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The La Palma Chess Club schedule
Fall 2010 (September 10 through December 31)
Entry Fee
One $50 entry fee entitles you to play in the 14-week tournament session (not
the simul and Pilgrim events). Alternatively, the entry fees are as follows:
Club Championships - $35 , Halloween Team - $25, Mod Quad - $20. There is a $5
discount for La Palma residents or players under 18.
Schedule
| Date | Event |
| September 10 | GM Varuzhan Akobian Simul |
| September 17 | Club Championship, Round 1 |
| September 24 | Club Championship, Round 2 |
| October 1 | Club Championship, Round 3 |
| October 8 | Club Championship, Round 4 |
| October 15 | Club Championship, Round 5 |
| October 22 | Club Championship, Round 6 |
| October 29 | The Halloween Team Event, Round 1 |
| November 5 | The Halloween Team Event, Round 2 |
| November 12 | CLOSED |
| November 19 | The Halloween Team Event, Round 3 |
| November 26 |
Blitzing the Pilgrim |
| December 3 |
The Mod Quad, Round 1 |
| December 10 |
The Mod Quad, Round 2 |
| December 17 |
The Mod Quad, Round 3 |
| December 24 | CLOSED |
| December 31 | CLOSED |
Tournament Details
GM Varuzhan Akobian Simul
Simultaneous exhibition and lecture by one of the world's strongest chess
players, the 2700+ rated Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian. Mr. Akobian was the
winner of the 2009 National Open and the 2009 North American Open. He was
a World Cup qualifier, and two-time World Open Champion. Fee $25 a board.
2010 Club Championship
A 6-round Swiss in one section.
Prizes:
$$100 first place and 2010 Club Champion title.
$$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: Two half-point byes may be taken. An irrevocable last round half-point bye is allowed only if declared before the first round starts.
The Halloween Team Event
A
3-round Swiss. Entrants will be divided into four teams by ratings before the
first round at 7pm. Subsequent entrants will be added to best keep the team
ratings closest to equal. Normal Swiss pairing, except that team members will
not play against each other.
Registration:
6-7pm. Rounds start 7pm.
Individual Prizes (one winner per prize, prizes will be decided by tie-breaks. i.e. no ties):
1st Place $60 Gift Certificate
Hanley's Chess Academy
U2000 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1800 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1600 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1400 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1200 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
U1000 trophy + $20 Gift Certificate Chess Palace
Team Prizes
Winning team members put names into hat for a raffle to be held December 3rd (2
weeks after the tournament ends, i.e., first round of next rated tournament).
Drawing for: (1) A digital chess clock, (2) a double-weighted wooden chess set,
and (3) A tournament chess bag.
Time control:
Game/120.
Byes: None
Registration: 6-7pm. Rounds start 7pm.
Time control:
G/5, not rated
The Mod Quad
A 3-round Quad in several sections. Each plays all others in their section once.
Registration: 6-7pm. Rounds start 7pm.
Prizes: 1st place in each quad, $50.
Time control for both sections: Game/120
Byes: None.