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2010 Kenilworth CC Calendar

2010 Kenilworth CC Calendar

Updated 1/10/2010

January

7	Garden State Matches : Summit-Karpovs & Kortchnois-Kramniks
14	Kenilworth CC Championship - round 1
21	Kenilworth CC Championship - round 2
28	Kenilworth CC Championship - round 3

February

4	Kenilworth CC Championship - round 4
11	Kenilworth CC Championship - round 5
18	Garden State Match : Staten Island-Karpovs
25	snow date

March

4	snow date
11	Kenilworth Quads #3 - round 1
18	Kenilworth Quads #3 - round 2
25	Kenilworth Quads #3 - round 3

April

1	Garden State Match : Kramniks-Karpovs
8	Kenilworth Gauntlet - round 1
15	Kenilworth Gauntlet - round 2
22	Kenilworth Gauntlet - round 3
29	Kenilworth Gauntlet - round 4 (if necessary)

May

6	3rd Irving Ellner Memorial - Round 1
13	3rd Irving Ellner Memorial - Round 2
20	3rd Irving Ellner Memorial - Round 3
27	To be announced

June

3	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 1
10	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 2
17	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 3
24	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 4

July

1	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 5
8	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 6
15	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 7
22	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 8
29	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 9

August

5	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 10
12	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 11
19	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 12
26	Kenilworth Summer Tournament - round 13

September

2	Garden State League meeting or matches
9	To be announced
16	To be announced
23	To be announced
30	To be announced

October

7	Garden State League matches
14	Kenilworth Quads #4
21	Kenilworth Quads #4
28	Kenilworth Quads #4

November

4	Garden State League matches
11	3rd Sy Fish Memorial - rounds 1 & 2
18	3rd Sy Fish Memorial - rounds 3 & 4
25	no meeting (Thanksgiving)

December

2	Garden State League matches
9	Kenilworth Consultation Game #5, week 1
16	Kenilworth Consultation Game #5, week 2
23	Annual Holiday Party
30	Annual Business Meeting

weeks w/rated tournaments : 16

weeks w/unrated tournaments : 17

weeks w/unrated matches : 7

weeks w/other events 4

weeks to be announced : 7

weeks closed : 1

Club Championship Proposals

To speed the process of selecting a Kenilworth Club Championship format for 2010, I have prepared three proposals for consideration:

#1. A 5-round Swiss open to all members.

It would :
- Run from January 14th thru February 11th.
- Have a $10 entry fee.
- Be Rated/Non-rated as determined by voting at the Dec.17th Business Meeting.


#2 A two-sectioned tournament: Open & U1900

It would:
- Start January 14th.
- Have a $10 entry fee.
- Be Rated/Non-rated as determined by voting at the Dec.17th Business Meeting.

The Open Section would have a maximum 8 players & be a Round-Robin/Double RR of 7 rounds or less.

The U1900 Section would be a 7-round Swiss.


#3 An 8-player/RR with no entry fee, starting April 8th.

The following players would qualify:

1. The 2009 Club Champion (Yaacov Norowitz)
2. The 2009 Ellner Memorial winner (Mark Kernighan)
3. The 2009 Summer Tournament winner (Ian Mangion)
4. The 2009 Sy Fish Memorial winner (Steve Stoyko)
5. Highest-rated non-winning member (Scott Massey)
6. Winner of the Kenilworth Qualifier *
7. 2nd place finisher from the Kenilworth Qualifier *
8. 3rd place finisher from the Kenilworth Qualifier *

* This new event would be a 4 or 5-round swiss in Jan-Feb. with a $10 or $15 entry fee.

If necessary, the KCC officers would select players (based on USCF rating & results in the events listed), to fill any spots remaining.

Business Meeting & Holiday Party

Tomorrow night (Thurs. 12/17) the Kenilworth Chess Club will be having its Annual Business Meeting & Holiday Party.

The meeting will get underway at 8:15 p.m. As usual, we will be voting on the Club Championship's format and electing officers. John Moldovan will be stepping down following 2 terms as President.

Pizza and soda will be supplied for the party. Members may bring chips, salsa, pretzels, cheese, crackers, ice, milk, paper plates, plastic spoons, etc. No alcohol is permitted.

A Handicap Partner tournament will also be held.

This will be our last gathering of 2009. The club will be closed Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve.