To honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we’ll hold our own Copa del Menlo the first three Thursdays in June (4th, 11th, 18th), a quick-rated G/20;d3 event played in small Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating, with two games played per evening against the same opponent, one as white and one as black. With the World Cup in mind, this will also be a team event using the so-called “snake draft” to create teams of four or so players from each section in the tournament, with an added cash prize given to the top two teams based upon total team score (the sum or all team member scores).
Given the small sections and teams nature of this event it is paramount that players are able to play all three weeks of the tournament — no byes are available and we are not planning to hold a makeup round at this time, though that could change if sufficient people request it (June is a vacation month, after all). Full details follow:
- Format: Small Swiss sections (groups of 6-8 players) based upon rating with two games against the same opponent per evening, one as white and one as black
- Rounds: June 4th, 11th and 18th with no makeup round planned for this event — games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/20;d3 (quick-rated games of 20 minutes per player plus a 3-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; Zelle: 650-400-6393; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund
- Prizes: Based upon 32 entries and 8-player sections, each section will offer a $70 first, $40 second and $20 third prize with ties splitting the money while the top team will split $80 and the second-place team $40 (based on 4-person teams)
- Byes: No byes are available for this event
- Register: Registrations closed after round one
- Equipment: Boards, sets, clocks, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)
- Membership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event
- 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 Google group to stay abreast of club news, tournaments and events
To honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we’ll hold our own Copa del Menlo the first three Thursdays in June (4th, 11th, 18th), a quick-rated G/20;d3 event played in small Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating, with two games played per evening against the same opponent, one as white and one as black. With the World Cup in mind, this will also be a team event using the so-called “snake draft” to create teams of four or so players from each section in the tournament, with an added cash prize given to the top two teams based upon total team score (the sum or all team member scores).
Given the small sections and teams nature of this event it is paramount that players are able to play all three weeks of the tournament — no byes are available and we are not planning to hold a makeup round at this time, though that could change if sufficient people request it (June is a vacation month, after all). Full details follow:
- Format: Small Swiss sections (groups of 6-8 players) based upon rating with two games against the same opponent per evening, one as white and one as black
- Rounds: June 4th, 11th and 18th with no makeup round planned for this event — games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/20;d3 (quick-rated games of 20 minutes per player plus a 3-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; Zelle: 650-400-6393; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund
- Prizes: Based upon 32 entries and 8-player sections, each section will offer a $70 first, $40 second and $20 third prize with ties splitting the money while the top team will split $80 and the second-place team $40 (based on 4-person teams)
- Byes: No byes are available for this event
- Register: Registrations closed after round one
- Equipment: Boards, sets, clocks, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a digital clock if you prefer your own)
- Membership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event
- 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 Google group to stay abreast of club news, tournaments and events
To honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we’ll hold our own Copa del Menlo the first three Thursdays in June (4th, 11th, 18th), a quick-rated G/20;d3 event played in small Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating, with two games played per evening against the same opponent, one as white and one as black. With the World Cup in mind, this will also be a team event using the so-called “snake draft” to create teams of four or so players from each section in the tournament, with an added cash prize given to the top two teams based upon total team score (the sum or all team member scores).
Given the small sections and teams nature of this event it is paramount that players are able to play all three weeks of the tournament — no byes are available and we are not planning to hold a makeup round at this time, though that could change if sufficient people request it (June is a vacation month, after all). Full details follow:
- Format: Small Swiss sections (groups of 6-8 players) based upon rating with two games against the same opponent per evening, one as white and one as black
- Rounds: June 4th, 11th and 18th with no makeup round planned for this event — games begin promptly at 7:00pm
- Control: G/20;d3 (quick-rated games of 20 minutes per player plus a 3-second delay per move)
- Entry Fee: $20; PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12; Zelle: 650-400-6393; entire entry fee goes to the prize fund
- Prizes: Based upon 32 entries and 8-player sections, each section will offer a $70 first, $40 second and $20 third prize with ties splitting the money while the top team will split $80 and the second-place team $40 (based on 4-person teams)
- 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 prefer your own)
- Membership: All tournament participants must be current US Chess members for the duration of the event
- 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 Google group to stay abreast of club news, tournaments and events
Below are the complete wall charts and pairings for our Autumn Double-Round Quick-Rated Quads, which begin Thursday, September 25th. As a reminder, participants will play two games against the same opponent each evening, one as white and one as black. Players should arrive at the club no later than 6:50pm to be ready to start their first game at 7pm sharp. Chess boards, chess sets, chess clocks, score sheets and pens will be provided by the club but feel free to bring your own clock of you prefer. Our tournament rules summary is worthwhile reading if you are new to rated chess or need a refresher.
Quad One
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Yoyo He | W 4 | B 4 | B 3 | W 3 | B 2 | W 2 | | |
| 1917 15174491 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | $15 |
| 2 | Adam Ferrell | W 3 | B 3 | B 4 | W 4 | W 1 | B 1 | | |
| 1879 12644884 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | $15 |
| 3 | Jason Wright | B 2 | W 2 | W 1 | B 1 | B 4 | W 4 | | |
| 1844 12707147 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | Hayden Brongersma | B 1 | W 1 | W 2 | B 2 | W 3 | B 3 | | |
| 1838 31240441 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | $50 |
Quad Two
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Breakwell Loyalka | W 4 | B 4 | B 3 | W 3 | W 2 | B 2 | 1st | |
| 1728 31569521 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | $50 |
| 2 | Yaniv Vinish | W 3 | B 3 | B 4 | W 4 | B 1 | W 1 | | |
| 1705p 32105653 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | Mark Drury | B 2 | W 2 | W 1 | B 1 | W 4 | B 4 | | |
| 1700 12459313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | Hugo Pu | B 1 | W 1 | W 2 | B 2 | B 3 | W 3 | | |
| 1679 31093860 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | $30 |
Quad Three
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Austin Chen | W 4 | B 4 | B 3 | W 3 | B 2 | W 2 | | |
| 1641 31293249 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | $50 |
| 2 | Di Lin | W 3 | B 3 | B 4 | W 4 | W 1 | B 1 | | |
| 1555p 32402356 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | $30 |
| 3 | Kaio Deeter | B 2 | W 2 | W 1 | B 1 | B 4 | W 4 | | |
| 1440 31951986 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0F | 0F | 0.5 | |
| 4 | Jeffrey McGinnis | B 1 | W 1 | W 2 | B 2 | W 3 | B 3 | | |
| 1400 13195830 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1F | 1F | 3.0 | |
Quad Four
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Steven Swick | W 4 | B 4 | B 3 | W 3 | W 2 | B 2 | | |
| unr. 32587496 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 2 | Caleb Leong | W 3 | B 3 | B 4 | W 4 | B 1 | W 1 | | |
| 1284 30207849 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | $50 |
| 3 | Cameron Troy | B 2 | W 2 | W 1 | B 1 | B 4 | W 4 | | |
| 1233 30632621 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | $30 |
| 4 | Vinayak Vikram | B 1 | W 1 | W 2 | B 2 | W 3 | B 3 | | |
| 1081 31007663 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | |
Quad Five
| # | Name/Rating/ID | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total | Prize |
| 1 | Lua Loyalka | W 4 | B 4 | B 3 | W 3 | B 2 | W 2 | | |
| 1043 31569531 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | $30 |
| 2 | Alan Chen | W 3 | B 3 | B 4 | W 4 | W 1 | B 1 | | |
| 502 31293265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | Alfred Davis | B 2 | W 2 | W 1 | B 1 | B 4 | W 4 | | |
| 438p 31939241 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | |
| 4 | Saveen Sahni | B 1 | W 1 | W 2 | B 2 | W 3 | B 3 | | |
| unr. 32515744 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | $50 |
