Hamilton Chess Club

The club rapid kicked off last night with 26 players across two divisions. Round 2 next week, not too late to join if you missed last night. The crosstables so far are below

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The club rapid tournament gets underway next week. We will have one game per week at 25 + 5 time control. There will be two divisions – an Open and a Junior, as in the club championships. This is a members only event, so you will need to join up as a member on the first or second night if you want to be in. Once again we will have a book prize for the winner of the Junior division. As there is only one organized game per night pickup for Juniors will be around 8:15.

We had 25 for t he second round of the the blitz last night. Special mention for Joel who came away with four points. Richard is leading the cumulative points table with 10.5 followed by Hilton on 9.5, then Ian Sivaram and Stefan on 7.5. The crosstables and cumulative points can be found under Events>2015>Blitz above. We will kick off the club rapid champs next week, with the final two nights for the club blitz championship in July.

The club blitz kicked off with 22 entries last night. Hilton and Richard lead the field on 5.5 points a piece. Round 2 next week. Points will accumulate over a total of four nights. Remember guests are welcome. Club ratings have been updated: Check them out as there are a couple of new personal bests.

Round 1  05/05/15

The executive have shuffled responsibilities with Richard now in charge of finances. Ian will continue as ringmaster, cat herder, webmaster, and ratings officer. Hilton continues as club captain.

The format for the club blitz was put to a vote of the membership last night. The overwhelming majority favoured the slightly longer time control of 5 minutes plus 3 seconds per move, with points accumulated over 4 club nights, 6 games per night. The first round will be this coming week May 5^th. The final night will be held in July. The two blitz nights that were scheduled for September have been redesignated as casual blitz, since they will no longer count for club titles. One will be Casual 5 +3, and the other will be casual 3 + 2. Remember that guests are welcome to play on all blitz nights, the more the merrier. See you next week. The draw closes at 7:25 and games kick off 7:30 pm, so don’t be late.

The results are now in after the sixth round of this years club champs. In the Open Division Richard took first place on 5.5 points, with William second on 4 points. Sean was leading after five rounds of the Junior Champs, but Adam managed a win against him in the final round to take the title of Junior Champ 2015 with 5 points. Adam will receive a chess book prize for his efforts. Congratulations for Sean taking second place on 4 points. Both Adam and Richard have had their names immortalized on the Hall of Fame. Ratings have been updated, and the final crosstables appear under Events>2015.

We have a members only night this week but  if you have been thinking about coming along for a look then 5 May at 7pm is a good place to start. We will be playing blitz games at short time control. New members are welcome. Come along and join in the fun.

One round of the club champs to go. Sean leads the juniors on 4.5 but Adam is close behind on 4 points. In the open division Richard is on 4.5 with Graham second on 3.5. Final round next week. Presentation of the book prize for the best Junior will be made the following week. Remember pickup for Juniors is still 8:15 this coming week. The updated crosstables are here, and ratings have been updated.

Check out this page to see if your subs are due

Remember that the chess club will not be running during the school holidays. Next club night is 21 April when we will resume with the penultimate round of the club champs. This is a members only night. Guests are welcome to attend for an evening of blitz chess on 5^th May.

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Many members have attended the club champs without a pen to record games. Those that have taken the trouble to record their games are commended for their efforts, especially if playing a non-recording opponent. To maximise participation the rule on recording has now been relaxed and this will no longer be required.

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Congratulations to Daniel for winning the C grade division of the Latvian tournament at the weekend with 5.5 points. Craig also put in a good showing with 3.5 in the C grade, while Richard made a very tidy 3 points in the A grade.

Remember that it is members only while the club champs are on. If you are a guest interested in coming along check out the calendar at top left.

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Jenny joins brothers Jarvis and Jeff as the club’s newest member. Jenny continues this years trend of increasing female membership, and brings total membership to 42. Welcome Jenny. (Edit: Club’s Newest Member, not Clubs Newest Member!!)

Remember that it is members only while the club champs are on. If you are a guest interested in coming along check out the calendar at top left.