Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Upcoming Tournaments

The next SF Rooks tournament will be held October 23, at Desert Academy, 313 Camino Alire. This will be a G/120, with 30 second incremental as the time control. Players who do not have a clock capable of doing incremental time can instead do G/120 with 10 second delay. Incremental time control means that after each move is made, 30 seconds are added to the players remaining time.

This will be the last tournament in this building, as Desert is moving to a new building next semester. We again thank Desert, and faculty liaison Paul Hedrick, for accommodating SF Rooks tournaments, both this month and during last season!

Unlike at the library, we will be able to accept onsite registrations. Please register in person between 8:30 and 8:50. Even if you preregister, please check in by 8:50 so we can prepare the pairings for the day. As this is match play, you will play the same opponent twice, once as black and once as white. Official round times are 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM, but if you do not use all of your time, you can agree with your opponent to begin the second game earlier, with a short break between games. But do please remain quiet while setting up the second game, as others will be in the midst of their games.

For those who can't wait, be advised that Foothills Chess Club is hosting a three round G/90 event this Saturday, October 9. It is a team event, but I believe they can accommodate single players. To register or for more info, see nmchess.org or contact organizer Oren Stevens at 298-2534 or orenvstevens@aol.com.

And of course, the NM Open is the weekend of November 6-7 at the Meadowlark Senior Center in Rio Rancho. The highest scoring players in the open section will be crowned NM Champions. It is a five round tournament with G/120 for the first three rounds and even longer time controls for day two! Again, please see nmchess.org for details.

By the way, if you are not on the SF Rooks email list and want to be, please contact me at ricklass@newmexico.com.

Thanks for your participation.

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