesOur 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 …
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G/3+2 Blitz Tournament in Two Sections
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesWe'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 …
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“Tower of Flints” Team Blitz #1
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesThe 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 …
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“Tower of Flints” Team Chess960
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesThe 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 …
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“Tower of Flints” Team Bughouse
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesThe 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 …
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Mad Hatter Ladder Blitz Swiss
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesThe 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 …
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Isles of Blood and Spices Blitz
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesIn 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 …
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Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Ladder Chess Evening
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesOur 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 …
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A4c Variant Tournament
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States"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 …