Georgetown Chess Club

3rd Round Results, 4th Round Pairings

2012-01-23T07:27:00.000-08:00

3rd Round

Thomas-Huy 0-1
Herb-Calvin   1-0
Rod-Dang     0-1
Khoa-Don     1-0
Rohan-George 1-0
John-Rithik     0-1

4th Round

Huy      Herb
Roger   Khoa
Dang    Forrest
Calvin   Rod
Don      Rohan
George Rithik

John -- 1.0 Bye
Thomas --withdrew

2nd Round Results, 3rd Round Pairings

2012-01-18T10:38:00.000-08:00

2nd Round Results

Rithik-Thomas 0-1
Calvin-Roger 1/2-1/2
Huy-Don 1-0
Forrest-Khoa 0-1
Dang-Rohan 1-0
George-John 1-0

3rd Round Pairings

Thomas     Huy
Herb         Calvin
Rod          Forrest
Khoa        Don
George     Dang
John         Rohan

Rithik -- 1.0 Bye
Roger -- 0.5 Bye

1st Round Results, 2nd Round Pairings

2012-01-09T13:28:00.000-08:00

Thirteen players are signed on for the January 2012 Swiss.

Khoa    0    Calvin    1
Don      1    Dang     0
Roger    1    George 0
Rohan   0    Huy       1
Thomas 1   John      0
Rithik    0    Forrest  1

Herb Bye 1.0

Round Two Pairings

Herb      Thomas
Calvin     Roger
Huy        Don
Forrest   Khoa
Dang      Rohan
George   John

Rithik Bye 1.0

Next Meeting January 4, 2012

2011-12-14T09:13:00.000-08:00

Our next meeting will be January 4th. We will start the January Tournament that night with one round per night on the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th at a time control of Game\55 with a 10 second increment. Entry fee is $2 with a current USCF membership required.

Third Round Pairings, Second Round Results

2011-10-19T11:27:00.000-07:00

Pairings for round three

Dannie       Duy
Khoa         Calvin
George      New Player (Ethirajan)
Roger        Huy
Don           Rithik
Jim            Forrest
John          Rohan

Round Two Results

Duy   1   Roger   0
Khoa 1 Don     0
Huy    0 Dannie 1
Calvin 1 Jim       0
Rithik   1 John     0
Rohan 0 George 1

Fourth Round Pairings

2011-09-27T12:27:00.000-07:00

Duy       Roger
Glen      Dannie
William Khoa
Huy       Frank
Dave      Jim
Vince     Rohan
John       Don
Thomas Forrest
George   Calvin

I will have to miss this round due to a family commitment. I will try to leave the pairings sheet and scoresheets at the Library. Last one to leave please email me the results. Thanks.

First Round Results, Second Round Pairings--REVISED

2011-09-12T13:13:00.000-07:00

Round One

Herb    1     Don      0
Calvin 0     Duy      1
Brian    1     Glen     0
Huy      0     Dannie 1
Frank   1     Thomas 0
Forrest 1    Vince    0
Khoa     1    Jim       0
George  0    William 1
Roger    1    Rohan   0

Round Two

Frank         Herb
Duy            Forrest
William       Brian
Dannie        Khoa
Dave           Roger
Vince          Glen
Don           Huy
Thomas      Calvin

Rohan--Bye--1.0

Requested byes--0.5--George, Jim

September Swiss starts Tonight!

2011-09-07T09:30:00.000-07:00

We are starting our September Swiss tonight with regristration at 5:30-5:45 pm. 4SS at G\60 with 15 inc, one round per week on the 7th,14th, 21st and 28th. Entry Fee: $2

Hope to see you there!

Blitz Tonight, Simul Photos

2011-08-17T09:29:00.000-07:00

Tonight is an open G/5 blitz tournament. No entry fee, everyone is eligible to play.

The simul performed by Alexander Balkum was a huge success. I received lots of positive feedback from the players and Alexander did a fine job scoring 20 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss to Vincent. For his victory, Vincent received an autographed board commemorating his win.

Don't forget that this Saturday is an Austin Kids Open in Round Rock at the Springhill Suites. See Nam or Forrest for details and pre-entry. Also see Austin Kids link on right side of this blog.

The winning position from Vincent's game below.

Simul Tonight!

2011-08-10T09:14:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, August 10th at 6:00 pm the Georgetown Chess Club will host National Master Alexander Balkum (US Chess Federation rating 2219) at the Georgetown Public Library (Friends Room) who will perform a simultaneous exhibition of up to 40 boards against all comers. Club members will have priority seating on the first 20 boards with the remainder of spots being available to the general public on a first come basis. Spectators are welcome.

A simultaneous exhibition is typically performed with the Chess Master playing white against all opponents who are seated at tables forming a rectangle with the Master inside the rectangle moving from board to board. Etiquette dictates that each opponent waits until the Master arrives at the board to play their move, the Master than responds with his move and proceeds on. The players have time to think about their next move until the Master makes his way around the circuit. It is common for the Master to finish such events undefeated although occasionally an ambitious player can secure a win or a draw after a hard fought battle. Usually the event lasts about two hours with many games finishing in less then half that time.

Simul info, August Schedule, July Swiss Final Results

2011-07-28T13:07:00.000-07:00

The crosstable for the GCCJuly11Swiss can be found here.

Congratulations to Don for winning the U1500 section with 3.5 points for a clear first and an initial rating of 1551 (you are no longer eligible for the U1500 section). Honorable mention to William for tying for second with Forrest and for gaining 34 points and jumping into Class "D" at 1204.

Congratulations to Anthony and Dannie for tying for first in the Open section with 3.0 points. Anthony gained 25 points to jump into Class "A" at 1810. Dannie had a 60 point rating gain (regular: 1719) and a 125 point(!) rating gain on his QC rating to 1581(P20).

Just a reminder--no meeting on August 3rd (library closed). I'm hoping for an excellent turn-out for our August 10 simul with several players already pre-registered. I'm asking for those that wish to play to contribute $5 towards an honorarium for NM Alexander Balkum (USCF 2219) to thank him for volunteering to come to our club and perform a simultaneous exhibition.

Our August schedule is tenative as follows:

August 10th -- unrated simultaneous exhibition by NM Alexander Balkum--everyone welcome to play.

August 17th -- unrated Blitz tournament Game\5 --free entry-- number of rounds determined by entries--everyone is welcome to play.

August 24th -- unrated Quick Chess tournament Game\15 --free entry-- three round swiss system--everyone is welcome to play.

August 31st -- unrated Action tournament Game\30 --free entry-- two round swiss system in 4 person sections--everyone is welcome to play.

September 7th will be the start of our September Swiss Game\60 inc 15 4-SS Two sections Open and U1500 Entry fee: $2 -- you must be a USCF member to play in this event.

If you're interested in playing chess, August will be a great month to try out our club! Hope to see you at these events.

Finally, for those interested in printing out the article and game from Wednesday's discussion the link can be found here.

Fourth Round Pairings, Third round results

2011-07-21T11:48:00.000-07:00

Thomas S. v Forrest

Open

Herb      Dannie
Anthony Frank
Thomas G. Nam
Dang      Emily
Khoa     Calvin

Frank v. WCM Emily

U1500

Don William
Forrest Anh
George Rohan
Thomas S.--Bye--1.0

Nam v. Dannie

Results

Herb    .5    Anthony   .5
Dannie 1    Nam         0
Emily    0     Frank       1
Thomas G. 1 Khoa      0
Dang    .5    Calvin      .5

U1500

Anh      0   William   1
Rohan   0   Don       1
Thomas S. 0 Forrest 1
George--Bye--1.0

William v. Anh

Reminder: No meeting on August 3 and the Simul tenative for August 10th.

My apologies to all those who received a spam. My email has been hacked again. If anyone has any tips on how to prevent this let me know.

Casual Game

Third Round Pairings, Second Round Results

2011-07-19T08:56:00.000-07:00

Open

Herb            Anthony
Dannie         Nam
Emily           Frank
Thomas G. Khoa
Dang           Calvin

U1500

Anh          William
Rohan       Don
Thomas S. Forrest

Frank  0     Herb    1
Anthony 1 Khoa    0
Dannie .5 Emily    .5
Nam    1    Dang     0
Calvin   .5 Thomas G. .5

William   1 Thomas S. 0
Forrest   .5 Don   .5
George   0   Anh    1
Rohan Bye--1.0

Just a reminder: The Waco tournament is this Saturday, July 23rd. See Forrest for details.
Also please note that the library will be closed August 1-5th so no meeting on Wednesday, August 3rd.

Revised Pairings Round Two

2011-07-12T07:35:00.000-07:00

Open Section

Frank    Herb
Khoa    Dannie
Calvin   Dang

Thomas G.-Rohan (House Game)

U1500

William   Thomas S.
Forrest    Don
George   Anh

Thomas G-Rohan (House Game)

Note: Thomas G. and Rohan will receive 1.0 byes in their respective sections but are paired for a house game. Since we have an odd number of players in each section there should be a house game each week between the players that would otherwise be receiving byes in their section.

2nd Round Pairings

2011-07-08T13:43:00.000-07:00

Here are the pairings for round two.

Open section

Thomas G.   Frank
Calvin          Dannie

U1500

George      Forrest
Rohan        Don
William      Thomas S.

Looks like we might be able to arrange a simul by a local Austin Master (USCF 2219) for August 10th. If we are going to do this I would like to get firm committments to attend (and play) from our members. I will have a sign-up sheet next Wednesday.

July Tourneys and August tenative schedule

2011-07-07T13:17:00.000-07:00

The start of the lecture series seemed to be well received although we will have to adjust the timing. The interactive lecture lasted from 5:30 to 6:00 as we covered the middlegame attack and final moves of the Steinitz-Von Bardeleben game from Hastings, 1895.

Adding the Under 1500 section seemed popular as well with entries roughly evenly split among the open and u1500 sections.

Next week I will try to start the lecture by 5:15 pm in order to finish by 5:45 pm and let the games begin.

Since we are seeing an influx of new players who are not yet USCF members, we will offer a series of one night events in August with at least one unrated section. Some of the suggestions/options for the 5 Wednesdays in August include Game\5 blitz, Game\15 Quick Chess (rated/unrated--swiss or quads), Game\30 with 4 person sections 2 rounds in one night, variants include a thematic night with all games requiring the first few moves of a specific opening (i.e. Ruy Lopez, Queen's Gambit, etc.). A simul if we can lure/hire an austin master to come to Georgetown. Thomas G. has suggested dividing the club and playing a consultation game, of course this opens up all sorts of possibilities--group consulting, alternating each team member in turn to make one move without communication, candidate move voting, etc.

All suggestions welcome. Email me or add to comments below.

Blitz Results and Lecture Info

2011-06-30T09:01:00.001-07:00

The June 29th blitz tourney was well attended for an off week event including three new players. We saw fighting chess over seven rounds with everyone getting some points.

The winner with 7-0 was Herb followed by Dannie and Forrest tied for 2nd with 5 points each.

The July Swiss already has some folks pre-registered and I'm hoping for a good turnout next week. We are adding a short lecture for the next few weeks covering basic checkmates and tactical themes. The lectures will go from 5:30 to 5:45 with tournament games starting shortly thereafter.

I'm hoping to draw some interest from the chess-oriented library patrons for the lectures and from the discussion at the club yesterday will consider some unrated beginners events along side the normal rated tournament. It was also suggested to split the July Swiss into an open event (open to all) and an under 1500 section, for those that would prefer such an option.

Add your ideas, opinions and suggestions by using comments link below.

Blitz event on June 29th!

2011-06-28T16:24:00.000-07:00

The GCC will host a round robin blitz unrated tournament on Wednesday, June 29th. Clocks will be set at game/5 with 2 second delay. Everyone is welcome to play, there is no entry fee.

Our July Swiss will start on Wednesday, July 6th.

4th Round Pairings, 3rd Round Results

2011-06-16T09:42:00.000-07:00

4th Round

Herb         Vince
Dang         Calvin
Forrest      Jim
Thomas     Khoa
Dannie      Brian
George     Frank
William     Anh

3rd Round Results

Vince    1   Nam    0
Herb     1 Thomas 0
Calvin   1 Khoa    0
Brian    0   Dang   1
Frank   0   Forrest 1
William 0 Jim       1
George 0 Anthony 1
Emily    1F Joshua 0F
Anh      0    Dannie 1

Next Wednesday is the last round for this month. I am open to suggestions for the June 29th meeting. We can play an unrated blitz tourney or a rated Quick Chess Game/15 three round (swiss or quads) or a 2 round Game/30 dual rated in 4 person sections by ratings.. No entry fee either way. If you have other ideas let me know (put your ideas in the comments field below) and we can vote on the most popular format at the next meeting.

Round Three Pairings

2011-06-13T13:51:00.000-07:00

Round Three Pairings and scores (Revised)

Vince 2.0      Nam     2.0
Herb   1.5      Thomas 1.5
Calvin 1.5      Khoa    1.5
Brian    1.0     Dang     1.5
Frank   1.0     Forrest  1.0
William 1.0     Jim       1.0
George 1.0    Anthony 0.5
Emily    0.5     Joshua   0.5
Anh      0.0     Dannie   0.0

The Library's summer reading program may cause some logistic delays as they finish and rearrange the room about the time the club starts.

June Swiss Pairings and round one results

2011-06-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

With 19 (now 21!) players entered this is our largest tournament so far this year.

Round One Results

Emily    .5    Herb    .5
Anthony 0   Vince    1
Nam      1    Brian    0
Frank     1   Dannie 0
Calvin    1   William  0
George 0    Jim       1
Thomas .5   Mike    .5
Joshua   0    Dang    1
Forrest   1   Anh      0

Khoa--.5 Bye

Round Two Pairings

Nam         Frank
Vince        Calvin
Jim            Herb
Dang         Anthony
Brian         Forrest
Khoa        Emily

Revised Pairings

William L.    Thomas
Dannie          William M.
Glen             Joshua
Anh              George

~~Dannie      Thomas~~
~~Anh           George~~
~~William      Joshua~~

Mike--withdrew--0.0 bye

Upcoming events--This Saturday, June 5th there is a tournament in Round Rock just a short 10 minutes down I35 from Georgetown. Please see the link (Austin Kids Chess) on the right of your browser.

Next Saturday, June 11 there is a tournament in Waco just an hour north on I35. Please see/contact Forrest for details--flyers available at the club (also check Temple Chess Club link on right of screen).

May Results, June Swiss Starts Tomorrow (Wednesday)

2011-05-31T14:07:00.000-07:00

Stayin' way too busy but need to get a catch-up blog post out.

Brian v. Duy (to decide the tournament winner)

Congratulations to Brian, winner of the GCC May11 Swiss with 3.5/4.0.

Crosstable for May Swiss is HERE

Our June Swiss starts tomorrow. As usual, it will be a four round swiss system tournament with one round per week at a Game\60 inc 15 time control. Entry Fee is $2. Rounds on June 1st, 8th, 15th and 22nd.

Duy v. Vince

Results from May Rounds Two -Four

R2
Duy    1    Vince   0
Anh    0    Brian    1
Khoa 1    Rohan 0
Calvin .5   Forrest .5
William 0 Huy      1
Dang    1 George 0

Byes--Thomas 1, Herb .5, Dannie .5

Anh v. William

R3

Duy    1    Herb    0
Brian 1    Huy      0
Khoa 1F Park     0F
Vince 1   Calvin   0
Dang   .5 Thomas .5
George 1 Anh       0

Byes--Dannie, Forrest, William, Rohan--.5

Dang v. George

R4

Brian   1   Duy    0
Herb    1  Khoa 0
Dannie 1 Vince 0
Calvin .5   Dang .5
Huy      0 Forrest 1
Thomas 1 George 0
Anh       0 William 1
Bye--Rohan .5

Calvin v. Forrest (Front) William v. Huy in background

May Swiss Update

2011-05-11T08:54:00.000-07:00

We are off and running in May with 15 players!

Round One

Thomas 0 Duy    1
Herb   1   Dang      0
Forrest 1 Khoa    0
Vince   1 Anh       0
Rohan 0 Calvin    1
Huy      1 Park      0
George 0 Dannie   1

Brian   Bye--0.5

Round Two (Tenative pairings based on attendance)

Duy       Vince
Calvin    Forrest
Dannie   Huy
Anh       Brian
Khoa     Rohan
Park      Thomas
Dang      George

Herb Bye--0.5

April Swiss Results

2011-04-28T09:31:00.000-07:00

The April Swiss results are in with Herb finishing 4-0 followed at 3-0 by Duy, Khoa and Huy in a three way tie for 2nd. Special mention to Dylan who gained a whopping 84 rating points in this tournament and to Dang who moved up a rating class from D to C.

Link to CROSSTABLE

Fourth Round results

Calvin 0 Herb   1
Vince  0   Duy    1
Khoa   1 Frank 0
Huy     1 Dylan   0
Jim      0   Dang   1
Forrest 1 George 0
Anh     0   Rohan 1

Our May Swiss starts this coming Wednesday, May 4th. We may have a few new players as well as some returning regulars who took some time off. I'm hoping for a big turn-out next Wednesday. The parameters are as usual 4R-SS at a Game\60 inc 15 time control with one round per week on the 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th. Entry fee: $2 (you must be a current US Chess Federation member to play in rated events).

Just another reminder that the Temple Open is this Saturday, April 30th. See details at the Temple Chess Club link on the right side of your screen.

May your games be interesting and your playing be blunder free!

Fourth Round Pairings, Third Round Results

2011-04-26T08:56:00.000-07:00

Frank v. Dang

Fourth ound Pairings

Calvin     Herb
Vince      Duy
Khoa      Frank
Huy        Dylan
Jim         Dang
Forrest   George
Anh        Rohan

Huy v. Calvin

Third Round Results

Herb    1    Khoa   0
Duy      1   Frank   0
Dang    0   Vince    1
Huy      .5 Calvin .5
Anh     0    Jim       1
Dylan   1    Forrest 0
Rohan 0   George 1

Dylan v. Forrest

Round Two Results, Round Three Pairings

2011-04-14T08:56:00.000-07:00

Jim vs. Dylan

Round Two

Duy   0    Herb   1
Frank .5 Huy   .5
Vince 0 Khoa 1
Dylan 1 Jim     0
Calvin 1 Anh 0
Forrest 1 Rohan 0
George 0 Dang 1

Huy vs. Frank

Round Three

Herb      Khoa
Huy        Calvin
Duy       Frank
Dang     Vince
Dylan     Forrest
Anh        Jim
Rohan    George

Vince vs. Khoa

April Swiss 14 players strong!

2011-04-12T09:12:00.000-07:00

Fourteen Players are currently entered in our April Swiss!

Jim and Vince deep in thought

Round One Results

Jim    0    Duy     1
Herb 1   Forrest 0
Dang 0   Frank   1
Khoa  1 Dylan    0
Rohan 0 Vince    1
Huy     1  George 0

Calvin 1.0 bye
Anh     0.5 bye

                                        George and Huy

Round Two Pairings

Duy        Herb
Frank     Huy
Vince     Khoa
Calvin    Anh
Dylan     Jim
Forrest   Rohan
George   Dang

                                     Frank and Dang

April Swiss Starts Tonight

2011-04-06T09:14:00.000-07:00

We already have a couple of new players signed up for the tournament tonight. We are also trending upwards ratings-wise as a club with many of our regulars showing gains of 50-150 ratings points over the last few months.

Tournament details: 4R-SS, Game/60 with 15 sec increment preferred, one round per evening on the 6th, 13th 20th and 27th. EF: $2 (rated event--USCF membership required).

April is bringing showers of chess playing opportunites with an event this Friday, April 8 hosted by ACES. The Casis school is hosting an event by Rocks and Rooks this Saturday, April 9 including an Adult Open Section.The Laredo Open is the weekend of April 16th & 17th with two GMs and an IM already preregistered to play. And the month will be capped off with the Temple Open on April 30th. I highly recommend the Temple Event based on playing in their last tournament. The facilities were great, the players and organizers were extraordinary friendly and helpful. It's important to support local events to encourage continued opportunities for playing and I would love to see as many of our members as possible play in this event on April 30th. Mark it on your calender and make your plans now!

Details are available at the Temple Chess Club website or at Austin Chess Tournaments (both links on right). To make it even easier to register, it's my understanding that Forrest Marler will be playing in the GCC Swiss this month so you might even be able to save a stamp by preregistering with him (I'll have to check with him to see if that's possible).

Looking forward to seeing everyone tonight!

Crosstable of March Swiss here

3rd Round Results, 4th Round Pairings

2011-03-17T10:49:00.000-07:00

Herb   1   Khoa    0
Duy    1    Frank   0
Calvin 1   Dang    0
George 1 Rohan 0
Huy--.5 bye
Collin--1.0 bye

4th Round Pairings

Calvin     Herb
Khoa      Duy
Frank     Huy
Dang      Rohan
Collin     George

Please note that the Temple Chess Club is having a match with the Waco Chess Club this Saturday the 19th. I spoke with those who attended on Wednesday as there are several spots still available if any our our members would like to play this Saturday. If you are interested please contact Forrest Marler for details--his email is in the header of this email and should be easy to identify or see the link to their website listed on the right of your screen.

On the 30th we will have a one night unrated blitz tourney 5 min with 2 sec delay or inc. Depending on turnout I'll try to do an all play all format. No entry fee.

Our April Tournament will begin April 6th--4R-SS, Game/60 with 15 sec increment preferred, one round per evening on the 6th, 13th 20th and 27th. EF: $2 (rated event--USCF membership required)

2nd Round Results, 3rd Round Pairings

2011-03-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

Duy    0     Herb    1
Frank .5    Khoa   .5
Huy    0      Calvin  1
Dang   1     George 0
Rohan 1    Collin    0

Calvin v. Huy

Round Three

Herb      Khoa
Duy        Frank
Rohan     Huy
Calvin     Dang
George   Collin

March Swiss 1st round results & 2nd round pairings

2011-03-03T12:22:00.000-08:00

We're off and running with 11 players in our March Swiss. Welcome to our newest players Mike, George and the Mondeja family.

Huy v. Mike

Below are the 1st round results.

Calvin 0 Duy 1
Herb 1 Dang 0
Collin 0 Frank 1
Khoa 1 Rohan 0
Mike 0 Huy 1
George--0.5 bye

Action Central

Round Two Pairings

Duy Herb
Frank Khoa
Huy Calvin
Dang George
Rohan Collin

March Swiss Starts This Wednesday!

2011-02-27T12:57:00.000-08:00

We will start our March Swiss this Wednesday the 2nd. The tournament will be 4 rounds, one round per Wednesday on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, and 23rd. Entry fee is $2. Time control is Game\60 with a 15 second increment preferred.

Please them me know in advance if you need a bye for round one.

Here are the results of the February Swiss: link

Congratulations to Duy on a perfect 4-0 to win the February Swiss and a gain of 39 rating points to 1850.
Honorable mention to Rohan for finishing in second with 3 points and an astounding gain of 172 rating points to 902.

Hope to see everyone this Wednesday!

Shuffle and Deal Open, third round results, fourth round pairings

2011-02-22T12:23:00.000-08:00

Duy      1   Frank    0
Khoa    1   Calvin   0
Roger   1   Dang     0
William 1   Collin     0

Please review these results. Pairings changed on the fly due to some no-shows and bye requests. Email me or add a comment below if you spot an issue.

Round Four

Khoa      Duy
William   Herb
Brian      Rohan
Huy        Calvin
Frank     Roger
Dang      Collin

Georgetown--Temple Club Match

There is a current proposal on the table for a Georgetown\Temple club match to take place this Saturday, February 26th. They have 8 players ready to go, I know it's short notice but if you are interested please let me know asap. The event would be held in Temple beginning at 10 am (till ~ 5 pm) with a game/90 time control, USCF rated, with a break for lunch.

Players would be assigned tables by rating with 2 Temple, 2 Gtown players at each table. You would play two games, one against each opposing club member at your table. The club with the highest point total takes the traveling trophy till next year.

Their line-up is as follows:

Nate       1894
Frank     1836
Dannie ~1700
Charles   1544
Duane     1456
Forrest    1349
William   1069
Wayne    1067

Our first priority is to see if we have 8 members interested in playing this Saturday and then try to match ratings. There is no entry fee. Your only costs are for your travel and lunch. Anyone who has ever played at our club is eligible to play in this event (and I may be flexible on that if you know a ringer--kidding).

If we can't get this done this Saturday, it could occur down the road a bit, perhaps over the summer. Please call, email, or leave a comment below if you are interested.

2nd Round Results, Third Round Pairings

2011-02-10T12:43:00.000-08:00

Brian   0     Duy    1
Khoa .5    Herb   .5
William .5 Calvin .5
Roger   0   Huy     1
Thomas 0F Dang 1F
Rohan 1    Collin 0

Round Three Pairings

Duy      Herb
Calvin   Khoa
Dang     Brian
Huy       Rohan
Collin    William
Thomas Roger

There has been some discussion of organizing a match with the Temple Chess Club. Would there be any interest from our members?

No details have been worked out but I would imagine it would be a Friday evening or Saturday event, USCF rated, with two games, one white, one black against your opponent. Please add a comment at the comment link below if you would be interested.

February Swiss 1st round results, 2nd round pairings

2011-02-08T13:59:00.000-08:00

Duy     1     Thomas    0
Huy     0     Brian        1
Herb    1    Dang        0
Roger   0   Khoa        1
Calvin   1   Rohan      0

Frank--Bye--0.5

Duy v. Thomas

Round 2 Pairings

Brian      Duy
Khoa     Herb
Frank     Calvin
Roger    Huy
Thomas Dang

Rohan--Bye--1.0

If anyone is interested in entering the tournament you can still join with a 0.5 bye for round one. Please call me immediately 743-8908 so that I can update the pairings.

January Swiss Results

2011-01-27T14:42:00.000-08:00

January Swiss Crosstable here

Round 4 results

Brian .5   Khoa   .5
Duy    0    Herb     1
Huy    0    Vince   1
Dang 0    Frank   1
Thomas 1 Roger   0
Calvin .5  Jim      .5

Congratulations to Khoa on winning with 3.5/4.0 and gaining 75 rating points!

Our February Swiss will start on the 2nd. Entry Fee is $2 with rounds beginning at 5:45 on Feb 2nd, 9th, 16th and 23rd. Time Control is Game\60 (15 second increment preferred but 5 second delay acceptable). If you plan to play but need a bye for round one please let me know asap.

3rd Round Results, 4th Round Pairings

2011-01-21T12:14:00.000-08:00

Khoa    1   Vincent 0
Brian    .5   Duy      .5
Frank   0    Herb     1
Thomas 0   Huy      1
Dang     .5  Jim       .5
Roger    .5  Calvin   .5
Collin    1    Rohan   0

Final (Fourth) Round Pairings

Brian (2.0)      Khoa (3.0)
Duy (2.0)        Herb   (2.0)
Huy (2.0)        Vincent (2.0)
Dang (1.5)       Frank (1.5)
Thomas (1.0)   Collin (1.0)
Calvin (1.0)     Jim (1.0)
Rohan (0.0)      Roger (1.0)

Just a reminder--tournament in Temple tomorrow--see details at Temple Chess Club Link on the right side of this page.

2nd Round Results, 3rd Round Pairings

2011-01-13T13:17:00.000-08:00

Herb     0    Khoa    1
Vince    1   Thomas 0
Jim        0   Duy       1
Roger    0 Brian      1
Calvin    0 Frank     1
Collin    0   Huy       1
Rohan   0   Dang     1

Thomas v. Vince

White        Black
Khoa        Vincent
Brian         Duy
Frank        Herb
Thomas     Huy
Dang         Jim
Roger        Calvin
Collin        Rohan

Just some reminders: This Saturday there is a tournament being hosted by Nam at the ACES on Pond Springs road near 183 from noon till 6pm. Also The Marble Fall Chess Club is holding an event on Saturday as well. A week from Saturday on January 22nd, the Temple chess club will be hosting an event and on January 29 Rocks and Rooks has a tournament scheduled. Please click the Austin Chess Tournaments link on the right of the screen and view upcoming events for all the details on these events.

January Swiss Off and Running with 14 Players.

2011-01-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

Our January Swiss is in progress with 14 players taking part in the action.

Khoa ponders his next move.

1sr Round Results

Duy     0.5   Calvin   0.5
Huy     0      Herb     1
Frank 0.5   Roger   0.5
Dang   0      Vince     1
Khoa   1      Collin     0
Rohan 0      Thomas 1

Byes--Brian, Jim--0.5

Roger v. Frank

2nd Round Pairings

White Black

Herb Khoa

Vince Thomas

Jim Duy

Roger Brian

Calvin Frank

Collin Huy

Rohan Dang

Thomas v. Rohan with Collin looking on

The December Swiss has been rated and the crosstable is here. Just a couple of reminders--the Austin Chess Club is hosting it's 1st Annual Championship this weekend. The Marble Falls Chess Club has an event Saturday, January 15th, the Temple Chess Club is holding an event Saturday, January 22nd and Rocks & Rooks is hosting a tournament January 29th. Plenty of opportunities to get your game into high gear in the New Year! All the details can be found at the Austin Chess Tournaments site under upcoming events (see link on right side of blog).

January Swiss starts on January 5, 2011

2011-01-04T09:32:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder that our first tournament of the new year starts on January 5th. We will play one round per evening on Jan. 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th at a time control of Game/60. Entry fee is $2. Please plan to arrive and register by 5:40 pm or email me to enter. Let me know if you need a bye for any round.

If you cannot make the 1st round but wish to play, please email me to enter so I can pair and post the 2nd round as soon as possible. Current US Chess Federation membership is required to enter and play.

Round Two Results, Round Three Pairings

2010-12-09T12:36:00.000-08:00

Calvin   0.5 Thomas   0.5
Duy       1     Rohan     0
Huy       0     Herb       1
Khoa     1     Collin      0
Dang--Bye--1.0
Brian--bye--0.5

Round One: Dang v Brian

Round Three Pairings (12/15)

Thomas      Duy
Khoa         Brian
Herb          Calvin
Rohan        Dang
Collin         Huy

No official meetings on the 22nd and 29th. Our January Tournament will start on January 5th.

December Swiss

2010-12-06T08:37:00.000-08:00

We have 10 players entered for our December Swiss.

Here are the first rounds results.

Brian   1   Dang 0
Calvin 1   Khoa 0
Thomas 1 Collin 0
Requested Byes--0.5--Duy, Huy, Herb and Rohan

Pairings for Round Two (December 8th)

Calvin     Thomas
Duy         Rohan
Huy         Herb
Khoa       Collin
Dang--bye--1.0
Brian--requested bye--0.5

November Swiss Results

2010-11-18T12:36:00.000-08:00

Dylan v. Khoa 11/3/10

Third Round Results

Duy 0.5 Brian 0.5

Khoa 0.5 Herb 0.5

Jim 0.5 Vince 0.5

Thomas 1 Huy 0

Roger 0 Calvin 1

Dang 0 Dylan 1

November Swiss Crosstable

Brian

Brian and Duy finished tied for first with 2.5 points

Thomas v Jim

Thomas has an initial provisional rating of 1544 after 3 games. Well Done!

Remember our December Swiss starts December 1st with rounds on the 1st, 8th and 15th EF: $2 Time Control is Game\60.

Third Round Pairings, Second Round Results

2010-11-17T09:40:00.000-08:00

Pairings

Duy           Brian
Khoa         Herb
Jim            Vincent
Thomas     Huy
Roger        Calvin
Dang         Dylan

2nd round results

Vince    0    Duy    1
Herb     1    Jim     0
Khoa    0    Brian   1
Huy      1    Dylan   0
Thomas 1   Dang    0
Roger--Bye 1.0

The Club will have no official meeting next week on the 24th. We will start our December Swiss on December 1st. The December Swiss will be three rounds on the 1st, 8th, and 15th. There will be no official meetings on the 22nd and 29th and we will start our January Swiss on the 5th of January.

November Swiss First Round Results and Second Round Pairings

2010-11-10T14:05:00.000-08:00

We have eleven players signed up for the November Tourney including two that are new to the club.

Thomas v. Jim

First Round

Duy    1 Roger   0
Dylan 0 Khoa    1
Brian   1 Huy     0
Dang   0 Vince   1
Jim      1  Thomas 0
Herb --bye 0.5

Second Round

Vince       Duy
Khoa       Brian
Herb        Jim
Huy         Dylan
Thomas   Dang
Roger--Bye 1.0

If we have any late entries or house players who want a game let me know immediately.

Fourth Round Pairings, Third Round Results

2010-10-26T14:34:00.000-07:00

Fourth Round Pairings

Herb            Khoa
Duy              Brian
Dang            Calvin
Vince           Huy

Third Round Results

Calvin 0      Herb   1
Khoa   1      Vince  0
Huy     .5     Dang  .5

Byes--Brian, Duy .5

The November Tournament will start on Wednesday the 3rd. We will play a three round event with games on the 3rd, 10th and 17th in order to free up the week of Thanksgiving so there will be no club meeting on the 24th.

Time Control will be game\60. The following club policy regarding clock settings for G\60 is now in effect:
Players can play their game with either the 5 second delay or 15 second increment as long as both agree. However if one player insists on the 15 second increment and can provide and set a clock with the 15 second increment that will be the control used.  Players of a single game may not use two different settings within the same game (ie one side with 5 second delay and the other side with 15 second increment).

Round Two Results, Round Three Pairings

2010-10-14T07:26:00.000-07:00

Round Two

Herb   .5    Duy    .5
Vince   0    Brian   1
Calvin  1    Huy     0
Khoa   1    Dang   0

Round Three

Calvin        Herb
Khoa         Vince
Huy           Dang

Duy --0.5 Bye
Brian--0.5 Bye

October Swiss Underway

2010-10-07T11:50:00.000-07:00

Crosstable of September Swiss (click here)

Jonathan had a tremendous 97 point rating gain in tying for 1st with Duy who gained 30 points.

Vincent v. Dang

October 6th was the 1st round of the October Swiss with a turnout of 8 players. If you have not signed up and would like to play (with a 0.5 point bye in round one) please email me immediately so I can update the tenative pairings for round two.

Khoa v. Duy

Round One Results

Duy    1     Khoa    0
Huy    0     Herb     1
Brian .5    Calvin  .5
Dang   0    Vincent 1

Not so casual chess

Round Two Pairings (tenative)

Herb        Duy
Vincent    Brian
Calvin      Huy
Khoa       Dang

3rd Round Results, 4th Round Pairings

2010-09-20T08:19:00.000-07:00

Vincent        1    Duy          0
Jonathan      1    Brian        0
Frank          1    John T.     0
Khoa          1F Kenneth    0F
Byes Dang 1.0
         Herb 0.5
         Huy   0.5
         Lee   0.5
         Calvin 0.5

Round Four

Duy              Jonathan
Khoa            Frank
Huy              Herb
John T.         Brian
Lee              Dang
Calvin          Kenneth
Vince--Bye 0.5

I will ask once more that if you are not going to attend please let me know as soon as possible so that I can try to re-pair your scheduled opponent or at least save them a trip to the club. Also note that this is a FIVE round tournament with the final round on September 29th.

I'm open to suggestions for October--Quads, Swiss, Quick Chess, Time Controls--please let me know via email or by adding a comment to this blog (see comments section at the bottom). I'm thinking about a 45/45 Quad. This would be 45 minutes with a 45 second increment. A typical 40-60 move game could take 2.5 to 3 hours. It would be regular rated only. Also the idea of starting each meeting with a brief lesson has been requested. I would try to start the lesson by 5:15 and finish between 5:30-5:40 once most of the tournament players had arrived (I'll gauge interest in this by attendance).

2nd Round Results Third Round Pairings REVISED 9/15

2010-09-10T12:55:00.000-07:00

Brian v. Calvin (front) Tom v. Jonathan (back)

2nd Round Results

John T.     0F     Duy         1F
Khoa        0       Jonathan 1
Huy          0       Vincent     1
Herb        1        Lee          0
Dang        0        Frank       1
Brian        1        Calvin      0

Kenneth    .5      Duy         .5

Huy v. Vincent

3rd Round Pairings

Jonathan          Duy
Vincent            Herb
Frank              Brian
Kenneth          Khoa
Lee                 John T. (Revised)
Bye 1.0--Dang

Requested Bye 0.5--Huy
Requested Bye 0.5--Calvin

Duy v. Kenneth

Please let me know as soon as possible if you aren't going to be able to make the round. It may allow me time to re-pair or found a house player so your opponent can still get a game that evening.

We had a couple of brand new adult players show up last Wednesday along with a returning player who is on the strong end of our club's rating scale. It would be great if the club can continue to attract and keep new players. Keep in mind that October 9th is National Chess Day. Any ideas regarding possible club activities to increase publicity or awareness are welcome.

Vince sent me this link on setting the Chronos Clock with Increment.

Chronos Increment Setting

Special Note: The USCF has announced the 2011 US Senior Open will be in Houston July 18-23rd. The 2011 Junior Open is also in Houston from July 22-24th.

US Senior Open

For those who are 50 plus as of July 18, 2011 it's a great chance to play top flight competition in a relatively small national tournament. The 2010 US Senior Open in Boca Raton, FL had 51 players with 6-8 GMs and IMs leading the way.

September Swiss Round One Results and Pairings

2010-09-08T13:12:00.000-07:00

Duy         1       Brian       0
Johnathan 1      Herb       0
Frank       0      Huy         1
Calvin       0     Khoa       1
Vincent     1     Dang        0

John T. 1.0-bye
Lee       0.5-bye

Round Two Pairings

John T.          Duy
Khoa             Johnathan
Huy               Vince
Herb              Lee
Dang              Frank
Brian              Calvin

Note: Johnathan is tenative for tonight and Brian may be a bit late. Clocks will start no later than 6:00 pm.

September Swiss

2010-08-31T16:13:00.000-07:00

On September 1st we will start our new tournament. Since we have 5 Wednesdays in the month the tourney will be 5 rounds, swiss-system, with a time control of Game\55 with a 15 second increment. Entry Fee will be $2. I would like to pair and start the round at 5:45 pm. If you plan to play and will be later than 5:40 pm please email me to let me know you're playing.

Quick recap of recent events.

Nate and Calvin won the G\5 unrated blitz tourney on August 18th. Herb (2-1) and Vince (3-0) won their respective quads in the G\20 QC tourney on August 25th.

Crosstable

Hope to see everyone on the 1st!

Second Saturday Quads

2010-08-15T12:16:00.000-07:00

Top Quad in action. John (in orange) was the winner with 2.5

Crosstable

We had an excellent turnout for the inaugural Second Saturday Quads. Some last minute registration changes and a few late arrivals got us started about 20 minutes later then expected but we managed to finish in a somewhat timely fashion. I wasn't sure how well the space would work but it seems to have sufficed. As evidenced below the spectator space may have been a little lacking.

Spectator space was tight.

The 2nd Quad had the most exiting finish. With two players tied with 1.5 points going into the last round, the stars had to align just right for Brian to sneak through as the winner with 2.0 as both leaders were defeated.

Andrew v. Brian

The 3rd Quad saw Serena coast in with a final round draw against Dale to finish with 2.5.

Serena v. Emily

The 4th Quad saw Steve coasting to a win with 2.5 points after a first round time scramble. He also was able to secure his win with a final round draw. His post-tourney rating is 1408 so congratulations on breaking into Class "C".

Steve v. Sanjna with a time scramble ahead.

The 5th Quad saw the only perfect 3-0 score by Dang.

William v. Sarah and Khoa v. Dale

A special welcome to Joseph who was playing in his first rated tournament.and now has his first provisional rating of 478. I'm sure it will be leaping upwards quickly in the near future.

I hope everyone enjoyed the afternoon and I'll keep everyone posted on any future events.

August Swiss

2010-08-15T08:02:00.000-07:00

Crosstable

Nate clinched his tournament victory with a last round draw against Vince. Anthony cruised through the Quad with a perfect 3-0.

This Wednesday is our first ever blitz event. An unrated Game/5 double 5-SS (one white, one black against each opponent). EF: $1 with 50% to 1st and 50% to 1st Under/1500. We will try to start promptly at 5:45.

SOLD OUT for Saturday

2010-08-12T06:35:00.000-07:00

Inaugural Second Saturday Quads this coming Saturday, August 14th. This will be held at 3008 Dawn Drive, Suite 206, Georgetown, TX 78628 Reg: 12:40-12:55 pm with rounds at 1:00--2:30--4:00 pm. EF: $20 with $50 to 1st in each quad. We currently have 20 players pre-registered and the event is SOLD OUT (see note below).

Prereg. List (Tenative Quads--I will give up my spot if someone wants to play)

1. John 2141
2. Nate 1868
3. Duy 1792
4. Madhumitha 1773

5. Jonathan 1751
6. Andrew 1732
7. Herb 1732
8. Brian 1689

9. Anthony 1693
10. Serena 1673
11. Dale 1653
12. Khoa 1486

13.William 1392
14. Sanjna 1391
15. Steve 1353
16. Sarah 1219

17. Dang 1199
18.Glen 1192
19. Collin 813
20. Joseph Unr.

August Quick Swiss Results and Pairings

2010-08-08T12:04:00.000-07:00

We're off to a fast start in August with a turn-out of 14 players--10 in the Game/29 Quick Swiss and 4 in the Game/30 Quads.

Here are the results so far.

Brian v. Calvin

Game/29 Quick Swiss

Round One

Nate     1     Khoa     0
Emily    1     Andrew 0
Brian     1    Calvin     0
Brad     1    Vince      0
Nam     1     Dang      0

Nam v. Dang

Round Two
Nam     0    Nate       1
Emily    0     Brian      1
Andrew 0   Brad       1
Vince     1   Khoa      0
Calvin     1   Dang      1

Emily v. Andrew

Round Three Pairings

Nate           Brian
Brad           Nam
Vince          Emily
Khoa          Calvin
Dang          Andrew

Game/30 Quads

Round One

Duy         1     Collin     0
Anthony 1      Huy       1

Anthony v. Huy

Round Two

Huy 0 Duy 1
Collin 0 Anthony 1

Vince v. Brad

Round Three

Duy Anthony
Huy Collin

Just a reminder--upcoming events include the inaugural Second Saturday Quads this coming Saturday, August 14th. These will be held at 3008 Dawn Drive, Suite 206, Georgetown, TX 78628 Reg: 12:40-12:55 pm with rounds at 1:00--2:30--4:00 pm. EF: $20 with $50 to 1st in each quad. We currently have 20 players pre-registered and the event is SOLD OUT (see note below).

Prereg. List (Tenative Quads--I will give up my spot if someone wants to play)

1. John 2141
2. Nate 1868
3. Duy 1792
4. Madhumitha 1773

5. Jonathan M. 1751
6. Herb (tenative) 1732
7. Andrew 1732
8. Sunay 1708

9. Brian 1689
10. Anthony 1693
11. Serena 1673
12. Khoa 1486

13.William 1392
14. Sanjna 1391
15. Steve 1353
16. Saavan 1333

17. Sarah 1219
18. Dang 1199
19.Glen 1192
20. Binny 1071

Please keep in mind I will try to avoid pairing siblings if possible. However, due to the prizes being offered unless there is unanimous agreement regarding such shifts Quads will be assigned in strict rating order using the August published ratings.

On August 18th we will hold our summer blitz. 5-double SS (play 2 games against each opponent, Black/White)Unrated game/5 EF: $1 Prizes: 50% of EFs to 1st 50% of EFs to Top Under/1500

On August 25th we will offer Game/15 with a 15 second increment Quick Quads. EF: $1

On Friday, August 6th, the Georgetown Library held a kids tournament (unrated) with a turnout of 21 players. The tournament was a 4-SS with a Game/15 time control.

Tournament winners Apollos (in red shirt) v. Louis (in navy shirt) in the back far corner of the picture

The winner, Apollos, with a perfect 4-0 received a one year USCF membership and Chess Tournament Combo (pieces, board, bag). There were four 3-0 scores resulting in two more rounds of Game/5 with the winner of the play-off and 2nd place finisher being Louis Capps who also received a Chess Tournament Combo (pieces, board, bag).

Pizza and soda provided by the Library

July Swiss Results

2010-07-29T15:36:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Khoa on winning the July Swiss with a perfect 4-0.

Fourth Round Results

Frank      0    Khoa    1
Anthony .5    Duy       .5
Calvin      1    Nam      1
Huy         1F  John E.   0
Brad        0    Jonathan 1
Dang       0    Jim           1

July Swiss Crosstable

Hope to see everyone next week for the start of the next tournament!

Three Round Results/Round Four Pairings (REVISED)

2010-07-22T10:12:00.000-07:00

Frank v Vincent (front) Jim v Calvin (back)

Vincent    1     Frank      0
Khoa       1     Brian       0
Duy         1     John E.    0
Jonathan 0     Herb        1
Anthony   1     Huy         0
Nam        1     Brad        0
Jim          0     Calvin       1
Lee         0      Emily       1

Brian v Khoa (front) Duy v John E. (back)

Fourth Round Pairings

Frank           Khoa (REVISED 2ND)
Anthony       Duy
Herb            Nam
Brian           Calvin
Huy             John E.
Brad            Jonathan
Dang            Jim (REVISED)
Lee              John T. (REVISED)
Emily--0.5 Requested Bye (REVISED)
Vincent--0.5 Requested Bye (REVISED 2ND)

Nate--0.5 Requested Bye (REVISED 2ND)

Emily v Lee

In August we will shake things up a bit. The August Swiss (4 rounds) will be played on the 4th and 11th and will consist of two rounds per night at a time control of Game/30 with a 15 second increment. EF: $2

REVISED--We will also offer a separate tourney--same as above except Game/29 time control so Quick Chess rated only. Both tourneys are wholly dependent on sufficient entries to start.

On August 18th we will hold our summer blitz. 5-double SS (play 2 games against each opponent, Black/White)Unrated game/5 EF: $1 Prizes: 50% of EFs to 1st 50% of EFs to Top Under/1500

On August 25th we will offer Game/15 with a 15 second increment Quick Quads. EF: $1

Please review your chess clock manual to insure you are able to set your clock for the increment time control. You can also search google and youtube for instructions on setting various types of digital chess clocks for increments.

If anyone is missing an umbrella please let me know. If was left in the room last night. If no one responds I will turn it into the Library lost and found next week.

Round Three Pairings (Revised)

2010-07-19T11:48:00.000-07:00

I hope I have all requested byes correctly shown. Please contact me immediately if you are scheduled to play and won't make it this Wednesday. Note three pairings are changed by the revision.

Vincent           Frank
Khoa              Brian
Duy                John E.
Jonathan         Herb
Anthony         Huy
Nam              Brad
Jim                Calvin
Lee                Emily
1.0 Bye--Dang
Requested 0.5 Byes--Nate, John T.

I am seeing some interest being shown in the upcoming events flyer that was attached to the last email with the Saturday event (August 14th) having the most queries so far.

Round Two Results

2010-07-15T13:14:00.000-07:00

Vince v. Duy (front) Nate v. Anthony (back)

Nate        1     Anthony     0
Vincent    1     Duy           0
Frank       1    Nam          0
Khoa        1    Jim            0
Emily        0    Jonathan    1
Brad         1    Dang         0
John T.     0    Huy           1

Herb--1.0 bye
Calvin--0.5 requested bye

Jonathan v. Emily (front) Dang v. Brad (back)

Round Three Pairings will be posted once I receive the result of the Lee v. John E. make-up game.

Nam v. Frank

July Swiss

2010-07-09T08:27:00.000-07:00

Seventeen players turned out for the July Swiss.

First Round Results

Jonathan    0     Nate      1
Duy           1     Emily      0
Huy           0     Frank     1
Herb         0      Khoa     1
Calvin        0     Anthony 1
Brian         1      Brad      0
John T.      0      Vincent  1
Dang         0      Nam      1

Jim, Lee --.5 byes

Round Two Pairings (Revised)

Nate          Anthony
Vincent      Duy
Frank         Nam
Khoa         Jim
J. Elder      Lee
Emily         Herb
Brad          Jonathan
J. Taylor Huy
Dang         Calvin

Brian--.5 Bye

June Results

2010-07-06T09:24:00.000-07:00

June Swiss crosstable

Roger v Jim with Gordon looking on

June Swiss Fourth Round

Herb     0     Duy       1
Calvin   0F   Khoa     1F
Roger   0     Jim         1
Anhvan 0    Brian      1
Frank     1    Dang      0
Collin     0    John       1
John E. --Bye

Jonathan v John E.

June 30th Quick Quads

The last meeting saw our lowest turnout ever with just one quad of four players. Hopefully everyone was just enjoying an off week.

Nate 3
Herb 2
Brian .5
Lee .5

Our July Swiss starts on July 7th at 5:45 pm. Entry fee $2 with four rounds 7th, 14th, 21th, 28th at Game\60. Let me know via email or at the club if you need a bye for any round. Anyone missing round one can still enter via email with a .5 bye for round one.

Starting in August we're going to be mixing up the events to include some one night and two night Game\30 tourneys and perhaps an occasional blitz night.

Round Four Pairings

2010-06-17T22:07:00.000-07:00

Herb          Duy
Calvin        Khoa
Roger        Jim
Anhvan      Brian
Frank         Dang
Collin         John T.
John E. -- bye

Roger v.Anhvan

Round Three Results

Khoa 0 Herb 1

Jim 1 Brian 0

Dang 0 Calvin 1

Roger .5 Anhvan .5

Frank 1 Collin 0

John T. 1 John E. 0

Requested bye -- Duy .5

John T. v. John E.

The meeting on June 30th is scheduled for Game/15 Quick Quads by rating--a one night event. I have recently had a request for a blitz night and a Game/30 night (if we did Game/30 quads or 3SS it would mean staying till about 9 pm). Another possibility is to try to lure a titled player to the club for a simul. If you have any suggestions or requests for scheduling for the third quarter please post a comment or email me so it can be discussed on-line (in comments) or at our next meeting.

Brad v. Torey playing skittles

A hard fought draw!

Round Three Pairings

2010-06-16T06:30:00.000-07:00

Round Three Pairings

Khoa                  Herb
Jim                      Brian
Dang                   Calvin
Roger                  Anhvan
Frank                  Collin
John T.                John E.
Duy -- .5 requested bye

Jim v. Herb

Round Two Results

Herb     1       Jim    0
Calvin    0      Duy    1
Khoa     1      Roger 0
Brian      1      Frank   0
Dang      1      John T. 0
John E.   0     Anhvan   1
Collin -- bye

June Swiss Results and Pairings

2010-06-03T09:05:00.000-07:00

Round One

Frank (1740)    0     Roger    (1216)    1
John T. (1076) 0     Herb   (1727)      1
Duy (1725)       1     John E. (990)     0
Collin (894)      0      Khoa (1476)       1
Jim (1440)        1     Dang (975)         0
Anhvan (unr)     0     Calvin (1348)      1

Round Two Pairings

Herb             Jim
Calvin           Duy
Khoa            Roger
Brian           Frank
Dang           John T.
John E.         Anhvan
Collin-1.0 Bye

I did hear from several of our regulars via email who will be missing the June tournament due to vacations, family, work and various other summertime activities that our part of our lives. Please keep in mind that June 30th is a one meeting Game\15 event and house games are always a possibility each week (especially with an odd number of players). Any late entries can still get a .5 bye. Anyone needing a bye in rounds 2, 3,or 4 let me know as soon as possible.

I just wanted to sent out congratulations to Duy who raised his rating 65 points at the Texas State Championship with excellent results against a couple of strong Class "A" players. You can see one of his wins with notes by clicking on the "Getting to 2000" link on the right side of the screen.

Round Four Pairings, Round Three Results

2010-05-20T14:16:00.000-07:00

Nam and Tournament Leader Vincent (in red) battle it out!

Pairings
White                        Black
Jim (2.5, 1450)         Vince (3.0, 1572)
Nate (2.0, 1855)       Anthony (2.0, 1577)
Emily (2.0, 1480)      Herb (1.5, 1754)
Calvin (2.0, 1387)     Khoa (1.5, 1469)
Jonathan (1.5, 1552) Kartik (1.5, 1328)
Duy (1.0, 1651)        Brian (1.0,1732)
John T. (1.0, 1117)   Nam (1.0, 1637)
Collin (0.5, 922)        Dang (1.0, 1036)

Kartik and Jim analzye their result with help from Torey

Results

Calvin .5          Anthony .5
Kartik 0           Jim   1
Khoa   .5         Jonathan .5
Dang    0          Emily    1
Brian    1          Collin    0
Vince    1         Nam     0
Herb    0          Nate     1

House Game

Huy .5     Frank   .5

Calvin and Anthony fight to the Draw!

Please note Wednesday the 26th is our fourth and final round for the May Swiss. The June Swiss starts on June 2nd.

2010-05-18T09:03:00.000-07:00

Round Three Pairings and Round Two Results

Round Three

Herb (1.5, 1754)      Vincent (2.0, 1572)
Calvin (1.5, 1387)     Anthony (1.5, 1577)
Kartik (1.5, 1328)     Jim (1.5, 1450)
Nate (1.0, 1855)       Khoa (1.0, 1469)
Roger (1.0, 1212)     Nam (1.0, 1637)
John T. (1.0, 1117)   Jonathan (1.0, 1552)
Dang (1.0, 1036)      Emily (1.0, 1480)
Brian (0.0, 1732)      Collin (0.5, 922)
Bye--Duy (0.0, 1651)

Round Two Results

Emily    0     Calvin     1
Anthony 1    Dang      0
Khoa    0     Vince     1
Collin    0     Kartik    1
Nam      1    Brian      0
Duy       0    Jonathan 1
John T.--Bye 1.0
Jim--Requested Bye 0.5
Herb--Requested Bye 0.5
Nate--Requested Bye 0.5
Roger--Requested Bye 0.5

If you are not planning to attend this Wednesday the 19th and are paired for the round please let me know as soon as possible.

May Swiss Round Two Pairings

2010-05-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

Brian v.Emily

Round Two

Herb                    Emily
Khoa                   Vince
Anthony               Dang
Roger                   Calvin
Collin                   Kartik
Nam                     Brian
Duy                      Jonathan

John T.   Bye
Jim         Requested bye

Action Aplenty from the May Swiss

April Swiss Results

2010-04-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

Crosstable

Round Four Results

Frank      1       Jonathan    0
Vince      0       Duy           1
Nam       .5      Huy           .5
Anthony .5      Khoa        .5
Kartik     .5      Herb         .5
Emily       1       Jim            0
Lee          0      Brad          1
Calvin      .5     Collin         .5

Congratulations to Frank on winning the April Swiss!

Nam v Huy (front) Frank v Jonathan (rear)

Don't forget our May Swiss starts May 5th.

Vince v Duy (front) Wandering Emily v Jim (rear)

Don't forget. It's not too late to register for this Saturday's event at the Laurel Mountain Elementary school. The open is section is adults only. See the "Austin Chess Tournaments" link to the right for details.

Round Three Results & Round Four Pairings

2010-04-22T07:07:00.000-07:00

Round Three Results (4/21)

Jonathan    1      Nam         0
Jim            0       Frank       1
Duy          .5       Anthony   .5
Roger       0        Vince       1
Herb         .5       Emily       .5
Huy          1        Calvin      0
Kenneth    0F     Khoa       1F
Kartik       1        Lee          0
Dang         0        Brad        1
John          0        Collin       1

Club Members in Action!

Round Four Pairings (4/28)

Frank (1716, 2.5) Jonathan (1561, 3.0)

Vince (1590, 2.0) Duy (1629, 2.0)

Nam (1594, 2.0) Huy (1461, 2.0)

Anthony (1552, 2.0) Khoa (1450, 2.0)

Kartik (1231, 2.0) Herb (1714, 1.5)

Emily (1387, 1.5) Jim (1475, 1.5)

Roger (1221, 1.5) Brad (1273, 1.0)

Calvin (1407, 1.0) Collin (946, 1.0)

Lee (1090, 0.5) John (1133, 0.0)

Dang Bye

Our May Swiss will start on May 5th. If you would like to play but need a first round bye, please let me know in advance if possible.

Please note that Austin Kids (Nam Nguyen--TD) is running a Tournament this Saturday, April 24th. See the links on the right of the screen for details.

Draw Central!

2010-04-15T14:48:00.000-07:00

Three of the top five boards drew their games this week. Like the rare triple play in baseball, one game ended with a bishop and knight versus lone king ending with the possessor of the two minor pieces unable to convert the win.

Round Two Results

Frank     .5    Anthony .5
Jim         .5    Duy         .5
Nam       1     Kartik      0
Jonathan 1F Kenneth   0F
Calvin     .5    Herb        .5
Lee         0     Huy          1
Dang       0     Vince        1
Brad        0     Khoa        1
Emily       1     John T.      0
Collin       0     Roger        1

Round Three Pairings

Jonathan 2.0       Nam 2.0
Jim          1.5     Frank 1.5
Duy       1.5       Anthony 1.5
Roger      1.5       Vince   1.0
Herb    1.0 Emily 1.0
Huy          1.0       Calvin 1.0
Kenneth    1.0       Khoa   1.0
Kartik       1.0       Lee      0.5
Dang         0.0      Brad     0.0
John          0.0      Collin    0.0

April Swiss Up and Going with 19 Players!

2010-04-08T08:02:00.000-07:00

We have an excellent turnout for our April Swiss and things ran fairly smoothly. Pairing and results for the first round are as follows:

Khoa 1450    0     Frank  1716    1
Duy   1629    1     Emily 1387     0
Brad 1273    0     Nam 1594      1
Vince 1590   0     Kartik 1231    0
John T. 1133 0    Jonathan 1561 1
Anthony 1552 1   Dang 1078      0
Collin  946      0   Jim 1475         1
Huy 1461       0   Kenneth unr    1
0.5 point byes--Herb, Calvin, Lee

Huy v. Kenneth

Time pressure affected the above game with Huy up material but down on time. With less than a minute on his clock Huy traded Queen and pawn for Rook and Bishop and then had to part with his remaining rook to prevent Kenneth from Queening. The resulting Rook v. Pawns ending was quickly resolved in Kenneth's favor.

Jim v. Collin (left) Vince v. Kartik (right)

The biggest upset of the first round was earned by Kartik who overcame a 359 point rating gap to defeat Vincent in their game. After a trade of Queens leaving Vince with a Bishop and three pawns v. three pawns on opposite sides of the board. Vince attempted to run his pawns home only to find his pawns blocked by the black king, meanwhile black's advancing pawns trapped the bishop with White's King too far away to help.

Brad v Nam

Pairings for Round Two

Frank Anthony

Jim Duy

Nam Kartik

Jonathan Kenneth

Calvin Herb

Lee Huy

Dang Vince

Brad Khoa

Emily John T.

Collin--1.0 point Bye

Jonathan v John

March Quick Quads

We had a good turnout of 12 players for our March Quick Quads. Crosstable

Jonathan v Huy

Kenneth v Jim

Quads winners were Herb, Duy and Kenneth. Congratulations!

March Swiss Results

Crosstable

Bad Day at Black Rock

2010-03-18T13:30:00.000-07:00

The third week of the March Swiss saw the wheels come off the track a bit on the TD's end. I did receive notice well in advance that several players had requested byes for the week of spring break and managed to forget by the time I went to make the pairings. Then in re-pairing "on the fly" without computer assistance or even a set of pairing cards ran into some additional snafus. All said, we are still on track for a successful fourth and final round without this greatly affecting prize distribution (since there are no prizes). Hopefully, everyone enjoyed their games.

2nd round results

Frank    1      Huy    0
Khoa     0     Brian   1
Anthony 1     J. Tuck 0
Nam      0      Duy      1
Herb      1      Kartik   0
Vincent 1     J. Taylor 0
Lee        0      Emily      1
Jim         0      Collin    1
Dang      0      Calvin    1
Roger    1      Carl       0

Lee v. Emily (Front) John T. v. Vince (back)

3rd Round results

Frank    0     Herb     1
Emily    .5     Vincent .5
J. Tuck   1    Roger    0
Kartik     0   Jim         1
Carl        0    Lee       1

House rated games

Calvin   0     Anthony   1
Brad     1     Collin       0

Anthony, Calvin and Collin all receive 1.0 point byes for March Swiss Scoring purposes.

Anthony v Jonathan (Front) Huy v. Frank (Back)

4th Round Pairings (March 24th)

Herb (2.5)                        Anthony (3.0)
Duy   (2.5)                       Frank   (2.5)
Nam (2.0)                       Calvin   (2.0)
Collin (2.0)                      J. Tuck (2.0)
Vincent (1.5)                    Khoa     (1.5)
Huy       (1.5)                   Emily      (1.5)
Jim        (1.0)                   Roger     (1.0)
Lee       (1.0)                   Kartik     (1.0)
Dang     (0.5)                  Carl         (0.5)

The meeting of March 31st will be Game/15 Quick Quads by rating. Free entry to those who played in the March Swiss, others $1.

March Swiss-First Round Results

2010-03-03T20:17:00.000-08:00

Roger and Duy

We had a great first night turnout of 19 tournament entrants and 3 casual players. With two-three players who are projecting to enter next week after taking first byes we should be in the low 20s for the March Swiss. I will wait until next Wednesday to pair round two so that anybody wishing to enter can still get in with a 0.5 bye for round one.

Lee and Huy

Round One Results

Emily 0 Frank 1

Brian 1 Jim 0

Calvin 0 Anthony 1

Duy 1 Roger 0

Kartik 1 Vince 0

Huy 1 Lee 0

J. Taylor 0 Nam 1

J. Tuck 1 Dang 0

Collin 0 Khoa 1

Dang and John

We also had two new members enter the tournament this month--John (above) and Collin.The game of the night was the match between Emily and Frank. It was the last game to finish and drew quite a crowd as the contestants battled on in time pressure.Good luck to all of our players this month.

February Swiss Results and Crosstable

2010-02-25T13:33:00.000-08:00

Roger v. Khoa (Frank looking on)

Congratulations to John B. on winning the GCC February Swiss!

Crosstable

We had several exciting last round games with moderate to severe time pressure involved. Congratulations to our ratings points big gainers--Jim up 104 points, John T. up 58 points and Calvin up 46 points!

Kartik v. Emily (the start of a hard fought, final round draw)

Our March Tournament (4-SS, Game/60) starts next Wednesday the 3rd with games on the 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th. Entry is $2. Let me know asap if you want to play but will be arriving late or need a bye for the 1st round. Registration is from 5:30 to 5:40 with the 1st round at 5:45 pm.

Vincent v. Calvin (drawn by perpetual check)

Since March has 5 meetings our last Wednesday (31st) will be Game/15 Quick Quads for those interested. Free entry to those that play in the March Swiss, others $1.

Carl v Torey

Spread the word about the Georgetown Chess Club. We are steadily gaining new members. I believe with a little luck we can see tournament entries in the 20s next month.

Round three results/round four pairings

2010-02-18T14:09:00.000-08:00

Vincent and Frank

Frank (3.0, 1707)             John B. (3.0, 2158)
Jim     (2.5, 1376)             Brian     (2.0, 1765)
Nam (2.0, 1552)             Duy       (2.0, 1630)
Calvin (2.0, 1369)            Vincent (2.0, 1584)
Emily (2.0, 1316)             Kartik   (1.5, 1170)
Herb   (1.0, 1795)            Brad      (1.0, 1243)
John T. (1.0, 1076)           Huy       (1.0, 1410)
Khoa    (1.0, 1367)           Roger    (1.0, 1249)
Anthony (0.5, 1628)          Dang     (1.0, 925)

Bye--Carl (1.0,nnnn)

Kartik and Carl battle it out.

Round three results

John B. 1 Nam 0

Vincent 0 Frank 1

Jim 1 Herb 0

Brian 1 Khoa 0

Roger 0 Duy 1

Huy 0 Emily 1

John T. 0 Calvin 1

Brad 1 Anthony 0

Kartik 1 Carl 0

Our March Swiss begins March 3rd at 5:30 pm.

Round Two Results/Round Three Pairings

2010-02-11T21:46:00.000-08:00

Some exciting games last Wednesday.

Duy        0        John B. 1
Herb      0        Vincent 1
Nam      1         Brian     0
Frank     1         Huy      0
Anthony 0        Jim        1
Calvin     1        Kartik    0
Brad       0        Khoa      1
Emily       1       Dang       0
Carl         0       Roger      1

John T.--Bye    1

Round Three Pairings

John B (2.0)          Nam   (2.0)
Vincent (2.0)         Frank (2.0)
Jim        (1.5)         Herb (1.0)
Brian     (1.0)         Khoa (1.0)
Roger    (1.0)         Duy    (1.0)
Huy       (1.0)         Emily   (1.0)
John T. (1.0)         Calvin   (1.0)
Brad      (0.0)         Anthony (0.5)
Kartik    (0.0)         Carl      (0.0)

Dang (0.0)--Bye 1.0

We found an extra pawn on the floor on the way out Wednesday.Please check your set and let me know if you're missing one.

Huge Turn-out for February Swiss!

2010-02-04T09:09:00.000-08:00

We had a large turn-out yesterday for the start of our February Swiss including three first time GCC Players--John, Kartik and Calvin. We also witnessed the triumphant return of Vincent who everyone was happy to have back with us.

For any who missed the first round, you can still join with a .5 point bye for round one. Please let me know as soon as possible by phone or email if you will be joining the tournament.

First Round Results

John B.        1            Calvin     0
Khoa           0            Herb       1
Brian           1             Emily      0
Roger          0             Frank     1
Duy             1             Brad       0
Kartik         1/2           Anthony 1/2
Vincent        1             John T.   0
Dang            0             Nam       1
Huy              1             Carl        0

Jim--.5 bye

Second Round Pairings (tenative only)

Duy                     John B.
Herb                    Vincent
Nam                     Brian
Frank                   Huy
Anthony               Jim
Calvin                  Kartik
Brad                    Khoa
Emily                   Dang
Carl                     Roger

Bye--1 point John T.

January Swiss Results

2010-01-31T09:05:00.000-08:00

Huy v. Emily in background. Anthony v. Brian in foreground.

Fourth Round Results

Khoa    1       Duy        0
Brian    0       Anthony 1
Emily    1       Huy        0
Dang    0       John T.   1
Carl      0      Lee         1

Nam     1F    Jim          0F
Roger   1F    Brad        0F

House Match

Nam    1       Roger      0

See January Swiss Cross-table here

Congratulations to Tournament Winner Khoa who gained a whopping 194 points jumping a class from "D" to "C" and reaching a rating of 1514.

John T. v. Dang in background. Khoa v. Duy in foreground

Our February Swiss (4 rounds/weeks) starts this Wednesday the 3rd with registration beginning at 5:30 pm till 5:40 with clocks starting at 5:45 pm. One round per week at game/60. Entry Fee $2. If you're planning to play and need a 1st round bye or will be arriving late please confirm your entry by email or phone (512) 743-8908.

Lee v. Carl The dreaded Trompowsky with a4!

Fourth Round Pairings

2010-01-24T13:12:00.000-08:00

Jim and Emily

Round 4

Khoa (3.0)              Duy (3.0)
Brian (2.0)              Anthony (2.0)
Frank (2.0)             Herb (2.0)
Emily (1.5)              Huy   (2.0)
Nam (1.0)               Jim (1.5)
Brad (1.0)               Roger (1.0)
Dang (1.0)              J, Taylor (1.0)
Carl (0.0)                Lee  (0.0)

Nam and Huy

Round 3 Results

Herb    0          Khoa    1
Duy     1           Frank   0
Roger 0           Brian    1
Anthony 1         Brad    1
Huy        1         Nam   0
Jim        1/2       Emily 1/2
John T.   1         Carl     0
Dang      1F       Lee     0F

The February Swiss (four rounds--3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th) will start on the first Wednesday in February. You may register will me any time prior to the 3rd or from 5:30-5:45 pm on the 3rd. Entry fee is $2. Rounds start at 5:45 pm or earlier if both opponents are present.

Round Three Pairings

2010-01-14T10:49:00.000-08:00

Pairing for the third round on January 20th are as follows:

White                   Black

Herb 2.0              Khoa 2.0
Duy    2.0             Frank 2.0
Roger 1.0            Brian   1.0
Anthony 1.0          Brad   1.0
Huy      1.0           Nam    1.0
Jim        1.0          Emily   1.0
J. Taylor 0.0         Carl     0.0
Dang      0.0         Lee      0.0

Round 2 results

Brian 0               Duy     1
Nam   0               Herb   1
Frank 1               Jim      0
Khoa   1               Anthony 0
Lee      0               Huy     1
Brad     1              J. Taylor 0
Carl      0              Roger    1
Emily     1              Dang     0

Round 1

Huy      0              Brian   1
Herb     1              Brad    0
Roger    0             Frank   1
Anthony 1            Emily    0
J. Taylor 0            Nam    1
Duy         1            Lee      0
Dang       0            Khoa    1
Jim           1           Carl      0

Beginning on February 5th (tentatively) I'll be providing some introductory chess lessons through the children's section of the Georgetown Library each Friday from 4-5 pm. The Library has a list of interested parents and children and perhaps that will result in some additional publicity and memberships for the club.

Plenty of good local tournaments coming up including the Matthews Open this Saturday, Jan 16th. The Austin Kids Open next Saturday, Jan 23rd and the Bushy Creek Open in Round Rock on January 30th. Click the Austin Chess Tournaments link the your right for more details.

The Year of the Swiss!

2010-01-04T07:48:00.000-08:00

This year should see the Georgetown Chess Club hosting more Swiss system tournaments beginning with our January Swiss starting this Wednesday. A four round Game/60 event with one round per week on the 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th. Entry fee is $2 due on the 6th. Registration from 5:30 to 5:40 pm with round at 5:45 pm.

Schedule for the first half of 2010

January 6,13,20,27--Janaury Swiss--4SS, G/60 EF: $2

February 3,10,17,24--February Swiss--4SS, G/60 EF: $2

March 3,10, 17, 24--March Swiss--4SS, G/60 EF: $2

March 31st--March Quick Quads--3RR, G/15 EF: $1

April 7,14,21,28--April Swiss--4SS, G/60 EF: $2

May 5,12,19,26--May Swiss--4SS, G/60 EF: $2

June 2,9,16,23--June Swiss--4SS, G/60 EF: $2

June 30th--June Quick Quads--3RR, G/15 EF: $1

Draw!

December Quad Results

Quads Winners for December--Herb Baumann (2.5), Duy Nguyen (3.0), Emily Nguyen (3.0) Huy Nguyen (2.0 + 1.0 Match game)

Round Two Results

Anthony 1/2     Herb     1/2
Brian       1/2     Frank    1/2

Huy        1        Nam       0
John T.   0        Jim         1

Brad      0         Roger     1
Khoa     0         Duy        1

John E.    0       Lee         1
Dang       0       Emily       1

Round Three Results

Herb      1        Frank        0
Anthony 1/2     Brian       1/2

Nam      1        Jim          0
Huy       1        John E.    0

Duy       1        Roger      0
Brad    1/2       Khoa     1/2

Emily       1      Lee         0
Dang       1      John T.   0

Farewell Wishes and Bon Fortune Patrick!

2009-11-29T05:26:00.000-08:00

As many of you have already heard, shortly after our last meeting Patrick accepted an employment opportunity out of state beginning prior to our next meeting. Join me in wishing all the best for Patrick in his new adventure. We will miss the camaraderie in conversation and spirited competition in games he infused in our meetings.

Patrick (left) v. Dang during his farewell performance

Congratulations to our November Quad winners--Clear 1st-Anthony Nguyen, Huy Nguyen Co-winners Frank Lacava, Duy Nguyen and Patrick Clot, Jonathan Manion and Khoa Nguyen.

Third Round Results

Frank     1   Nam      0

Dang       0   Patrick   1
Jonathan 1   Khoa     0

Brian 0 Anthony 1
Steve      1    Brad       0

Lee         0    Huy         1
Sarah      1    Emily       0

Performances of note:

Huy gained 145 points and moved up to Class D.
Anthony gained 59 points and moved up to Class B.

Khoa gained 36 points and moved up to Class C.

Action Central

December Quads will start this Wednesday. I would like to get as many players to pre-register as possible as I will have to miss the meeting and would like to post the pairings in advance. Entry fees will be collected on 12/9.

Players registered so far:

Brian (will miss 12/2)

Herb (will miss 12/2) I will place Herb & Brian in same Quad-1st round pairing to be made up later.

John E. (may arrive late on 12/2--clocks start at 5:45 pm)
Huy
Duy
Khoa
Dang
Nam
Anthony
Emily
Lee
Frank
Jim

Match Play between John E. and Duy

Second Round Results

2009-11-12T09:21:00.000-08:00

Duy        1  Nam     0
Roger     0  Frank   1

Jonathan 1 Dang    0
Khoa      1 Patrick 0

Steve      0 Brian    1
Emily      0 Huy      1

Jim         1 John E. 0

Third Round Pairings

NOTE: Color selection by random lot in this round (pawn in hand preferred). Score in ( ).

Nam (1.0)      Frank (1.5)
Duy   (1.5)     Roger (0.0)

Dang  (0.0)    Patrick (1.0)
Jonathan (1.0) Khoa (2.0)

Brian (2.0)   Anthony (2.0)
Steve (0.0) Brad (0.0)

Looks like the big showdown game next week will be between Brian and Anthony both with scores of 2.0

Lee has offered to put together a club flyer for distribution in Georgetown and local chess events.

Lee's study corner.

Lee offered to share this photo of his study corner. From the bookshelf to the computer screen to the artwork on the wall you can just feel the chess knowledge oozing out. Very nicely done, Lee!

If you would like to share photos of your chess study area just email an attachment to me and I will get it posted in an upcoming blog.

Reminder: Today is the last day to pre-register for the Cactus Ranch Open in Round Rock this Saturday. See my previous blog post for details and click on the Austin Chess Tournaments link on the right of this screen.

November Quads

2009-11-05T12:18:00.000-08:00

We had a turn-out of 20 players last night with 16 joining the line-up for the November Quads. A warm welcome to new club member Brian W. returning to rated play for the first time since the early 1990s. Carrying a USCF rating of 1802, Brian dusted any rust off quickly with a nice win against Brad.

First Round Results

Nam    1   Roger   0
Frank 1/2 Duy     1/2

Dang    0   Khoa    1
Patrick 1 Jonathan 0

Brian     1   Brad    0
Anthony 1 Steve   0

Lee        0   Emily   1
Huy        1   Sarah 0

The players out were Herb, Jim, John E. and Kaitlyn.

Herb and Jim played a rated g/60 match while John E. and Kaitlyn played skittles.

Next week we should have John T. back with us so perhaps we can have a couple of rated matches for those who desire.

Round Two Pairings 11/11/09

Duy           Nam
Roger        Frank

Jonathan    Dang
Khoa         Patrick

Steve        Brian
Brad         Anthony

Sarah        Lee
Emily        Huy

I would like to hear any ideas to help promote the club. With the new meeting room we can expand freely and any increased membership means new opponent opportunities. Anybody out there with skills they can volunteer for designing flyers or brochures to post at the Library?

Special Note: There is an open chess tournament on Saturday, November 14th at the Cactus Elementary School in Round Rock, Texas. 4-SS with G/45 time control 1st round beginning at 9:30 (regristration 8:30-9:00). EF: $25 in advance, cash prizes. See this address for details (or click on Austin Chess Tournaments link on the right of this screen):

https://www.austinchesstournaments.com/events/145

I encourage you to support any and all local chess events. Let's keep building our local chess community as this will increase playing opportunities and fun competition for all of us!

October Quad Results

2009-10-29T11:25:00.000-07:00

The October Quad results are in. The winners are Herb Baumann (3-0), Jonathan Manion (3-0), Khoa Nguyen (2.5-.5), Emily Nguyen (2.5-.5), and Huy Nguyen (2.5-.5).

Biggest ratings points gainers were Jonathan Manion up 87 points followed by his dad Steve Manion up 86 points. Well Done! Emily Nguyen gained 52 points followed by her father Nam Nguyen who added 42 points and moved up a class from "C" to "B". Herb Baumann improved 35 points and moved up a class from "B" to "A".

Action aplenty in the meat locker atmosphere of the friends room. Temps had to be in the 60s!

The new room is working out as far as space goes but the frigid temps last night were unbearable for some. Just a reminder to bring a jacket to the next meeting as we'll never know what to expect next as the kinks are worked out on the new meeting room and night.

Emily looks like she's all business at the board while Sarah and Dang compete in the background.

The upcoming schedule for the Georgetown Chess Club is as follows:

November 4, 11, 18--November Quads 3-RR, Game/60 EF $1

No official meeting November 25th (day before Thanksgiving)

December 2, 9, 16--December Quads 3-RR, Game/60 EF $1

No Official meetings December 23rd or 30th due to holiday season

January 6, 13, 20, 27--January Swiss 4-SS Game/60 EF $2

Special Note: The USCF in increasing dues from $29 to $34 soon (see Chess Life for details). If you want to renew for 2010 at the lower rate now is the time.

Also note: There is a ChessTournament hosted by two of our members (Nam Nguyen & Jenwei Hsieh) this Saturday the 31st and next Saturday the 7th at the Northwest Family YMCA at 5807 McNeil Drive in Austin (4-SS, 1-5 pm 2 rounds each day, USCF rated, Game/60 EF $5). Please contact Nam Nguyen for details nam67@yahoo.com or cell 512-786-9242..

Record Turn-out for October Quads

2009-10-16T14:02:00.000-07:00

We had a record 21 members on our first Wedneday night meeting. So far the switch is going well.

Results from Round One (please advise if you spot an incorrect result)

Herb     1    Nam      0
Frank    0    Patrick  1

Anthony 1/2 Jim    1/2
Jonathon 1    Duy     0

Khoa      1    Steve   0
Roger     1    Lee      0

Emily      1    Brad    0
John E.         David        (unplayed)

Sarah     0    Huy     1
Dang      0   John T. 1

Round Two Pairings (October 21st)

Patrick        Herb
Nam           Frank

Duy            Anthony
Jim             Jonathon

Lee            Khoa
Steve         Roger

David        Emily
Brad         John E.

John T.      Sarah
Huy           Dang

Looking forward to seeing everyone next Wednesday!

September Wrap Up--Wild Night!

2009-10-04T17:40:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Lee Allen for his 2-0 score in the 2SS G/30 (4 player section) with a wild time scrabble ending in the last game against Frank. The resulting 103 point rating gain is rarely seen in a 2 round tournament!

All smiles as John plays Emily (near) while Patrick takes on Lee

Our quick G/15 Quads saw Anthony and Nam (son and father respectively) finish as co-winners after Anthony found a nice bishop pin to turn the tide of the game against his father.

Frank v. John T. (near) and Anthony v. Nam (far)

Remember, no meeting the week of October 5th-9th as the Library is closed for inventory, however, we will be resuming on Wednesday, October 14th in the Friends room which will be the first round of our October G/60 Quads (entry fee $1).

2009-09-29T07:49:00.000-07:00

Our new meeting room

September Swiss Results

Congratulations to Nam for his clear 1st with a perfect 4-0!

Nam 4.0
Anthony 3.5
Patrick 3.0
Brad 2.0 (one game left)
Frank 2.0
John E. 2.0
Vince 2.0
Emily 2.0
Lee 2.0
Dale 1.5 (one game left)
John T. 1.0
Scott 1.0
Sally 1.0
Carl 0.0

Round 4 Results

Brad 0 Nam 1
Anthony 1 Vince 0
Dale 0 Patrick 1
Emily 0 Frank 1
John T. 0 John E. 1
Lee 1 Scott 0
Sally-bye
Carl-w/d

Friends Room

September 29th meeting

Member’s choice night—I will direct as per demand—Quads G/15, 4 player sections of G/30 Swiss (2 rounds), match play G/60 or blitz. To be determined based on demand.

Friends Room Balcony

No meeting next week due to the Library being closed the week of October 5-9th. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, October 14th in the Friends room of the Library. We will begin our October Quads tournament on the 14th. One round per night Oct. 14, 21, 28 with a G/60 time control with 5 second delay.

Chess al fresco (if desired)

4th Round Pairings, 3rd Round Results

2009-09-15T20:52:00.000-07:00

Nam     1     Patrick   0
Brad            Dale           unplayed-make-up on 9/29 (paired as draw)
Frank    0    Anthony 1
Scott     0    Vince      1
John E. 0    Emily      1
Sally      0    John T.   1
Carl       0    Lee        1

Overall, looks like it was a good night to play Black!

4th Round Pairings (Tuesday, September 22nd)

White         Black

Brad           Nam
Anthony      Vince
Dale            Patrick
Emily           Frank
John T.        John E.
Lee             Scott
Sally            Carl

A few details remain to wrapped up, but it appears there will be a move of the club meeting night from Tuesday to Wednesday in order to gain a larger room space with more appropriately sized tables for chess.
I will post more information once everything is confirmed but as of now it looks as though we will meet on the 22nd and 29th on Tuesday and beginning in October will shift to Wednesdays as club nights.

As a reminder for those interested, the UT tourney is this Saturday the 19th . You can view all the details by clicking the link on the right of this blog for Austin Chess Tournaments.

2nd Round Fireworks

2009-09-11T17:58:00.000-07:00

2nd Round Results
Patrick 1 Frank 0
Vince 0 Nam 1
Anthony 1/2 Dale 1/2
John T. 0 Brad 1
Lee 0 John E. 1
Carl 0 Scott 1
Emily 1 Sally 0

Front Table: Brad v. John T. and Scott v. Carl (barely visible behind Brad)

The top boards were tense battles with all the players using almost every available minute on their clocks. Dale and Anthony agreed to a draw near time control in an endgame position where it appeared it would be difficult for either side to make progress.

Patrick v. Frank

3rd Round Pairings

White    Black
Nam (2.0)        Patrick (2.0)
Brad (2.0)        Dale (1.5)
Frank (1.0)      Anthony (1.5)
Scott (1.0)       Vincent (1.0)
John E. (1.0)    Emily (1.0)
Sally (0.0)        John T. (0.0)
Carl (0.0)         Lee (0.0)

Anthony v. Dale

Vote tally re: possible switch from Tuesday to Wednesday night.

The club has been offered the opportunity to switch to one of the larger classrooms which would accommodate club growth and allow us to play on narrower tables more conducive to chess. The results of the email I sent out to club members earlier this week has produced the following tally.

Available either night = 10

Not available Wednesday or prefer Tuesday = 3

I know some of our members either don't use email or don't access their email often. I will try to get input from those members at our next meeting on the 15th. We have a core group of 12-16 regulars and I don't wish to cost anyone the opportunity to play at the club strictly due to switching nights. The unknown is if the larger room with better facilities would allow us to attract new members who can't make it on Tuesdays.

Boards: Blue, Red, Black, Green Club Sets: single weight, heavy weight

I had purchased some extra sets and boards when we started the club and recently found some bags, sets, and boards at very reasonable pricing. I know most of our members have their own sets but if anyone is interested in picking up a spare set or doing holiday shopping for a chess playing friend or relative early. I have the above set/bag/board combos available for club members as a package or separately. The forest green travel bag with board loop and carry handles, heavy weighted deluxe club set (4 queens) and your choice of roll up board (first come, first served) is available for $15. Same package but with a single weight basic club set (4 Queens) is available for $12. See me for individual pricing if desired.

September Swiss

2009-09-01T19:40:00.000-07:00

We have an excellent turnout for our September Swiss with 16 players including our newest USCF member and first time tournament player Carl Bamsch. It my understanding that Jim Mann is recovering nicely and will be back in the thick of things shortly.

There were no upsets in the 1st round but Dale and Emily went the distance in a bishops of opposite color endgame with Dale squeaking out the win. Looks like some very interesting matchups next week!

Results of 1st round and next week's pairings

Frank 1    John T. 0
John E. 0 Vincent 1
Dale 1     Emily 0
Scott 0    Patrick 1
Nam 1      Lee 0
Sally 0    Anthony 1
Brad 1     Carl 0

1/2 point byes--Herb, Jim

Round 2 Sept 8th

White    Black

Patrick Frank
Vincent Nam
Anthony Dale
Herb     Brad
John T. Jim
Lee      John E.
Carl     Scott
Emily    Sally

I used the demo version of Win TD (chess pairings software) for the first two rounds. I'm happy with what I've seen so far and will be upgrading to the full version shortly.

Since I didn't take any pictures at the meeting this week I'm throwing in a random shot of my "chess corner" at the office.

Quick Chess Quads, August Wrap Up

2009-08-26T20:12:00.000-07:00

The chess action was up tempo this week with two QC (Game/15) quads wrapping up our August chess calendar. Anthony and Patrick tied for 1st with 2 points each while Herb managed a 3-0 score in his quad. Lee and Emily played an exciting game ending with time running down in a perpetual check draw. Nam and Herb entered the their third round game tied with 2-0 scores. Nam's opening d4 lead to Herb's favored Dutch Stonewall and Black's kingside attack dwindled down to a winning exchange up endgame.

Brad and John exchange a game ending good sportsmanlike handshake

Patrick v. Anthony and Lee v. Emily

Nam looks on as Anthony contemplates his next move.

Sally and Kaitlyn played a few games and welcomed our new and returning visiting players. This is the 2nd week in a row we've had mother/son guests visiting the club.

Frank and Dale played a Game/60 match while Scott played his make-up game from the August Quads with John E.

Remember, our September Tourney starts next Tuesday the 1st. It's a 4-SS (four round swiss system) with a Game/60 time control. EF: $1

We missed Jim at the meeting and hope he's feeling better and recovering nicely.

August Quad Results

2009-08-18T22:12:00.000-07:00

Frank and Jim are ready to go!

Herb and Dale study their opening moves

Sally and Emily--the first move is the toughest one

Brad and Nam concentrate on the endgame while Gordon, Frank and Emily look on

John E. and Lee--hats off means serious business

Patrick and John T.--as in trouble with a capital T.

Congratulations to our August Quad winners--Frank Lacava, Herb Baumann, Patrick Clot and co-winners Duy Nguyen and Jim Mann. This is the 2nd month in a row we've managed to fill out four Quads for our monthly tournament.

Next week will be our "anything goes" last Tuesday. Suggestions so far include 3 round Game/15 Quick Chess Quads, Game/60 match play and 4 player sections game/30 2 round swiss. Entry fee $1. I will try to accomodate all these suggestions as interest dictates.

On September 1st we will start a 4 round, game/60 swiss system tournament with one round each week (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd). Entry Fee $1 no prizes.