Fifth Menlo Park Chess Club Championship

The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our fifth annual club championship beginning Thursday, November 5th, at 7pm, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks (there will be no round on November 26th, Thanksgiving). Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events, say) and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10, given games could last until almost 9pm on a school night. Details follow:

• Format: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section, one game per evening
• Rounds: November 5th, 12th, 19th and December 3rd and 10th (there is no round November 26th, Thanksgiving)—games begin promptly at 7:00pm
• Control: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)
• Entry Fee: $25 (the entire entry fee will be returned in prizes)
• Refunds: A full refund of the entry fee is available if requested 48 hours before the start of the tournament
• Payment: PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12, Zelle: 6504006393
• Prizes:  Four prize groups based upon November US Chess regular ratings with roughly 8 players per prize group (Group 1: $120, $60, $40; Group 2: $100, $60, $40; Group 3: $80, $40, $20; Group 4: $80, $40, $20, with adjustments as needed based on tournament/group size)
• Byes: One half-point bye is available for any round save the last, but the bye must be requested at least two days in advance of the day of play
• Register: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button, above (you only need register for round one of this event, which covers all rounds)
• Boards, sets, clocks, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you prefer your own)
• All tournament participants must be current US Chess members
• Our tournament chess rules summary is required reading if you’re new to tournament play
• For more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club
• Join our Facebook group or Google Group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events