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Impromptu Blitz #9 Results

Due to the miscommunication between rec. center staff and yours truly we postponed the start of our January quads one week, to January 18th, leaving the evening of the 11th free for yet another impromptu blitz tournament. Last night’s affair was a free 5-round G/5+0 affair, one which included 22 players, three of them new visitors to the club (welcome, Anaida, Sandhya and Venugopal!) and saw Pranav emerge victorious, as is often the case. Below are the full results for this event and we will likely hold another impromptu blitz tournament on February 8th—check our Events page for more details when available. Regards,

Mark Drury

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Pranav JindalB 10W 5B 3W 2B 8
1.02.03.04.05.05.0
2Cesar TamondongB 15W 7B 6B 1W 5
1.02.03.03.04.04.0
3Josen KalraB 16W 9W 1B 8W 10
1.02.02.03.04.04.0
4Chris MurphyW 14B 6W 8B 12B 9
1.01.01.02.03.03.0
5Charles MayvilleW 20B 1W 14B 13B 2
1.01.02.03.03.03.0
6David ZhaoB 21W 4W 2B 10W 14
1.02.02.02.03.03.0
7Kornel CsernaiW 12B 2W 11B 16W 15
1.01.01.02.03.03.0
8Venugopal ManiB 17W 19B 4W 3W 1
1.02.03.03.03.03.0
9Nicholas TanW 18B 3W 16B 11W 4
1.01.02.03.03.03.0
10Hayden BrongersmaW 1B 13B 19W 6B 3
0.01.02.03.03.03.0
11Austin ChenB 19W 17B 7W 9W 13
0.01.02.02.03.03.0
12Shlok ChowdhuryB 7W 15B 21W 4B 19
0.01.02.02.03.03.0
13Ashwin GaneshB 22W 10B 20W 5B 11
1.01.02.02.02.02.0
14Michael DarrB 4W 21B 5W 20B 6
0.01.01.02.02.02.0
15Aditya DhamdhereW 2B 12W 18W 19B 7
0.00.01.02.02.02.0
16Joey LoW 3B 18B 9W 7B 21
0.01.01.01.02.02.0
17Brian ChenW 8B 11W 22B 18W 20
0.00.01.01.02.02.0
18Alan ChenB 9W 16B 15W 17B 22
0.00.00.01.02.02.0
19Mark / EstherW 11B 8W 10B 15W 12
1.01.01.01.01.01.0
20Bud WollB 5W 22W 13B 14B 17
0.01.01.01.01.01.0
21Sandhya CW 6B 14W 12B 22W 16
0.00.00.01.01.01.0
22Anaida StepanyanW 13B 20B 17W 21W 18
0.00.00.00.00.00.0
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Schedule Update, Kolty Blitz, Impromptu Blitz #8 Results

I have an important schedule update which I hope everyone receives before next Thursday, December 21st: there will be no chess that evening. I was informed late last Thursday, after most people had left the club for the night, that the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center will close for the holidays Wednesday, December 20th. Our next meeting will be January 11th, then, and I’ll send more details soon about the 3-week quick-rated tournament which begins on that date.

If you still need a chess fix this coming week fret not, as the Kolty Chess Club will hold a 7-round G/3+2 blitz tournament Wednesday, December 20th, one I hope to attend and I’m also hoping our Menlo Park club has another good showing at a Kolty blitz event. Details follow (from the Kolty CC Facebook group):

Remember to make room in your holiday schedule for the Eric Steger Appreciation Blitz Tournament next Wednesday, December 20th. This will be a 7 round Swiss, G3/2, USCF rated event so USCF membership is required. Entry fee is $15/$20 and will be in one open section.

Please preregister by emailing Wolfgang at the KoltyChessClub@gmail.com address.

If you plan to come play please bring a digital clock since the club has very few.

We had 20 club stalwarts play in our impromptu G/5+0 blitz tournament this past Thursday, with relative newcomer Ramkumar Jeyaraman taking sole first with a perfect 5-0 score, followed closely by Gabriel Sanchez and Cesar Tamondong at 4-1, with Cesar once again beating me in the final round on the black side of another Bird. Full results for this event are available in the table below.

Lastly, this past Thursday was Paul Hartel’s final visit to the club, given he returns to Germany soon, and we will miss him a great deal. Paul has been a helpful member of the club for some time now, showing up early to help set up and participating in many of our tournaments this year. His game has improved a great deal during his time here, culminating in an even score in our recently-concluded club championship, we wish him every success in chess and in life and hope to meet him over the board again soon!

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Ram JeyaramanB 13W 4B 3W 2B 5
1.02.03.04.05.05.0
2Gabe SanchezW 18B 10W 5B 1W 6
1.02.03.03.04.04.0
3Cesar TamondongB 19W 7W 1B 12B 9
1.02.02.03.04.04.0
4Charlie MayvilleW 17B 1W 11B 13W 10
1.01.01.52.53.53.5
5Thomas GerberW 8B 12B 2W 7W 1
1.02.02.03.03.03.0
6David ZhaobyeB 18W 9W 16B 2
0.51.52.03.03.03.0
7Josen KalraW 15B 3W 8B 5W 11
1.01.02.02.03.03.0
8Austin ChenB 5W 14B 7W 17W 12
0.01.01.02.03.03.0
9Mark DrurybyeW 11B 6B 10W 3
0.51.52.02.52.52.5
10Rohan KapreB 14W 2B 13W 9B 4
1.01.02.02.52.52.5
11Paul HartelW 20B 9B 4W 19B 7
1.01.01.52.52.52.5
12Hayden BrongersmaB 16W 5B 19W 3B 8
1.01.02.02.02.02.0
13Aditya DhamdhereW 1B 15W 10W 4B 16
0.01.01.01.02.02.0
14Jefferson MateoW 10B 8W 20B 18B 19
0.00.01.01.02.02.0
15Beata Ang-DuttaB 7W 13W 17B 20W 18
0.00.00.01.02.02.0
16Shlok ChowdhuryW 12B 17W 18B 6W 13
0.01.02.02.02.02.0
17Gagan PrakashB 4W 16B 15B 8W 20
0.00.01.01.01.51.5
18Joey LoB 2W 6B 16W 14B 15
0.00.00.01.01.01.0
19Jeff UngarW 3B 20W 12B 11W 14
0.01.01.01.01.01.0
20Maxime GerberB 11W 19B 14W 15B 17
0.00.00.00.00.50.5

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Ladder Chess Evening

Our 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 offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.

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Impromptu Blitz #7 Results, Schedule Updates

We enjoyed a record 31 participants in our Impromptu Blitz #7 last night, a 5-round G/3+2 affair which included no less than nine first-time visitors to the club. As is often the case, Pranav Jindal and Alaric Stein sat atop the wall chart when all was said and done, Pranav taking first this time with a perfect 5-0 while Alaric shared joint second at 4-1 with Cesar Tamondong, who nicked me in the final round with his accursed From’s Gambit (between he and Kornél I’m considering a temporary ban at the club on that particular response to my beloved Bird). Full results for the tournament may be viewed in the attached image.

I’ll update the club’s schedule of events this weekend (https://menloparkchess.club/events/) but we’ll meet December 14th and 21st for casual, blitz or variant tournaments then there will be no meetings December 28th and January 4th, due to the Holidays. Beginning January 11th we’ll hold a 2- or 3-week quick-rated event of some kind, likely G/15, perhaps double-round quads again. As always, let me know your preferences and/or dislikes and I hope to see many of you next week.

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Pranav JindalB 21W 7B 4W 2W 6
1.02.03.04.05.05.0
2Alaric SteinW 12B 19W 8B 1W 10
1.02.03.03.04.04.0
3Cesar TamondongB 22W 4B 26W 13B 9
1.01.02.03.04.04.0
4Ramkumar JeyaramanW 26B 3W 1B 16B 11
1.02.02.02.53.53.5
5Richard WangB 13W 17B 10W 23W 16
1.01.51.52.53.53.5
6Kornel CsernaibyeW 29B 14W 10B 1
0.51.52.53.53.53.5
7David ZhaoW 31B 1W 18B 14W 15
1.01.01.52.53.53.5
8Gabriel SanchezB 29W 16B 2W 11W 18
1.02.02.02.03.03.0
9Mark DrurybyeW 15B 17byeW 3
0.51.52.53.03.03.0
10Charlie MayvilleW 18B 11W 5B 6B 2
1.02.03.03.03.03.0
11Hayden BrongersmaB 27W 10B 22B 8W 4
1.01.02.03.03.03.0
12Joey LoB 2W 27B 16– 26W 20
0.01.01.0X2.03.03.0
13Paul HartelW 5B 31W 19B 3B 21
0.01.02.02.03.03.0
14Kanav MaheshwaribyeB 20W 6W 7B 23
0.51.51.51.52.52.5
15Rohan KaprebyeB 9W 29W 17B 7
0.50.51.52.52.52.5
16Josen KalraW 23B 8W 12W 4B 5
1.01.02.02.52.52.5
17Taewoo KimW 28B 5W 9B 15B 25
1.01.51.51.52.52.5
18Aditya DhamdhereB 10W 24B 7W 19B 8
0.01.01.52.52.52.5
19Gagan PrakashB 30W 2B 13B 18W 27
1.01.01.01.02.02.0
20Hugo PuB 24W 14B 23W 22B 12
1.01.01.02.02.02.0
21Beata Ang-DuttaW 1B 23W 27B 28W 13
0.00.01.02.02.02.0
22Ugo MadaguW 3B 28W 11B 20W 30
0.01.01.01.02.02.0
23Austin ChenB 16W 21W 20B 5W 14
0.01.02.02.02.02.0
24Taein KimW 20B 18– 31W 25B 28
0.00.0X1.01.02.02.0
25Shlok Chowdhurybye—-—-B 24W 17
0.5U0.5U0.51.51.51.5
26Arjun GoelB 4W 30W 3– 12—-
0.01.01.0F1.0U1.01.0
27Maybeline HinloW 11B 12B 21W 30B 19
0.00.00.01.01.01.0
28Minsoo KimB 17W 22B 30W 21W 24
0.00.01.01.01.01.0
29Amogh RaoW 8B 6B 15—-—-
0.00.00.0U0.0U0.00.0
30Bud WollW 19B 26W 28B 27B 22
0.00.00.00.00.00.0
31Jimmy ChenB 7W 13– 24—-—-
0.00.0F0.0U0.0U0.00.0
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Impromptu G/2+3 Double-Round Blitz #6

We enjoyed another excellent turnout for our casual evening this past Thursday and 26 people played in our impromptu G/2+3 double-round blitz tournament (two games played against each opponent), with Andy Applebaum taking sole first with a perfect 8 points. One point behind in sole second was first-time club visitor Ramkumar Jeyaraman, while Cesar Tamondong claimed sole third with 6 points. Of particular note was the result of Hayden Brongersma at 5 points, a young player who seems to get stronger each week and, if memory serves, only took up the game seriously earlier this year. Full results for the tournament are given below and we’ll continue to offer these blitz events (with different formats and time controls) on casual nights given it’s clearly what club membership wishes to do.

#Name/Rating/IDRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1Andy ApplebaumW 22B 22B 17W 17W 11B 11W 3B 3 
 1.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.08.0
2Ramkumar JeyaramanB 6W 6W 15B 15W 8B 8B 11W 11 
 0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.07.0
3Cesar TamondongW 16B 16W 13B 13B 7W 7B 1W 1 
 1.02.03.04.05.06.06.06.06.0
4Rohan KaprebyebyeW 6B 6B 19W 19W 5B 5 
 0.51.01.02.03.04.04.05.05.0
5Kornel CsernaiB 24W 24W 7B 7W 12B 12B 4W 4 
 1.02.03.03.04.04.05.05.05.0
6Hayden BrongersmaW 2B 2B 4W 4B 21W 21W 10B 10 
 1.01.02.02.03.03.54.55.05.0
7David ZhaoW 19B 19B 5W 5W 3B 3B 15W 15 
 1.02.02.03.03.03.04.04.54.5
8Mark DruryW 10B 10byebyeB 2W 2W 17B 17 
 1.02.02.53.03.03.04.04.54.5
9Josen KalraB 15W 15W 16B 16W 18B 18W 21B 21 
 0.00.01.01.01.52.53.54.54.5
10Amogh RaoB 8W 8W 26B 26B 13W 13B 6W 6 
 0.00.01.02.03.04.04.04.54.5
11Pranav JindalB 14W 14W 21B 21B 1W 1W 2B 2 
 1.02.03.04.04.04.04.04.04.0
12John VitlacilbyebyebyebyeB 5W 5B 14W 14 
 0.51.01.52.02.03.04.04.04.0
13Lasha LakarbaiaW 26B 26B 3W 3W 10B 10W 22B 22 
 1.02.02.02.02.02.03.04.04.0
14Paul HartelW 11B 11B 23W 23B 17W 17W 12B 12 
 0.00.01.02.03.03.03.04.04.0
15Jay WackerW 9B 9B 2W 2B 22W 22W 7B 7 
 1.02.02.02.03.03.53.54.04.0
16Atul DhingraB 3W 3B 9W 9W 20B 20W 23B 23 
 0.00.00.01.01.02.03.04.04.0
17Nikita GrinkinB 25W 25W 1B 1W 14B 14B 8W 8 
 1.02.02.02.02.03.03.03.53.5
18Aditya Dhamdherebyebye—-—-B 9W 9B 25W 25 
 0.51.0U1.0U1.01.51.52.53.53.5
19Isaiah ScottB 7W 7W 24B 24W 4B 4W 20B 20 
 0.00.01.02.02.02.03.03.03.0
20Hugo Pubyebye—-—-B 16W 16B 19W 19 
 0.51.0U1.0U1.02.02.02.03.03.0
21Ashwin GaneshW 23B 23B 11W 11W 6B 6B 9W 9 
 1.02.02.02.02.02.52.52.52.5
22Richard WangB 1W 1W 25B 25W 15B 15B 13W 13 
 0.00.01.02.02.02.52.52.52.5
23Jerome OrielB 21W 21W 14B 14B 26W 26B 16W 16 
 0.00.00.00.01.02.02.02.02.0
24Victor ChenW 5B 5B 19W 19B 25W 25W 26B 26 
 0.00.00.00.01.01.01.02.02.0
25Michael DarrW 17B 17B 22W 22W 24B 24W 18B 18 
 0.00.00.00.00.01.01.01.01.0
26Ganesh R.B 13W 13B 10W 10W 23B 23B 24W 24 
 0.00.00.00.00.00.01.01.01.0
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Impromptu G/2+3 Double-Round Blitz #5

We enjoyed another good turnout for our casual evening this past Thursday and 24 people played in our impromptu G/2+3 double-round blitz tournament (two games played against each opponent), with Andy, Pranav and Alaric sharing first place with 7 out of 8 points. The time control was a bit unusual and was chosen solely because we wished to try something different, something a little faster than normal. I don’t know that we’ll play G/2+3 again as it was not obviously better than G/3+2 or the like but it was perhaps worth trying. We’ll play another impromptu blitz tournament next week (September 28th) and our club championship will begin the following week, October 5th. Regards,

Mark Drury

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1Andy ApplebaumbyebyeB 13W 13W 15B 15B 10W 10 
 0.51.02.03.04.05.06.07.07.0
2Pranav JindalW 17B 17B 5W 5W 10B 10W 3B 3 
 1.02.03.04.05.06.07.07.07.0
3Alaric SteinB 18W 18W 6B 6W 11B 11B 2W 2 
 1.02.03.04.05.06.06.07.07.0
4Rohan KaprebyebyebyebyeW 21B 21B 11W 11 
 0.51.01.52.03.04.05.06.06.0
5David ZhaoB 20W 20W 2B 2W 13B 13W 7B 7 
 1.02.02.02.03.04.05.05.05.0
6Josen KalraW 9B 9B 3W 3B 8W 8W 12B 12 
 1.02.02.02.02.03.04.05.05.0
7Julian TaibyebyeB 15W 15W 19B 19B 5W 5 
 0.51.01.02.03.04.04.05.05.0
8Paul HartelB 15W 15B 17W 17W 6B 6W 20B 20 
 0.01.01.02.03.03.04.05.05.0
9Austin ChenB 6W 6W 18B 18W 23B 23B 16W 16 
 0.00.01.01.02.03.04.05.05.0
10Richard WangB 21W 21W 16B 16B 2W 2W 1B 1 
 1.02.03.04.04.04.04.04.04.0
11Nikita GrinkinW 19B 19W 12B 12B 3W 3W 4B 4 
 1.02.03.04.04.04.04.04.04.0
12Ashwin GaneshW 24B 24B 11W 11W 14B 14B 6W 6 
 1.02.02.02.03.04.04.04.04.0
13Isaiah ScottB 22W 22W 1B 1B 5W 5W 21B 21 
 1.02.02.02.02.02.03.04.04.0
14Hugo PubyebyebyebyeB 12W 12B 24W 24 
 0.51.01.52.02.02.03.04.04.0
15Thomas GerberW 8B 8W 7B 7B 1W 1B 18W 18 
 1.01.02.02.02.02.02.03.03.0
16Arnav BhavsarB 23W 23B 10W 10W 20B 20W 9B 9 
 1.02.02.02.02.03.03.03.03.0
17Amogh RaoB 2W 2W 8B 8W 18B 18B 19W 19 
 0.00.01.01.01.02.02.03.03.0
18Hayden BrongersmaW 3B 3B 9W 9B 17W 17W 15B 15 
 0.00.00.01.02.02.03.03.03.0
19Jeff UngarB 11W 11W 24B 24B 7W 7W 17B 17 
 0.00.01.02.02.02.03.03.03.0
20Aditya DhamdhereW 5B 5W 22B 22B 16W 16B 8W 8 
 0.00.01.02.03.03.03.03.03.0
21Michael DarrW 10B 10W 23B 23B 4W 4B 13W 13 
 0.00.01.02.02.02.02.02.02.0
22Johann LoebW 13B 13B 20W 20B 24W 24B 23W 23 
 0.00.00.00.01.01.01.02.02.0
23Victor ChenW 16B 16B 21W 21B 9W 9W 22B 22 
 0.00.00.00.00.00.01.01.01.0
24Maxime GerberB 12W 12B 19W 19W 22B 22W 14B 14 
 0.00.00.00.00.01.01.01.01.0
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Impromptu G/5+0 Blitz Tournament #4

There was another good turnout for our casual evening this past Thursday and twenty people played in the 4-round G/5+0 blitz tournament, won (yet again) by Pranav Jindal with a perfect 4-0 score, followed by Kunal Modi, Nikita Grinkin, Satya Chitturi and yours truly at 3 points. At the conclusion of this tournament quite a few people wanted to play another 4-rounder but we simply didn’t have time–perhaps if we manage to start earlier we can hold two complete blitz tournaments in one evening. Regards,

Mark Drury

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Total
1Pranav JindalB 15W 5B 4W 2 
 1.02.03.04.04.0
2Kunal ModiW 16B 9W 3B 1 
 1.02.03.03.03.0
3Nikita GrinkinB 12W 11B 2W 6 
 1.02.02.03.03.0
4Satya ChitturiW 17B 13W 1B 10 
 1.02.02.03.03.0
5Mark DruryB 18B 1W 14W 11 
 1.01.02.03.03.0
6David ZhaoW 14B 8W 9B 3 
 0.51.52.52.52.5
7Hugo PubyebyeB 12W 14 
 0.51.02.02.52.5
8Josen KalraW 13W 6B 19B 17 
 0.00.01.02.02.0
9Cesar TamondongB 20W 2B 6W 18 
 1.01.01.02.02.0
10Rohan KaprebyebyeB 18W 4 
 0.51.02.02.02.0
11Arnav BhavsarB 19B 3W 13B 5 
 1.01.02.02.02.0
12Eddie ZhaoW 3B 20W 7B 19 
 0.01.01.02.02.0
13Hayden BrongersmaB 8W 4B 11W 16 
 1.01.01.02.02.0
14Aditya DhamdhereB 6W 15B 5B 7 
 0.51.51.52.02.0
15Ashwin GaneshW 1B 14W 17B 20 
 0.00.00.01.01.0
16Kornel CsernaiB 2W 18W 20B 13 
 0.00.01.01.01.0
17Michael DarrB 4W 19B 15W 8 
 0.00.01.01.01.0
18Jeff UngarW 5B 16W 10B 9 
 0.01.01.01.01.0
19Kyan AgdassiW 11B 17W 8W 12 
 0.01.01.01.01.0
20Paul HartelW 9W 12B 16W 15 
 0.00.00.00.00.0
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Impromptu G/3+2 Blitz Tournament #3

Our casual/blitz/bughouse evening this past Thursday was more lightly attended than usual, perhaps due to the upcoming Labor Day Weekend and the fact that we completed our Quick-rated tournament the week before, but many club stalwarts and several first-time visitors played in a five-round impromptu blitz tournament, with Andy Applebaum taking sole first with a perfect 5-0 score (I gave Andy a run for him money in the final round). Satya Chitturi was second with 4 points and Jeff McGinnis third at 3.5. It was another fun event and we may do this every casual evening as there appears to be an appetite for it. Full results follow and note that our Surfeit of Blitz Redux event will likely occur over two weeks September 23rd and 30th. Regards,

Mark Drury

#PlayerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Andy ApplebaumB 8W 4B 2W 9B 7 
 1.02.03.04.05.05.0
2Satya ChitturiW 10B 9W 1B 6W 4 
 1.02.02.03.04.04.0
3Jeff McGinnisbyebyebyeB 11B 9 
 0.51.01.52.53.53.5
4Deep BardhanW 11B 1W 7B 10B 2 
 1.01.02.03.03.03.0
5Aranya KunduW 12W 14B 6B 15W 10 
 0.01.01.02.03.03.0
6Chase WangW 7B 16W 5W 2B 12 
 0.01.02.02.03.03.0
7Mark DruryB 6W 12B 4byeW 1 
 1.02.02.02.52.52.5
8Hayden BrongersmaW 1B 11W 16B 13—- 
 0.00.51.52.5U2.52.5
9Ashwin GaneshB 17W 2B 12B 1W 3 
 1.01.02.02.02.02.0
10Arnav BhavsarB 2W 17B 14W 4B 5 
 0.01.02.02.02.02.0
11Hugo PuB 4W 8B 17W 3W 13 
 0.00.51.51.52.02.0
12Esther MendozaB 5B 7W 9W 14W 6 
 1.01.01.02.02.02.0
13Colin TaylorbyebyebyeW 8B 11 
 0.51.01.51.52.02.0
14Aditya DhamdhereW 16B 5W 10B 12B 17 
 1.01.01.01.02.02.0
15Abhik ChatterjeebyebyebyeW 5B 16 
 0.51.01.51.51.51.5
16Michael DarrB 14W 6B 8W 17W 15 
 0.00.00.00.01.01.0
17Paul HartelW 9B 10W 11B 16W 14 
 0.00.00.01.01.01.0

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Impromptu G/3+2 Blitz Tournament #2

We had another good showing at our casual night this past Thursday and threw together a second impromptu G/3+2 blitz tournament, which Pranav won with a perfect 4-0 score. Full results are below for the curious. We’re overdue to host our second Surfeit of Blitz marathon so that may happen in September or October, at the latest.

Our August Quick-Rated Double-Round Quads begin this Thursday and I’ll send the groups and round-by-round pairings later today or tomorrow. Note that we have one extra spot in the larger Swiss section for someone rated 750 or below—please contact me if you or someone you know may wish to play some quick-rated games over the coming three weeks. Regards,

Mark Drury

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Isles of Blood and Spices Blitz Results

We enjoyed an excellent turnout for our 5-round G/5 Isles of Blood and Spices Blitz tournament last night, with 28 players vying in one Open section for modest cash prizes in three ratings groups. Congratulations to Pranav and Adam S. for shared first overall, to Lasha and Nicholas for shared first 1000-1499 (and their excellent 4.0 result) and to young Siddharth for yet another strong showing in taking first alone in the U1000 group, with Hayden, Marc and Trinton tying for second a point behind. The common lament heard during this event was that “I was n moves away from mate or a draw but lost on time!” so we may revisit an increment or delay during our next blitz tournament. The full results may be seen in the attached image—I’ll follow up with prize winners about payment and, as always, please let me know if you have questions or if a correction is needed.

Our next tournament will be a 3-round, dual-rated G/30;d5 Swiss over three weeks beginning June 15th, and we’ll again offer 2, 3 or 4 sections to keep the ratings within groups as close as possible. The entry fee is $5, all of which will be returned in cash prizes. More information and a registration button may be found here: https://menloparkchess.club/event/june-dual-rated-short-swiss-round-1/. Note that you only need register for round 1 of this event and you’re good for all three rounds.

As mentioned at the club last night, I may be out of town next Thursday, June 8th, but I’ll try to find someone to bring the chess equipment to the club in my stead. If that turns out to be impracticable we may still open for casual/blitz/bughouse/ladder play but you’ll need to bring your own equipment, is all. I’ll send another note once I know more. Regards,

Mark Drury