The 23rd Kenilworth Chess Club Championship will begin on Thursday, January 9th, 2014 and run through February 6th, 2014.
Here are the details :
Here are the details :
23rd KCC Championship
- Not-rated
- 5-round Swiss
- January 9th-February 6th, 2014.
- Time Control: G/75+5 second delay.
- Rounds to start at 8:30 p.m. every Thursday, for the duration of the event.
- 1 half-point bye per player allowed.
- Prizes (tentative): Trophies for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Top U2100, Top U1800, Top U1600, Top U1400, Biggest upset.
- Tiebreaks: 1. Head to Head, 2. Modified Median, 3. Solkoff, 4. Cumulative.
- EF: $10 entry fee + $5 anti-forfeit deposit + dues (= $30 for most players).
- KCC membership is required. KCC dues for 2014 are $7.50 for those age 17 or less, $10 for those age 65+, $15 for everyone else.
- Please register with TD Geoff McAuliffe during our 1/2 meeting or before 8:25 p.m. on 1/9 @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033
- Late-joins accepted until round 2 is paired.
Past
Champions include LM Scott Massey (who has won the title 12x), Rene Ray
(1996), FM Steve Stoyko (2005-2007), LM Mark Kernighan (2008), IM
Yaacov Norowitz (2009), NM Arthur Macaspac (2010, 2012), NM Ken Chieu
(2011), and NM Praveen Balakrishnan (2013).
20 players took part in last year's event.
Round by round coverage of the tournament will be posted on the KCC Tournaments blog.
Round by round coverage of the tournament will be posted on the KCC Tournaments blog.
