Monterey County Chess Club

Rapid and Blitz tournaments open to all chessplayers, ages 5 to 105, beginner to master!
Rapid emphasizes strategic play and calculation, while Blitz requires quick decision-making and intuition.
Saturday, August 9
Salinas Valley Community Church, 368 San Juan Grade Road, Salinas CA 93906

Rapid tournament player registration 9:15-10am
$10 entry fee, free to youth grades K-12, free to SVCC members
3 rounds: 10:30, 1:00, 3:30
No eliminations -- everyone plays all 3 rounds.
Candidates section could have more than 3 rounds, depending on number of entries.
Half-point bye(s) may be arranged at registration or requested at least 20 minutes before scheduled round.
3 sections: USCF-rated Championship and Challengers, and non-rated Candidates
Entrants to rated sections must be current members of USCF -- join or renew at uschess.org
Swiss-system pairings. Accelerated Swiss-system pairings if more than 8 players in section.
Championship section is limited to the top entrants (incl. qualifiers Xavier and Litong from July 12 Challengers).
Games timed with 30 minutes per player, plus 30s increment added with each move. (G/30;+30)
A limited number of chess sets and clocks are provided by the organizer.
Players must record all moves of their games on provided scoresheets or in their own scorebook.
Trophy to 1st place finisher of each section. Blitz playoff match in the event of a tie. Winners of Challengers section eligible to compete in September Championship section. Winners of Candidates section must play in rated sections in subsequent tournaments. Medals to all K thru 8 students.

Blitz tournament player registration 5:00-5:45pm
$10 fee for all entrants
8 rounds starting at 6pm, finishing around 8:30pm
1 section: USCF-rated, all entrants must be current USCF members
Games timed with 5 minutes per player, plus 2s increment added with each move. (G/5;+2)
Chess sets and clocks are provided.
1st place: new DGT chess clock, 2nd place: new triple-weighted chess set and vinyl board