2012 Club Championship
Dates: February 27. March 5, 12, 19, 26. April 2.
Tournament type: Six rounds, Swiss system.
Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by 30 minutes sudden death. Time delay is preferred (deduct 5 mins from each player if using delay).
Entry fee: $10.00. Please note that you must also join the chess club if you haven't already done so (club dues are $10.00 for a full year or a reduced
rate for a partial year).
Prizes: Overall $300, Expert $125.00, Class A $125, Class B $125, Class C $125, Class D/E $125.
Etiquette Guide
The club opens at Santa Anita Park, Senior Citizens Building, 405 S. Santa Anita Mondays at 6:30 and games begin at 7 o'clock precisely. Please respect your opponent and arrive on time.
Turn off cell phone ringers and alarms.
Silence is respected inside the club; you can be penalized for any disturbances.
Doors close at 11 P.M., regardless of slow clocks, late starts, time delay, etc.
Tournament dues, due first round: $10.00.
Club dues: $10.00 per year.
USCF membership required.
If you can not make it you must call or email Dave King, Mel Clark or Matt Hayes before 6 P.M. Monday, to request a bye. Phone numbers and
email addresses are available at the club. You may also use the
Contact page on the website to request a bye.
After 30 minutes your opponent may be re-paired.
You can request two half-point byes per tournament, last round byes only before the fifth round.
If you don't show up or call, you will be dropped from the next round until you notify us.
We follow the USCF Official Rules of Chess so write your score sheet clearly so it can be read to settle disputes. Remember, if you have a dispute, valid question or other emergency, first stop your clocks, then seek a tournament director. You have to verbally ask for our help, we cannot offer unsolicited suggestions to you during a game.
You have to claim a time victory when it happens and possess an uncontested legible score sheet.
To offer a draw, extend the offer to your opponent with your time running. You should then make your move and hit the clock.
Never discuss your ongoing game moves with anyone.
Please contribute to the snack bar.
