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The La Palma Chess Club Schedule
Summer 2004

$35 entry fee ($5 off for La Palma residents) for 10 weeks of Friday night play, July 9 through September 10, 2004 that includes two events.

Bad Bishops, Sacs, and King Side Cracks
A 7 round Swiss with guaranteed $100 1st prize, $50 2nd prize and trophies for class winners. 
Two byes allowed.  No bye in last round.  Final standings here

 Date

 Round

July 9 

 1

July 16 

 2

July 23 

3

July 30 

 4

Aug 6 

 5

Aug 13

 6

Aug 20 

 7 (last)


Also included in the $35 Summer schedule entry fee:

Beat Your Norm Grand Prix
A three round "scrounger" that is the first leg in determining the winner of the Beat Your Norm Grand Prix that will include all rated games played at La Palma from August 27 thru December 17. A scrounger is a USCF rated chess tournament that combines the best features of the Swiss (flexibility) with the best features of a quad (opponents are close to each other in rating). "Norm point scoring" is designed to give lower rated players a real chance to win the tournament. Pairings are similar to that of a quad and are described in  Scrounger Rules and Norm point scoring. The winner is the player that most exceeds his Norm, or expected score based on his rating, for all rated games played at La Palma through Dec 17.  

First Prize is $100 guaranteed. (for period Aug 27 - Dec 17)  Beat Your Norm Grand Prix standings here

 Date

 Round

Aug 27

 1

Sept 3

 2

Sept 10

3

Sept 17

 3 rounds of G/30