SOLD OUT for Saturday

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

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

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)

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)

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

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

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