The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45 d/5 time control. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. (“Mud Month” comes from the Old English “Solmonath,” another name for February—it may also signify “Hearthcake Month” if you prefer Bede, though the former is more apropos to the Bay Area at present.) Details follow:
- Format: Four round Swiss-system tournament in one section, one game per evening
- Rounds: February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/45 d/5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $5 (PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12), entire entry fee goes to the prize fund.
- Prizes: Players will be divided into 3 or more groups based on rating and number of participants; the top scorer in each group wins the group’s share of the prize fund (any ties will split the cash prize).
- Byes: Half-point byes are available for any round except the last
- Register: Registration closed after the start of Round 2
- Boards, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)
- All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Our tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play
- For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club or tweet @MenloParkChess
- Join our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45 d/5 time control. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. (“Mud Month” comes from the Old English “Solmonath,” another name for February—it may also signify “Hearthcake Month” if you prefer Bede, though the former is more apropos to the Bay Area at present.) Details follow:
- Format: Four round Swiss-system tournament in one section, one game per evening
- Rounds: February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/45 d/5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $5 (PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12), entire entry fee goes to the prize fund.
- Prizes: Players will be divided into 3 or more groups based on rating and number of participants; the top scorer in each group wins the group’s share of the prize fund (any ties will split the cash prize).
- Byes: Half-point byes are available for any round except the last
- Register: Registration closed after the start of Round 2
- Boards, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)
- All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Our tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play
- For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club or tweet @MenloParkChess
- Join our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45 d/5 time control. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. (“Mud Month” comes from the Old English “Solmonath,” another name for February—it may also signify “Hearthcake Month” if you prefer Bede, though the former is more apropos to the Bay Area at present.) Details follow:
- Format: Four round Swiss-system tournament in one section, one game per evening
- Rounds: February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/45 d/5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $5 (PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12), entire entry fee goes to the prize fund.
- Prizes: Players will be divided into 3 or more groups based on rating and number of participants; the top scorer in each group wins the group’s share of the prize fund (any ties will split the cash prize).
- Byes: Half-point byes are available for any round except the last
- Register: Registrations are now closed for this tournament
- Boards, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)
- All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Our tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play
- For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club or tweet @MenloParkChess
- Join our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45 d/5 time control. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. (“Mud Month” comes from the Old English “Solmonath,” another name for February—it may also signify “Hearthcake Month” if you prefer Bede, though the former is more apropos to the Bay Area at present.) Details follow:
- Format: Four round Swiss-system tournament in one section, one game per evening
- Rounds: February 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/45 d/5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $5 (PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12), entire entry fee goes to the prize fund.
- Prizes: Players will be divided into 3 or more groups based on rating and number of participants; the top scorer in each group wins the group’s share of the prize fund (any ties will split the cash prize).
- Byes: Half-point byes are available for any round except the last
- Register: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button above
- Boards, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)
- All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Our tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play
- For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club or tweet @MenloParkChess
- Join our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
Our rated June Mini-Marathon wrapped up this past Wednesday with some very exciting games and a clear first place: Mikhail ended up with 3.5 points after a tough win over Shahin, while Ritam, Cesar and Pranav tied for second with 3.0 out of 4. Pranav was slated to play Mikhail in the final round but came down with the flu and was unable to join us, regrettably, though as some consolation his first provisional Regular rating is 2255 (based on 3 games).
Daniel and Ragav were our top juniors at 2.5 and Daniel had an excellent chance to join Mikhail with 3.5 points, but succumbed in time trouble in a wild game with Ritam. I’ll share all the games as Lichess studies soon (thank you again to those who sent me your digital scores), have submitted both the tournament and extra games for rating and would like to offer a hearty thanks to all of you who participated!
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold another rated mini-marathon beginning Wednesday, June 1st, at 6:30pm, a four-round Swiss system event of G/45 d/5 over four weeks and one suitable for experienced players as well as new or newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow:
- Format: Four-round Swiss-system tournament in one section, one game per evening
- Rounds: June 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd — games begin round 6:30pm
- Control: G/45 d/5 (Game in 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $0 (the MPCC will pay for prizes and the US Chess rating fees for this event)
- Prizes: Bookstore gift certificates and/or mousepad chessboards to the top three finishers, top three under 17 years of age
- Byes: Half-point byes are available for any round save the last
- Boards, sets and clocks will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you own one)
- All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
- Sign up for the tournament by clicking the “Register” button directly above
- Our tournament chess rules summary is worth perusing if you’re new to tournament play
- For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club
- Join our Facebook group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
