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The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Winter 2010 (December 4 through March 26)
Entry Fee &
Registration
The entry fee for the 3-round December tournament is $25. Then a $35 entry fee entitles you to play in a 3-month tournament session or $25
for one 6-round Swiss. $5 discount for La Palma residents.
Registration for each event: 6-7pm. Rounds start at 7pm.
Schedule
| Date | Event |
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December 4 |
The Knight Before Christmas Round 1 |
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December 11 |
The Knight Before Christmas Round 2 |
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December 18 |
The Knight Before Christmas Round 3 |
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December 25 |
CLOSED |
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January 1 |
CLOSED |
|
January 8 |
TGIF Team Tournament Round 1 |
|
January 15 |
TGIF Team Tournament Round 2 |
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January 22 |
TGIF Team Tournament Round 3 |
|
January 29 |
TGIF Team Tournament Round 4 |
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February 5 |
TGIF Team Tournament Round 5 |
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February 12 |
TGIF Team Tournament Round 6 |
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February 19 |
Grandmaster Fest Round 1 |
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February 26 |
Grandmaster Fest Round 2 |
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March 5 |
Grandmaster Fest Round 3 |
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March 12 |
Grandmaster Fest Round 4 |
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March 19 |
Grandmaster Fest Round 5 |
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March 26 |
Grandmaster Fest Round 6 |
Tournament Details
Entry fee: $25 (This
tournament is separate from the events in 2010). $5 discount for La Palma
residents.
1st Place, $125; 2nd Place, $100; 3rd Place, $50; 4th Place, $25
1st U2000, $50; 1st U1900,
$50; 1st U1800, $50; 1st U1700, $50
Rudolf Section
1st Place, $125; 2nd Place, $100; 3rd
Place, $50; 4th Place, $25
1st U1500, $50; 1st U1400, $50; 1st U1300, $50; 1st U1200, $50
Both Sections
Silent Knight (Shortest won game with fewest knight moves by winner) - $5
Frosty the Low Man (Lowest score) - $5
Christmas Present (Receiver of the biggest blunder) -$5
Yuletide Carols (Anyone with the name of Carol or Yuletide) - $10
Pawnica (Best score by a Jewish player) - $5
Jolly Old St. Nick (Anybody with the name of Nick over age 60) - $5
We Three Kings (awarded to anyone with all 3 games as Kings Gambits and/or Kings Indians) -$5
Do You Hear What I Hear? (Longest announced mate) - $5
Dasher (most trips to the bathroom during the 1st round) - $5
Dancer (Best Moon Walk by a C player prior to 2nd round) - $5
Prancer (The most convincing John Wayne walk around the room prior to the third round by a master) - $5
Vixen (Best score by a female) - $15
Comet (Best performance rating gain) - $10
Cupid (anybody introducing two entrants who get married before the third round) - $5
Donner (Anybody wearing a Christmas hat while mating an opponent rated over 200 points higher) - $5
Blitzen (Shortest Game in terms of winning players clock time) - $5
Loose Piece Navidad (Ruy Lopez game with the most captures of unprotected pieces) - $5
White Christmas (Shortest Mate with White) - $10
Best Elf (Best score between Brian Scanlon, Mike Henebry, Leigh Hunt, Mike Brady, Chris Roberts & Yoshio Dupree) - $5
(ties share prize)
Time control: Game/120.
Byes: None
TGIF Team Tournament
A 6-round Swiss in one section. Entrants will be divided into four teams by
ratings before the first round at 7pm. Subsequent entrants will be added to best
keep the team ratings closest to equal. Normal Swiss pairing, except that team
members will not play against each other.
Individual Prizes
1st Place $80 Gift Certificate
Hanley's Chess Academy
U2000 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1800 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1600 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1400 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1200 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1000 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
Team Prizes
Winning team members put names into hat for a raffle to be held the week after
the tournament ends (1st round of next tournament). Drawing for: (1) A digital
chess clock, (2) a double-weighted wooden chess set, and (3) A tournament chess
bag.
1st Place, $50
2nd Place, $35
3rd Place, $25
Trophies: Best U1950, U1750, U1550, U1350, and U1150
Happy New Year from the La Palma Chess Club!