The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Fall 2005 (September 16 through January 6)
 

One $40 entry fee entitles you to play in a 4-month tournament session.  $5 discount for La Palma residents.


Victory Quad

A three round quad in groups determined by ratings.

Time controls: Game/120
Prizes: $$25 to first place in each Quad.
Byes: No byes allowed in this 3-round Quad.

LPCC 2005 Club Championship

A 7-round Swiss in one section. 

Prizes:
$$100 first place and Club Champion title.
$$50 2nd place.
Class Prizes: trophies to best U1700, U1500, and U1300/Unrated.
Best game prize as judged by IM Jack Peters, $50.

Time controls: Game/120.

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.

Trophy tiebreaks: Modified Median, Solkoff, Cumulative, Cumulative of Opposition.

The After-Champ Scrounger

One round with pairings based on scrounger method and make-up games from the proceeding 7-round Club Champ.

Scrounger prizes: Honor and glory of being the best one-night scrounger.

Time Controls:  Game/120.

La Habra vs. La Palma Club Match

Each club will try to field a team of approximately 10 players.

Format:
1. Pairings based on rating order.  No rating limits.
2. Match result based on aggregate net gain of rating points for the team.  For example, if LHCC had higher rated players on boards 1 and 2 who won (and gained 5 rating points each), but LPCC upset a higher rated LHCC player on board 3 (gaining 25 rating points),  LPCC would win the club match with a net rating point gain of 15 points.

3. Time controls: 40/90 + SD/30 with optional 5 sec delay.
4. Match to be played at La Palma. Doors open 6pm, round starts 7pm.
5. Prizes: Honor and glory of being the stronger club.

Winter Holiday

The club's Holiday schedule is as follows::