Summer Session Schedule & Fees
The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Summer Session 2016 (May 6 through August 26, 2016)
Entry Fee
$54 for the session (includes all tournaments plus the simul). Or, $45 for Oh No, El Nino; $45 for Hunting the Zombie Guard; $15 for the National Open Refusenik Match; $25 for the Jack Peters Simul; and $45 for the Chess Trifecta. All fees $5 less for La Palma residents.
Tournament Details
| Friday | Rnd | Session/Tournament | Fee* | Code |
| ------------ | --- | Summer (17 weeks) | $54/$49 | 5426 |
| 5/6/2016 | 1 | Oh No, El Nino | $45/$40 | 5427 |
| 5/13/2016 | 2 | Oh No, El Nino | $45/$40 | 5427 |
| 5/20/2016 | 3 | Oh No, El Nino | $45/$40 | 5427 |
| 5/27/2016 | 4 | Oh No, El Nino | $45/$40 | 5427 |
| 6/3/2016 | 5 | Oh No, El Nino | $45/$40 | 5427 |
| 6/10/2016 | 1 | Hunting the Zombie Guard | $45/$40 | 5428 |
| 6/17/2016 | 2 | Hunting the Zombie Guard | $45/$40 | 5428 |
| 6/24/2016 | 1 | National Open Refusenik Match | $15/$10 | 5429 |
| 7/1/2016 | 3 | Hunting the Zombie Guard | $45/$40 | 5428 |
| 7/8/2016 | 4 | Hunting the Zombie Guard | $45/$40 | 5428 |
| 7/15/2016 | 5 | Hunting the Zombie Guard | $45/$40 | 5428 |
| 7/22/2016 | 6 | Hunting the Zombie Guard | $45/$40 | 5428 |
| 7/29/2016 | 7 | Hunting the Zombie Guard | $45/$40 | 5428 |
| 8/5/2016 | - | Jack Peters Simul | $25/$20 | 5430 |
| 8/12/2016 | 1 | The Chess Trifecta | $45/$40 | 5431 |
| 8/19/2016 | 2 | The Chess Trifecta | $45/$40 | 5431 |
| 8/26/2016 | 3 | The Chess Trifecta | $45/$40 | 5431 |
* $5 lower fee for players that are La Palma residents
Oh No, El Nino
Back on dry ground and enjoying chess again. A 5-round Swiss in two sections.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Sections:
The Big
Mudslides (upper) section: class A and higher; Flooded Gutters (lower) section: class B and
below.
Prizes, each sections:
1st. place $100,
2nd. place $75,
3rd. place $50
First Class A, B, C, D and under: $25 each.
Special prizes, combined sections: Shortest Win, Biggest Upset.
Time control: Game/1:55, d/5
Byes: One half-point bys may be taken. An irrevocable last round half-point bye is allowed only if declared before the first round starts.
Hunting the Zombie Guard
A 7-round Swiss in one section. Remembering the inventor of the zombie guard, and one of
our former club presidents, Ray Jones. No tournament round on June 24.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Prizes:
1st. place $200,
2nd. place $100,
3rd. place $50
Class prizes: 1st. A, B, C, D and under. $25 each.
Special prizes for:
Undead Award (longest win), Biggest Upset, and
Brain Eater prize (best game) $50
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.
National Open Refusenik Match
A one round ladder match.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Prizes: Special prize for each winner.
Time control: Game/1:55, d/5
Byes: None
IM Jack Peters Simultaneous Exhibition and Lecture
International Master Jack Peters will give a lecture and then simultaneously play all
challengers, up to a limit of 35 players.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Lecture starts at 7 p.m.
Prizes: Any one who wins or draws his or her game against Jack
will win a special prize.
The Chess Trifecta
A 3-round Swiss in three sections.
Sections:
Sections grouped by ratings.
Prizes, each section:
1st. place $50, 2nd $25, perfect score $25
Special prizes: Quickest Checkmate, Biggest Rating Gain
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Time control: Game/1:55, d/5
Byes: None