Fall Session Schedule & Fees


The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Fall Session 2015 (September 4 through December 18, 2015)

Entry Fee

$45 for the session (includes all three tournaments). Or, $40 for the W. Leigh Hunt Memorial; $35 for the Waterloo Adieu!; and $10 for the Loose Turkey Ladder Match. All fees $5 less for La Palma residents.

Friday Rnd Session/Tournament Fee* Code
------------ --- Fall (16 wks 9/4-12/18) $45/$40 12992
9/4/2015 1 W. Leigh Hunt Memorial $40/$35 12993
9/11/2015 2 W. Leigh Hunt Memorial $40/$35 12993
9/18/2015 3 W. Leigh Hunt Memorial $40/$35 12993
9/25/2015 4 W. Leigh Hunt Memorial $40/$35 12993
10/2/2015 5 W. Leigh Hunt Memorial $40/$35 12993
10/9/2015 6 W. Leigh Hunt Memorial $40/$35 12993
10/16/2015 7 W. Leigh Hunt Memorial $40/$35 12993
10/23/2015 1 A Waterloo Adieu! $35/$30 12994
10/30/2015 2 A Waterloo Adieu! $35/$30 12994
11/6/2015 3 A Waterloo Adieu! $35/$30 12994
11/13/2015 - CLOSED $35/$30 -
11/20/2015 4 A Waterloo Adieu! $35/$30 12994
11/27/2015 1 Loose Turkey Ladder Match $10/$5 12995
12/4/2015 5 A Waterloo Adieu! $35/$30 12994
12/11/2015 6 A Waterloo Adieu! $35/$30 12994
12/18/2015 7 A Waterloo Adieu! $35/$30 12994

* $5 lower fee for players that are La Palma residents

Tournament Details

W. Leigh Hunt Memorial

A 7-round Swiss in one section. This is a tournament to honor our former tournament director, and one of our top players, Leigh Hunt. Leigh passed away in December 2014, but he is not forgotten.

Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.

Prizes:
1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $100
Perfect 7-0 Score: $100
Best Class A, B, C, D/or lower: $50 each.
Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters): $50
Special prizes for biggest upset, and best performance by a player under 1500 rating.

Time control: Game/1:55, d/5

Byes: Two half-point byes may be taken. An irrevocable last round half-point bye is allowed only if declared before the first round starts.

A Waterloo Adieu!

A 7-round Swiss in two sections. For the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.
No tournament rounds on Nov. 13 and 27. LPCC will be closed Nov. 13.

Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.

Sections:
The Heavy Cavalry: 18 highest rated players plus any late entrants with ratings in this bracket
The Grenadier Battalion: All others


Prizes, both sections:
1st Place: $300
2nd Place: $100
3rd Place: $50
Best under 1700, under 1500, under 1300: $25 each.
Special prize for biggest upset (either section).
Special prizes for Best French Defense, Best English Opening, Best Prussian Game, and Best Dutch Defense.

Time control: Game/1:55, d/5

Byes: Two half-point byes may be taken. An irrevocable last round half-point bye is allowed only if declared before the first round starts.

Loose Turkey Ladder Match

A 1-round ladder match tournament.

Prizes: Special prize for each win.

Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.

Time control: Game/1:55, d/5

Byes: None.