Summer Session Schedule & Fees
The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Summer Session 2012 (June 22 through August 31, 2012)
Entry Fee
$45 for the Summer session (includes both tournaments & Simul). Or, $40 for Big Fish, Little Fish; $25 for Simul; and $35 for Surfing on the Seventh Rank.
All fees $5 less for players under 18 or La Palma residents.
Schedule
| Friday | Rnd | Session/Tournament | Fee* | Code |
| ------------ | --- | Summer (11 wks 6/22-8/31) | $45/$40 | 9567 |
| 6/22/2012 | 1 | Big Fish, Little Fish | $40/$35 | 9568 |
| 6/29/2012 | 2 | Big Fish, Little Fish | $40/$35 | 9568 |
| 7/6/2012 | 3 | Big Fish, Little Fish | $40/$35 | 9568 |
| 7/13/2012 | 4 | Big Fish, Little Fish | $40/$35 | 9568 |
| 7/20/2012 | 5 | Big Fish, Little Fish | $40/$35 | 9568 |
| 7/27/2012 | 1 | Surfing on the 7th Rank | $35/$30 | 9569 |
| 8/3/2012 | 2 | Surfing on the 7th Rank | $35/$30 | 9569 |
| 8/10/2012 | 3 | Surfing on the 7th Rank | $35/$30 | 9569 |
| 8/17/2012 | 4 | Surfing on the 7th Rank | $35/$30 | 9569 |
| 8/24/2012 | - | Jack Peters Simul | $25/$20 | 9570 |
| 8/31/2012 | 5 | Surfing on the 7th Rank | $35/$30 | 9569 |
* $5 lower fee for players under 18 or La Palma residents
Tournament Details
Big Fish, Little Fish
A 5–round Swiss in two sections. Big Fish section: 10 highest rated players plus any additional late entrants whose ratings are in this bracket. Little Fish section: all others.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Prizes in both sections: 1st. place, $75 and 2nd. place, $30. Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters) from either section, $20.
Little Fish Section: Largest rating gain, $20.
Time control: Game/120, d/5
Byes: One half-point bye may be taken. An irrevocable last round
half-point bye is allowed only if declared before the first round starts.
Surfing on the Seventh Rank
5-round Swiss in one section.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Prizes:
1st. place, $50 and 2nd. place, $30. Largest rating gain, $20. Best game (as judged by IM Jack Peters) from either section, $20.
Time control: Game/120, d/5
Byes: One half-point bye may be taken. An irrevocable last round half-point bye is allowed only if declared before the first round starts.
Jack Peters Simultaneous
International Master Jack Peters will give a lecture on chess, and then simultaneously play all challengers, up to a limit of 35. Anyone who wins or draws his or her game against Jack will win a special prize.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Lecture start at 7 p.m.