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Impromptu Blitz #55 Results

Pranav Jindal found his usual excellent form over the past two weeks, given he won clear first in both of our blitz events during that time, this week with 6.5 points in seven rounds of G/3+2 action, arguably the most popular blitz time control at the club. Twenty-nine people joined the fray, including first-time visitors Carlos Alva, Mert Unsal, Soham Gurjar and Ruperto Guirnela.

Right behind Pranav at 6.0 points and in second place was David Flores, a very strong blitz player who returned to the club after having been away for some time, while Breakwell Loyalka, Cesar Tamondong and Carlos Alva shared third at 5.0 points. Austin Chen managed to remain a half point ahead of the throng at 4.0 points, claiming sole sixth with 4.5, another excellent showing for this talented young player. Last Thursday also saw the return of Nicholas Tan, a longtime member who moved away but has since returned to the Bay Area, so hopefully we’ll see more of him in the future.

Full results for Thursday’s event as well as the latest blitz club ratings and blitz points totals may be viewed in the attached images and thank you once again to everyone who joins us for these free, fun, informal tournaments. Regards,

Mark Drury

Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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 as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.

Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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 as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.

Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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 as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.

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Impromptu Blitz #54 Results

Another twenty-eight players took part in our impromptu blitz tournament Thursday and Pranav Jindal showed once again why he is a perennial threat in these events, cruising to a perfect 7 points in this seven-round G/4;d2 affair. Yoyo He had another strong showing in sole second place with 5.5 points, Breakwell Loyalka was alone in third with 5.0 points and there followed a large number of the usual claimants to the throne at 4.5 and 4.0 points. Full results are in the accompanying table and thank you to everyone who played in this tournament.

I’m also sharing the latest standings in our club blitz ratings ladder/experiment/what have you as well as the point totals for the past three weeks. I’m still pondering exactly where this is headed but a number of ideas are rattling around in the ol’ noggin — please let me know if you have any suggestions, as always.

We have about 30 responses to the club tournament survey I sent a week or so ago and a couple clear preferences are emerging but there’s still time to voice your opinion if you are interested in our next rated or unrated event: https://menloparkchess.club/surveys/survey-three/. I also plan to contact the Kolty Chess Club once again about the possibility of a friendly match with their club, given there were a few requests for that in the survey — more to come soon on that front. Regards,

Mark Drury

Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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 as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.

Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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 as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.

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Impromptu Blitz #53 Results

Continuing last week’s free, unrated blitz tournament with a focus on establishing relative club member ratings, we held six rounds of the slightly slower G4;d4 this week and Hayden Brongersma prevailed over 24 other players with 5 points out of six, followed by three very strong players in a tie for second: Pranav Jindal, Breakwell Loyalka and Lauren Goodkind. Full results for the tournament and the updated club ratings follow in the attached images.

We’re still contemplating what we plan to do with this ratings experiment and perhaps that will become more clear as the weeks progress though, again, if you have any bright ideas about what we should be doing please let me know. Regards,

Mark Drury

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Impromptu Blitz #52 Results

We tried something a little different beginning with this week’s free, unrated blitz tournament — we gave all thirty players the same beginning rating with the thought that, over the course of 4-5 such blitz events, we’d come to better understand the relative strengths of club members’ blitz play. That, and there’s still some vague idea floating around that we’ll create a ladder, tournament and/or related prize structure based on ratings accrual and other factors over that time. More information will be shared as the idea crystalizes and please let me know if you have any opinions or ideas, of course.

Triet Vo had an excellent result in this large first event with a perfect 7 out of 7 score, while Hayden Brongersma sat alone in second a point behind. Pranav Jindal and Caleb Leong shared third with 5 points, Austin Chen was sole fifth at 4.5 and a swarm of strong players settled for T6 honors at 4 points. Full results are in the attached image and the SwissSys ratings report is also attached (it includes a couple anomalies that I’ll need to investigate). We will continue the blitz ratings folly in the coming weeks and hopefully it will be modestly entertaining as we figure out what we’re actually doing with this experiment. Regards,

Mark Drury

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Impromptu Blitz #51 Results

We had a smaller turnout for last week’s lecture and blitz tournament but there was no lack of appetite for the usual seven rounds of G/4;d2 chess. There were quite a few upsets over those seven rounds but Pranav Jindal still prevailed with 5.5 points and sole first place. Jason Wright and young Austin Chen tied for second with 5.0 out of 7 while Hayden Brongersma was alone in fourth with 4.5 points. Full results are in the attached image, congratulations to our winners and thanks to everyone who played in this free, unrated event.

Tonight will be much the same as last week, with a lecture beginning at 6:30pm followed by another free, unrated blitz tournament round 7pm, this time with a G/3+2 time control. I hope to see many of you then! Regards,

Mark Drury