Below are the results from rounds 1 and 2 of our February Small Swisses event along with the tentative pairings for rounds 3 and 4, to occur on February 27th. The prizes for each section are as follows:
Sections One & Four : $80, $50, $30
Section Two: $60, $40, $20
Section Three: $50, $30
Section One
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total |
| 1 | Pranav Jindal | B 7 | W 7 | W 2 | B 2 | |
| 1965p 30628884 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | | 2.0 |
| 2 | Chase Wang | B 8 | W 8 | B 1 | W 1 | |
| 1788 15015852 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | | 2.0 |
| 3 | Jialin Wu | B 6 | W 6 | W 4 | B 4 | |
| 1707 30410290 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | | 2.0 |
| 4 | Vedant Verma | W 5 | B 5 | B 3 | W 3 | |
| 1733 16994832 | 0.0 | 1.0 | | | 1.0 |
| 5 | Josen Kalra | B 4 | W 4 | W 6 | B 6 | |
| 1639 12615210 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | 1.0 |
| 6 | Zelin Fang | W 3 | B 3 | B 5 | W 5 | |
| 1851 17083043 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | 0.0 |
| 7 | Yash Shah | W 1 | B 1 | W 8 | B 8 | |
| 1717 30652191 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cesar Tamondong | W 2 | B 2 | B 7 | W 7 | |
| 1688 12439091 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | 0.0 |
Section Two
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total |
| 1 | Venugopal Mani | B 6 | W 6 | B 2 | W 2 | |
| 1500 16419753 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | | 2.0 |
| 2 | Breakwell Loyalka | B 5 | W 5 | W 1 | B 1 | |
| 1526 31569521 | 1.0 | 1.5 | | | 1.5 |
| 3 | Yaniv Vinish | W 4 | B 4 | W 5 | B 5 | |
| 1516p 32105653 | 0.5 | 1.5 | | | 1.5 |
| 4 | Justin Dong | B 3 | W 3 | W 6 | B 6 | |
| 1598p 17212253 | 0.5 | 0.5 | | | 0.5 |
| 5 | Hugo Pu | W 2 | B 2 | B 3 | W 3 | |
| 1439 31093860 | 0.0 | 0.5 | | | 0.5 |
| 6 | Hayden Brongersma | W 1 | B 1 | B 4 | W 4 | |
| 1562 31240441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | 0.0 |
Section Three
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
| 1 | Austin Chen | B 2 | W 2 | B 3 | W 3 | B 2 | W 2 | |
| 1373 31293249 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | | | | 2.0 |
| 2 | Michael Sherrard | W 1 | B 1 | B 4 | W 4 | W 1 | B 1 | |
| 1300 12447368 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | | | 0.0 |
| 3 | Amogh Rao | B 4 | W 4 | W 1 | B 1 | B 4 | W 4 | |
| 1295 30949341 | | | | | | | 0.0 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Ungar | W 3 | B 3 | W 2 | B 2 | W 3 | B 3 | |
| 1202 16396743 | | | | | | | 0.0 |
Section Four
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Total | | |
| 1 | Zelan Fang | W 8 | B 8 | W 2 | B 2 | | | |
| 882 30629764 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | | 2.0 | | |
| 2 | Daniel Jost | W 7 | B 7 | B 1 | W 1 | | | |
| unr. 32292327 | 1.0 | 2.0 | | | 2.0 | | |
| 3 | Evan Sobel | B 5 | W 5 | W 6 | B 6 | | | |
| 839p 31860044 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | |
| 4 | Lua Loyalka | W 6 | B 6 | W 5 | B 5 | | | |
| 813 31569531 | 0.0 | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | |
| 5 | Tyler Middleton | W 3 | B 3 | B 4 | W 4 | | | |
| unr. 32301163 | 0.0 | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | |
| 6 | Alon Doitel | B 4 | W 4 | B 3 | W 3 | | | |
| unr. 32252326 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | | 1.0 | | |
| 7 | Lucian Liu | B 2 | W 2 | W 8 | B 8 | | | |
| unr. 32275327 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | |
| 8 | Alfred Davis | B 1 | W 1 | B 7 | W 7 | | | |
| unr. 31939241 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | | 0.0 | | |
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold US Chess quick-rated, double-round quads and/or 6- or 8-person 3-round Swiss sections over three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, February 13th, using the G/20;d5 time control and playing two games against each opponent during the same evening, one as white and one as black. Players will be grouped into quads or small Swiss sections based upon rating to keep things as competitive as possible. No byes will be available for this event so if you are unable to play all three weeks (February 13th, 27th and March 6th) please do not register. (Note that February 20th occurs during a “ski week” for local schools so we’ll hold a casual evening then.) These quads are suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow:
- Format: Double-round quads and/or small Swiss tournaments over three weeks, two games per evening against the same opponent, one as white and one as black
- Rounds: February 13th, 27th and March 6th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/20;d5 (quick-rated game of 20 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $20 (PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12); entire entry fee goes to the prize fund.
- Prizes: First place in each quad receives $50, second place receives $30, any ties will split the cash prize(s)—Swiss sections will offer three prizes
- Byes: No byes are available for this event
- Register: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button above
- Equipment: Boards, sets, clocks, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you own one)
- Membership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Rules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play
- Info: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club
- Social: Join our Facebook group or email list to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold US Chess quick-rated, double-round quads and/or 6- or 8-person 3-round Swiss sections over three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, February 13th, using the G/20;d5 time control and playing two games against each opponent during the same evening, one as white and one as black. Players will be grouped into quads or small Swiss sections based upon rating to keep things as competitive as possible. No byes will be available for this event so if you are unable to play all three weeks (February 13th, 27th and March 6th) please do not register. (Note that February 20th occurs during a “ski week” for local schools so we’ll hold a casual evening then.) These quads are suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow:
- Format: Double-round quads and/or small Swiss tournaments over three weeks, two games per evening against the same opponent, one as white and one as black
- Link: https://menloparkchess.club/event/february-double-round-quick-rated-quads-round-one/
- Rounds: February 13th, 27th and March 6th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/20;d5 (quick-rated game of 20 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $20 (PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12); entire entry fee goes to the prize fund.
- Prizes: First place in each quad receives $50, second place receives $30, any ties will split the cash prize(s)—Swiss sections will offer three prizes
- Byes: No byes are available for this event
- Register: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button above
- Equipment: Boards, sets, clocks, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you own one)
- Membership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Rules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play
- Info: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club
- Social: Join our Facebook group or email list to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold US Chess quick-rated, double-round quads and/or 6- or 8-person 3-round Swiss sections over three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, February 13th, using the G/20;d5 time control and playing two games against each opponent during the same evening, one as white and one as black. Players will be grouped into quads or small Swiss sections based upon rating to keep things as competitive as possible. No byes will be available for this event so if you are unable to play all three weeks (February 13th, 27th and March 6th) please do not register. (Note that February 20th occurs during a “ski week” for local schools so we’ll hold a casual evening then.) These quads are suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow:
- Format: Double-round quads and/or small Swiss tournaments over three weeks, two games per evening against the same opponent, one as white and one as black
- Rounds: February 13th, 27th and March 6th—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/20;d5 (quick-rated game of 20 minutes per player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $20 (PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12); entire entry fee goes to the prize fund.
- Prizes: First place in each quad receives $50, second place receives $30, any ties will split the cash prize(s)—Swiss sections will offer three prizes
- Byes: No byes are available for this event
- Register: Please sign up in advance using the button/link found here
- Equipment: Boards, sets, clocks, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you own one)
- Membership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Rules: Our tournament chess rules summary is mandatory reading if you’re new to tournament play
- Info: For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club
- Social: Join our Facebook group or email list to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
