(formerly Seneca Lake Open)
Seneca Falls Community Center (35 Water St. Seneca Falls, NY 13148)
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Register: At site ends 9:15 or MAIL CHECKS PAYABLE to Tim Smolinski. 24 Munson Ave Geneva NY 14456 by July 20, 2024. (See below for details to provide when registering by mail. Will respond with email confirmation.)
Rounds: 9:30, 12, 2:15, 5:30
Time Control: USCF RATED G/60 with 5 second delay
2 Sections: Based on Entries and Rating to be determined at tournament
Entry Fee: $30
Prize Fund Guarantee Total: $1100 as follows:
$550 Per Section: 1st $200, 2nd $120, 3rd $ 80, Under (Based on Rating) in Each Section: 1st $100, 2nd $50
PRIZE FUND WILL BE RAISED IF MORE THAN 34 TOTAL ENTRIES
ALSO GIVING $100 IN DOOR PRIZES
FREE WATER AND SNACKS
Questions & PRE-REGISTER: Email genevanychess@yahoo.com
Please provide NAME, ID#, RATING, SECTION, CITY, STATE, ZIP, EMAIL (OPTIONAL), Phone# (OPTIONAL) when registering by mail.
Address: 35 Water Street, Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Sections: 2
Prize Fund: $1100
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Residency Restriction: No
Online Event: No
Organizer: Tim Smolinski
Email: genevanychess@yahoo.com
Phone: 585-442-2430
Tournament Director: Ken McBride
Note: We hope you choose to attend this excellent tournament at the Seneca Falls Community Center.
The Rochester Chess Center will also have the regular Saturday tournaments (morning Youth tournament & afternoon Open tournament) for those players unable to go to Seneca Falls.
Weekly Chess Center Tournaments:
Mondays - League, G/90d5 at 7pm. Team vs Team.
Wednesdays - CCCR (Community Chess Club of Rochester) Chess Registration 6:30pm-7:15pm; G/80d5, Games begin at 7:30pm.
Saturdays - Youth tournament 10am-1pm, G/30d5. Prizes. Learn to play chess and gain experience.
Also Saturdays: 3-Rnd Swiss Tournament. Register before 1:45pm. G/60d5, Rnds: 2pm, 4pm, 6pm. Cash prizes.
Gates Library Chess, Organized by Fred Mellender
This club -- for kids under the age of 18 who know how to play chess -- meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. All chess players are welcome, from beginners to masters. Our club is informal. Kids can come and go at any time during club hours. Parents are welcome to watch the games. Registration is requested. For more information & to register, follow the link here:
146th New York State Championship - Begins August 30th:
1st Matt Parry Memorial CCCR Club Championship
Begins October 9th:
Tournament details can be found below for the 2024 Community Chess Club Championship which starts October 9th and continues for four rounds over consecutive Wednesdays. A minimum of 10 games played since the last championship and club membership is required to participate, with some exceptions.
The Community
Chess Club of Rochester’s
1st
Matt Parry Memorial Club Championship
Over $900 in Guaranteed Prizes
Entry fee $15
Trophies & Medals awarded!
$160 in door prize drawings!
Snacks & Pizza!
Snacks provided for all 4 Rounds. Pizza provided Round 4 only. Bring treats to share (optional).
One Round played each Wednesday on October 9, 16, 23 & 30
Open to CCCR
members
who have played a
minimum of 10 games between Nov. 8, 2023, and Sept. 25, 2024, on
separate Wednesday nights. This
championship tournament is one of the great benefits of being a member of the
Community Chess Club of Rochester. If
you’re not a member you can join today!
CCCR Championship Hall of Fame: Toby Rizzo (2023), Matt Slomski
and Ryan Beh (2022), David Phelps (2021-2020), Lev Paciorkowski (2019-2016),
Clif Kharroubi (2015), Webster Kehoe (2014), Abraham Glasser (2013-2012), Doug
Spencer (2011), Don Stubblebine (2010), Isay Golyak (2009, 2006-2005,
2000-1999), Igor Nikolayev (2003-2001), Matt Parry (2008), Craig LaSalle
(2007), Andrey Kozitsky (2004), Jim Clague (1998) and Mike Winans (1997).
Prizes! Trophies to top 4; Medals to top
U2000, U1600, U1400, and U1100; $180 ($100 + $50 gift certificate +
1-year CCCR club membership valued at $30) to 1st place champion, $125
($75 + $50 gift certificate) to 2nd place; $100 ($75 + $25 gift
certificate) to 3rd place; $75 ($50 + $25 gift certificate) to 4th
place; $60 gift certificate to top U2000, U1600; Two 1-hour Rochester
Chess Center Lessons to top U1400 and U1100.
Three Door prizes before every round: Two hardcover scorebooks and one
Chess Night Light or Chess Tie.
Registration: Now through Sep 25: $15 entry fee.
After Sep 25, entry fee increases by $5. Tournament: 4 Rounds over 4
Wednesdays: Oct. 9, 16, 23 & 30; All Rounds: G/80d5. Arrive by 7:15pm all
rounds; Open Swiss at the Rochester Chess Center; Byes: One half-point bye
available only if requested before 1st round. No limit on zero-point byes,
Perfect scores: co-champions, std. tie-breaks otherwise. Gift Certificates (for
chess center store and chess lessons) expire 12/31/24. Oct. 2024 USCF Ratings.
Stay for club photo after final round; Info: Rochester Chess Center at 585-442-2430,
221 Norris Drive, Rochester, NY 14610. Chief TD: Ken McBride. Event Organizer
& Assistant TD: Mike Lionti. Chess Center will have usual refreshments for
sale. All games must be played on the championship schedule. CCCR membership
must be in effect during the tournament.
* * If you’re unable to play the
scheduled round or arriving later than the round time, call the Chess Center in
advance to speak with the Tournament Director! * *
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JERSEY STAMPS 2004 100th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION
October 12th - The 23rd Annual Arkport Open:
4 Round Swiss System, Rounds 1-4 G/60, at Arkport Village Hall, 6 Park Ave., Arkport, NY 14807
Prizes: $$ GTD: $200 - 100 (otherwise in proportion) U1800 $100 - 50, U1600 $50.
ENTRY FEE: $30 CASH at site. Open to all USCF members or join at site.
REGISTRATION: 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday, 10/12/2024
ROUNDS: 10, 12, 2:15, 5:30
BRING SET, BOARD, AND CLOCK. NONE PROVIDED.
DIRECTOR: Garrett Thompson of the HORNELL CHESS CLUB
ADVANCE ENTRIES: make checks payable to G. J. Thompson, 4226 Dry Brook Road, Scio, NY 14880. Info: (585) 808-6896, 16thompsong@gmail.com
DIRECTIONS: Arkport is 5 miles north of Hornell, NY on NY36. From Rochester area take I390 South to Exit 4 at Dansville, follow NY36 south to Arkport. From Buffalo area take I90 to Batavia, NY63 to Geneseo, then I390 as above. From west: 186 to Exit 34N onto NY36 and north to Arkport. From east: I86 to Exit 34N and as from the west.
At traffic light on NY26 in Arkport turn east onto East Ave., immediate right onto Main St., first left onto Park St. by U.S. Post Office, and look for Village Hall (fire station) on right. Tournament is in Village Hall Community Room in rear (east end) of Village Hal, NOT in Hornellsville Town Hall (brick building).
Food: Cy's Grocery on Main St., has deli, other restaurants nearby.
Motels: Sunshine Motel (good value) (607) 324-4565 about 2 miles south of Arkport. Other motels in area.
NO SMOKING, NO COMPUTERS, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
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