Fish Memorial Correction

The registration period for the Sy Fish Memorial is September 24th (tonight) from 8:00-8:30 p.m. Round 1 starts at 8:40, as posted.

Sorry for the error.

KCC's Fall Calendar

The Kenilworth Chess Club's Calendar has been filled as follows :

September 17th - casual games & GSCL rosters discussion

September 24th - Sy Fish Memorial : rounds 1 & 2

USCF-rated, G/30, 4-SS, EF: $10, Prize Fund : 75% of fees, Prizes : TBA

This event was previously scheduled to begin on 10/1. Please note the change.

October 1st - Sy Fish Memorial, : rounds 3 & 4

October 8th - Garden State League matches : Karpovs vs. Kortchnois!! & Staten Island vs. Kramniks

October 15th - Lecture by FM Steve Stoyko on "Evaluating Chess Positions, An Introduction"

Admission : $5

October 22nd - casual games

October 29th - Lecture by NM Scott Massey on "How to Improve At Chess"

Admission : $5

November 5th - Kenilworth Quads #2 : 1st round

USCF-rated, G/60, 3-RR, EF: $10, Prizes : $30 to 1st in each quad

November 12th - Kenilworth Quads #2 : 2nd round

November 19th - Kenilworth Quads #2 : 3rd round

November 26th - Closed (Thanksgiving Day)

December 3rd - Garden State League match : Karpovs vs. Hamilton

December 10th - Lecture by NM Yaacov Norowitz on "Color Complexes"

Admission : $5

December 17th - Annual Business Meeting & Holiday Party

December 24th - Closed (Christmas Eve)

December 31st - Closed (NewYear's Eve)

The club will re-open on January 7th, 2010.

updated 11/23 @ 10:15 a.m.

Summer Tournament Final Round

Ian Mangion won the Summer Tournament with 14 points despite losing to Mark Kernighan, who had just one second left on his clock. This type of situation is exactly why I hate the 5 second delay. Mark ended up in second place with 12 points. In the battle for third, I beat Pat Mazillo and Mike Wojcio to bring my total to 11, while John Moldovan lost to Max Scherer. In his second game against Max, John was up 2 pawns, but was unable to convert the win and had to settle for a draw, bringing his total to 11 also, so John and I split third prize. Congratulation to the winners, and thanks to all who played.

Greg