Winter Session Schedule & Fees
The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Winter Session 2013 (January 4 through March 29, 2013)
Entry Fee
$45 for the Fall session (includes all three tournaments). Or, $35 for 500 Years of Damiano’s Gift; $40 for The 6th Milky Way Championship; and $20 for the Ladder Competition.
All fees $5 less for players under 18 or La Palma residents.
Schedule
| Friday | Rnd | Session/Tournament | Fee* | Code |
| ------------ | --- | Winter (13 wks 1/4-3/29) | $45/$40 | 10091 |
| 1/4/2013 | 1 | 500 Years of Damiano’s Gift | $35/$30 | 10092 |
| 1/11/2013 | 2 | 500 Years of Damiano’s Gift | $35/$30 | 10092 |
| 1/18/2013 | 3 | 500 Years of Damiano’s Gift | $35/$30 | 10092 |
| 1/25/2013 | 4 | 500 Years of Damiano’s Gift | $35/$30 | 10092 |
| 2/1/2013 | 5 | 500 Years of Damiano’s Gift | $35/$30 | 10092 |
| 2/8/2013 | 1 | The 6th Milky Way Championship | $40/$35 | 10093 |
| 2/15/2013 | 2 | The 6th Milky Way Championship | $40/$35 | 10093 |
| 2/22/2013 | 3 | The 6th Milky Way Championship | $40/$35 | 10093 |
| 3/1/2013 | 4 | The 6th Milky Way Championship | $40/$35 | 10093 |
| 3/8/2013 | 5 | The 6th Milky Way Championship | $40/$35 | 10093 |
| 3/15/2013 | 1 | Ladder Competition, Part I | $20/$15 | 10094 |
| 3/22/2013 | 2 | Ladder Competition, Part I | $20/$15 | 10094 |
| 3/29/2013 | 3 | Ladder Competition, Part I | $20/$15 | 10094 |
* $5 lower fee for players under 18 or La Palma residents
Tournament Detail
500 Years of Damiano’s Gift
Celebrating the invention of the chess book by Pedro Damiano 500 years ago. A 5–round Swiss in two sections. Top section consists of the 10 highest rated players plus any additional late entrants whose ratings are in this bracket.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Prizes in both sections:
Upper section: 1st. place, $75; 2nd. place, $50.
Lower section: 1st. place, $50; Special prizes for 1st. under 1600, 1st. under 1300, and biggest upset.
Extra: Free chess book exchange on Feb. 1. Bring in your old chess books and swap them.
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.
The 6th Milky Way Championship
A 5-round Swiss in one section.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Prizes:
1st. place, $75;
2nd. place, $50;
3rd. place, $30.
Best game, $20
as judged by IM Jack Peters.
Special prizes for best under 1700, best under 1500, best under 1300, and biggest upset.
Black Hole prize for the longest winning game; Shooting Star prize for the biggest rating gain.
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.
2013 Ladder Competition, Part I
A 3-round ladder tournament, paired by rating.
Registration: 6-7 p.m. Rounds start at 7 p.m.
Prizes: Each perfect score: $25.
Time control: Game/120, d/5
Byes: None.