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Weekly News – 20181105 Casual Chess Tonight

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Hello All,

We had a busy weekend at the Cathedral Caverns State Park hosting the 2nd annual chess in a cave event.  We’ll post pictures and more information soon, but everything went really well and it seemed like the tournament participants and their parents had a lot of fun.

Tonight is typically scheduled as a blitz tournament, but given our workload this weekend, we’re most likely just going to have some casual chess.

If you’d like some variety with our tournament time controls, please let us know by commenting below or by sending us an email.  Some other options are G30 d5 spread over 2 weeks or G60 d5 spread out over 4 weeks.

Hope to see you all at the library this evening!

The Huntsville Chess Club

 

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Weekly News – No Chess 10/15, Quick Chess Tournament 10/22

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No Chess on 10/15

The Huntsville library will be closed.  See you for the Quick chess tournament next week!

Quick Chess Tournament on 10/22

On Monday, October 22nd, we’ll be hosting a 3 round, G20 Quick Chess tournament.  80% of entry fees (minus USCF and PayPal fees returned as prizes). Register below.

Register or Renew Your USCF Membership Here

Renew your HCC Dues here

HCC MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

NON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

Chess in a Cave 2018

As a reminder, the Chess in a Cave scholastic and blitz tournaments are right around the corner.  Chess coaches, please point your folks to our registration page at –> Chess in a Cave 2018 Scholastic Tournament.

Chess in a Cave Blitz Registration

Register here.

Chess in a Cave Volunteering

If you’re interested in volunteering to help out at our Chess in a Cave event, please email huntsvillechessclub@gmail.com .  We’re happy for you to help as much, or as little, as you would like!

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Weekly News – No Chess for 2 Weeks at the Library / October Tournament Schedule

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No Chess for 2 Weeks

We will not meet on Monday, October 8th (Columbus Day) or Monday, October 15th (Library Closed for a Meeting).  The rest of October will be filled with chess playing chances, though!

October 13th, National Chess Day Semi-Local Tournament Opportunities

Please support the Chattanooga Chess Club.  They have been very supportive of our organization.

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In case you’d rather play in Middle Tennessee…

OCT. 13   Murfreesboro Open 2018

Site: First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 907 Main St., Murfreesboro, TN 37130. 5SS; Rd. 1, G/25 d5; Rd. 2, G/45 d5; Rds., 3, 4, 5, G/60 d5. Open section: $575 in Prizes based on 30 entries, $150 1st, $75 2nd, Class Prizes X, A, B, C, D, E/below, Unr., each $50, Above 30 players, additional prizes will be added and/or increased. Rounds: 9, 10, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30. Registration: 7:30am – 8:45am. EF: $25 by check if received by 10/10, $30 cash at site. Early entries sent to: Chris Prosser (TD), 733 Long Hunter Ct., Nashville, TN 37217 Bye: One half point bye is available for any Rd. per player if requested before Rd. 1. Info: murfreesborochess@gmail.com, murfreesborochess.weebly.com/

Next Meeting October 22nd (Quick Chess Tournament)

On Monday, October 22nd, we’ll be hosting a 3 round, G20 Quick Chess tournament.  80% of entry fees (minus USCF and PayPal fees returned as prizes). Register below.

Register or Renew Your USCF Membership Here

Renew your HCC Dues here

HCC MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

NON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

October 27th – North Alabama Team Scholastic (NATS) Chess Tournament

On October 27th, the MCCL will host a scholastic tournament open to scholastic teams from Madison and elsewhere.  If you know of any local scholastic players who don’t already know about this tournament, please pass the word and help support the MCCL.  Register here.

October 27th – Huntsville Halloween Classic

Caesar Chess will be in town at UAH.  Registration information available here.

November 3rd – 2nd Annual Chess in a Cave (Scholastic Only) and Blitz (open to all ages)

Register for the scholastic  tournament here.  Register for the blitz tournament here.

Be sure to take advantage of a month full of chess tournaments!

 

Huntsville Chess Club Information

Weekly News 10-1-18 – Blitz Tournament This Week

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On Monday 10/1 at 6pm, we’ll be hosting a 5 round Double-Swiss or Round Robin Blitz tournament at the Huntsville Library.  This tournament will only affect your Blitz rating (not your Standard or Quick rating).  Sets/Clocks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you have a preference.

The time control will be G/5 d/0 and 80% of the entry fees (minus PayPal processing fees) will be given away as a prize fund.

Register below!  Must be a current USCF member to compete.  HCC members have a reduced entry fee of $5.  Non-members will pay $8.  Online registration only.

If you would prefer to watch the tournament or just play some casual games, there should be plenty of folks around to do just that.  See you there!

Register or Renew Your USCF Membership Here

Renew your HCC Dues here

HCC MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

NON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

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NAC 2018 Results – Casual Chess This Week

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The Huntsville Chess Club hosted the first annual North Alabama Championship on Saturday, September 15th.  Thanks goes out to all the participants who played, traveling from as far away as Birmingham for the event.

The top 3 finishers in the Open section were Huntsville City Champ Miles Melvin, Charles Meidinger, and the North Alabama Champion of 2018 is Bill Melvin with a perfect score in the tournament.

In the Reserve section, the Madison City Chess league was well represented with 2 of the top 3 finishers.  3rd place was Jenson Wilhelm, 2nd went to Nick Ciulla making his return to competitive chess after a 10 year hiatus, gaining 120 rating points in the process!  The Reserve Champ with 3.5 out of 4 was Victor Lundy.

View official USCF results here:USCF Crosstable

Great job and congratulations to all our winners.

This week, we’ll be returning to casual chess and there will no doubt be some great games from the tournament to analyze, so we hope you all will join us!

 

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Huntsville City Championship Results

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Round 4

The final round was filled with suspense!  In clear first with 2.5/3 was Luis Morenilla.  Close behind were Bill and Miles Melvin and David Hayes with 2.0/3.

David lost his game by time forfeit in a winning position against talented newcomer, Gabriel Noland.  That left the top 2 boards to decide the outcome of the Championship.  If Luis won, he’d be crowned the clear tournament winner.  A draw, or a win for Bill would require tiebreaks to determine the final outcome between as many as 4 players.

First to finish was Miles Melvin who managed to fend off Logan Richey on board 2.  All eyes then fell upon board 1, where Bill (Black) and Luis battled it out into an opposite color endgame with a very advanced passed pawn for the Black pieces.  After 54 moves, Bill emerged the winner.  After the tiebreaks, Miles Melvin was declared the 2018 Huntsville City Chess Champion!

View complete results at 2018 Huntsville City Championship Crosstable.

Congrats to Miles for his victory and thanks to all our tournament participants.  This tournament spanned a 5 week period and required commitment by all who participated.  It was a great opportunity for rated play and we look forward to holding more events like these in the future.

A special thanks goes out to Chris Hayes, who dutifully created the pairings, informed us of the results over the past month, and had the ratings published within an hour of the tournament’s completion.  Without the dedication of our generous volunteers, our club would not succeed.

North Alabama Championship

Time is running out to register for the NAC 2018 that will take place this Saturday, September 15th.  As a convenience, the registration form has also been included below.  Click here for additional details, if necessary.

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Weekly News 9-3-18 No Chess on Labor Day

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There will be no chess on Monday, 9/3.  The library will be closed.  The final round of the Huntsville City Championship will be held on 9/10.

As a reminder, there are less than 2 weeks to register for the North Alabama Championship.  Register today at North Alabama Championship 2018.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend!

The Huntsville Chess Club

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Huntsville City Championship Starts Tomorrow – North Alabama Championship on 9/15 in Hampton Cove

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The 4 week Huntsville City Championship begins tomorrow.  Take advantage of this rare opportunity to play rated games (G/60;d5) with a longer time control close to home!  Don’t forget, you can receive a bye for any round but round 4 (multiple byes are ok) on September 3rd.

Register for the City Championship here!

In other news, the Huntsville Chess Club will be hosting a North Alabama Championship on September 15th at the Hampton Inn in Hampton Cove.

Click here to register and for all the details.

To make these tournaments possible, we really need the support from our membership.  We hope you’ll take advantage of these great opportunities for local chess!

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Blitz Tournament Monday, 7-30-18 Register Now -> Online Registration Required

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On Monday 7/30 at 5:30pm, we’ll be hosting a 5 round Double-Swiss or Round Robin Blitz tournament at the Huntsville Library.  This tournament will only affect your Blitz rating (not your Standard or Quick rating).  Sets/Clocks will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you have a preference.

The time control will be G/3 i/7 and 80% of the entry fees (minus PayPal processing fees) will be given away as a prize fund.

Note: This tournament will use the same time control as will be used for the Chess in a Cave blitz event in November.  Please participate and let us know what you think about it!

Register below!  Must be a current USCF member to compete.  HCC members have a reduced entry fee of $5.  Non-members will pay $8.  Pre-registration is required as we are unable to accept payment at the library.  The prize fund will be distributed via PayPal, so you must have a PayPal account to participate.

If you would prefer to watch the tournament or just play some casual games, there should be plenty of folks around to do just that.  Last week, we had 12 play in the tournament and another 6 playing casual games or spectating.  See you there!

Register or Renew Your USCF Membership Here

Renew your HCC Dues here

HCC MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

NON-MEMBERS REGISTER HERE

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Quest for the Clock Tournament Results of 7-23-18

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The impromptu unrated tournament at this week’s meeting, with a free clock to the victor, was a great success.  We had 12 participants and nearly 20 chess in total players attend.  One of the folks who stopped by was in town from Cleveland!  It’s always fun to give out of town chess players a place to keep their skills fresh.

The Quest for the Clock themed event was won by Life Master, Bill Melvin, but not without a fight from a strong pool of players.

Going into Round 4, Joel Friedman was a clear frontrunner with 3 points after (Bill Melvin and Paul Mulqueen had drawn each other in round 3), while Bill and Paul were tied for 2nd with 2.5.  After the round, both Bill and Paul emerged victorious, resulting in a two-way tie for first place.

It was determined beforehand that any tie for the clock would result in a playoff.  This took place in the form of 2 consecutive, G5;0 delay games where each person would have the opportunity to play both colors.  They were tense games that were made even more tense by the gathering of spectators interested in the final outcome that surrounded the players.  Bill solidified his results with a win with each color.

The unsung hero of the evening was Chris Hayes, our newest Board Member at Large and Tournament Director in Training.  What started out as a plan to train-up on the tournament pairing software with a mini tournament of 4-6 participants ended in a 4 round, fast-paced 12 player tournament with a playoff!  She did a great job and we are extremely grateful for her continued support.

Below are the official results (click to view):

 

 

Next week’s meeting is planned to be a rated blitz tournament with a unique time control.  Stay tuned for the registration announcement that will be sent out this Wednesday (7/25) or Thursday (7/26)!

The Huntsville Chess Club