Fall CHESS events coming up!

Here is a list of some of the upcoming chess events in Rochester and the surrounding area:

• Monday Night League Tournament starting Sept 18th: The Don Stubblebine Memorial Monday Night Chess League begins on Monday Sept 18th. This is a 10-week event over 10 Mondays, plus a make-up week. Sign up and you will be assigned to a team. Please register no later than 6:30pm on September 18th. G/90;d5. Location: Rochester Chess Center.  Chief Tournament Director: Ken McBride.
• Central NY Open Chess Tournament in Syracuse starting Sept 22nd: Sept 22-24 or 23-24, 2023: Central New York Open, Syracuse NY - Run by the Continental Chess Association (CCA). Online entry from chesstour.com. Chief Tournament Director: Steve Immitt.
• Wednesdays: Oct 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th and Nov 1st: CCCR's Annual Club Championship. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Contact Rochester Chess Center for details or stop in to visit. Flyers on-site. There will be CCCR rated games as usual at the Chess Center for players not participating in the club championship tournament. Click this link for the online flyer in PDF format. Chief Tournament Director: Ron Lohrman.

Rochester New York Weekly Tournaments:

• Wednesday Nights: CCCR 7pm Chess. This is a 1 game G/80;d5 event where players are generally paired closely to their US Chess Rating and appropriately for new players. Registration: 6:30pm to 7:15pm on-site or by calling ahead within that time. $6 visitors, $4 CCCR members. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center.
• Saturday Mornings: RCC Youth tournament beginning at 10am. Late entrants OK. Gain experience playing in chess tournaments. US Chess membership not required, but available on-site for your child to obtain a chess rating.  Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee $7.
• Saturday Afternoons: RCC 3-round G/60;d5 tournament beginning at 2pm. Register by 1:45pm. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee is $16, with reduced entry fee for Rochester Chess Center Members and HS/Pre-HS students.

More events will be added as they become available.

        1955 Chess Review Cover

  

Chess Review, December 1955. P 381.

Results for the Annual Chess Simultaneous with CCCR Co-Champions Matt Slomski & Ryan Beh

On July 26, 2023, the Community Chess Club of Rochester's Co-Champions Matt Slomski (National Master, USCF rating: 2033) and Ryan Beh (USCF rating: 2108) played chess against 26 players simultaneously. The annual CCCR event took place at the Center of Chess in New York state: The Rochester Chess Center.  

The event started with a pizza party to kick-off the occasion. We were treated with chess-shaped cookies made by Ryan's mother. The chess games were underway by 7:40pm and all games were completed by 9:55pm. During the games, Matt and Ryan made alternate chess moves and opponents had 4 opportunities to pass on their move. This gave more time for Matt's and Ryan's challengers to consider the next move.

The first player to finish his game against Matt and Ryan was Joe Sarratori at 8:45pm. The last game of the night finished just before 10pm with John Manning. A two-minute blitz clock (with 1 second increment) was introduced to random games starting around 9:25pm to ensure the event would finish at a reasonable time.

Here are the overall standings for Matt and Ryan against their 26 opponents:

Ryan and Matt scored 20 Wins, 2 Draws and 4 Losses.

The Wins against Matt and Ryan were by Jonah Green (USCF rating: 1513), Randy MacKenzie (USCF rating: 2000), Jacob Snell (USCF rating: 1985) and Erich Snell (USCF rating: 1623).

The draws against Matt and Ryan were by John Strazzabosco (USCF rating: 1403) and David Carr Jr. (USCF rating: 1507).

Prizes for the draws and wins against Matt and Ryan were given out tonight. The prize for Matt and Ryan will be given out next week at our regular club meeting. We will have a cake to celebrate on August 9th.

A special thanks to everyone who helped with the last-minute arrangements and to all the participants for helping to make this CCCR event a great success.

More photos here: Gallery link

What's the next big event coming up with the Community Chess Club of Rochester?  That would be the Annual Club Championship, with FIVE rounds this year on 5 consecutive Wednesdays: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 and Nov 1st, 2023. Join CCCR and complete 10 USCF-rated games between Nov. 2, 2022 and Sep. 27, 2023 to be eligible to enter. Visitors are always welcome. Chess store also on-site.

Summer CHESS events coming up!

 

A list of chess events is being added.  Here is a list of some of the upcoming chess events in Rochester and the surrounding area:

• Monday June 26: Don Stubblebine Memorial Monday Night Chess League begins. This is a 10-week event over 10 Mondays, plus a make-up week. Starts Monday June 25th. Sign up and you will be assigned to a team. Please register no later than 6:30pm on March 3rd. G/90;d5. Location: Rochester Chess Center

• Starting July 5th and All Summer Weeks thru Labor Day: Chess Camp!  Location: Rochester Chess Center. Call 585-442-2430 for more information.

• Wednesday July 12th: Rochester Chess Center's Annual Picnic. Location: Mendon Ponds Park. Contact Rochester Chess Center for details and directions. There will be CCCR rated games as usual at the Chess Center.

• Wednesday July 26th: Annual CCCR Chess Simultaneous: Location: Rochester Chess Center. Sign up at Rochester Chess Center. Limit of 28 seats. Payment required for seat reservation. Play against CCCR co-champions Matt Slomski and Ryan Beh. Pizza. Prizes for draws and wins against co-champions. Entry Fee: $6 for non-CCCR members; $2 for CCCR members. All are welcome. Unrated event. Pizza on-site at 6:30. Everyone must be on-site and seated by 7:20. Event starts at 7:30pm. We will also have USCF rated games for those not participating in the chess simultaneous with registration between 6:30pm and 7:15 with rated games at 7:30pm.

• Wednesday Nights: CCCR 7pm Chess. This is a 1 game G/80;d5 event where players are generally paired closely to their US Chess Rating and appropriately for new players. Registration: 6:30pm to 7:15pm on-site or by calling ahead within that time. $6 visitors, $4 CCCR members. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center.
• Saturday Mornings: RCC Youth tournament beginning at 10am. Late entrants OK. Gain experience playing in chess tournaments. US Chess membership not required, but available on-site for your child to obtain a chess rating.  Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee $7.
• Saturday Afternoons: RCC 3-round G/60;d5 tournament beginning at 2pm. Register by 1:45pm. Join US Chess membership on-site for US Chess rating. US Chess membership required to played rated chess game. Location: Rochester Chess Center. Entry fee is $16, with reduced entry fee for Rochester Chess Center Members and HS/Pre-HS students.

More events will be added as they become available.