1/2/2025: Please read below for changes from last year --

Format: Club meets Monday nights, opening at 6:30 PM,unless otherwise noted.  Tournaments run monthly starting the first week of every month and ending the last week, usually making for either 4 or 5 round event. Most tournaments will be Opens (all players grouped in one section), however occasionally we will run Class events, where players are grouped by rating. Please see proposed schedule below.

Round Time: players must be present to be paired by 7:00 PM.  Clocks begin at 7:15 PM. There are no exceptions unless authorized by the Tournament Director.

Bye Policy: For 4-round tournaments, one 1/2-point bye is allotted.  For 5-round tournaments, two 1/2-point byes are allotted.  Last round byes not given unless declared before the beginning of the tournament.

Entry Fee: $20, unless otherwise stated.

Club Fees: None.

Tournament Director: John Elmore.

Prizes: Prize structure based on total number of entries. Typically prizes are given to 1st and 2nd place, one or more Class prizes (depending on entries), and an Upset prize.

The Upset prize will require a minimum 100-point rating difference, and will require a decisive result (draws do not qualify). Each month will reset with a new upset prize, no longer will the prize fund be carried forward if no upsets occur in a given month.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR 2025 (please note *, **, ***, and ****):

  • NCC 242 - Jan 6, 13, 20, 27 -> 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 243 - Feb 3, 10, 17, 24 -> 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 244 - Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 -> 5-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 245 - Apr 7, 14, 21, 28 -> 8-Rd Swiss (2 per night); g40 +10
  • NCC 246 - May 5, 12, 19, 26* -> 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 247 - June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30* -> 5-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 248 - July 7, 14, 21, 28** -> 8-Rd Swiss (2 per night); g40 +10
  • NCC 249 - Aug 4, 11, 18, 25 -> 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 250 - Sep 1, 8, 15, 22, 29*** -> 5-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 251 - Oct 6, 13, 20, 27 -> 4-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 252 - Nov 3, 10, 17, 24**** -> 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30 I anticipate/hope a simul can be held in or around November's 4th week.
  • NCC 253 - Dec 1, 8, 15**** -> 3-Rd Swiss; g75 +30
  • NCC 254 - Club Championship - Nov 3, 10, 17, 24; Dec 1, 8, 15 7-Rd RR or DRR ("Choose Your Own Championship"); Either g75 +30 or g40 +10

December 22, 2025 is To Be Determined
* May 26th is Memorial Day. If we cannot meet on that day, we will extent the May event to June 2nd for its final round, while the June event will become a 4-round Swiss.
** It is often the case that the church is not available to us during one of July's weeks due to a youth activity (typically the week after the 4th of July). If that occurs, the July event will be a 6-round event, still at 2 games per night.
*** It is often the case that the church is not available to us on Labor Day. If that occurs, the September event will be a 4-round Swiss.
**** Entry for the November and December events is $30 for both events or $20 for each individual event. So come and play both!
 

Club Championship and Game Points, 2025:

  • Players qualify for Club Championship by being one of the top 8 spots in total "Game Points" (see below) over the course of the year. Should a person in the top 8 spots choose not to play, the next highest scoring player will get first right of refusal. This process will continue until all spots are filled.

  • If players tie for a qualifying spot(s), number of games played during the year (including full-point byes) will be the tiebreaker. If another tiebreaker is needed, we'll figure it out.

  • "Game Points" will be calculated by:
     
    1. Number of points earned (wins or draws) during tournaments.

    2. Byes given during the tournament, whether full or half point byes.

    3. By getting Bonus Points, which will be given in one of two ways:
       
    • For winning or sharing the winning of an event and/or section. Each winner gets their game score, plus "bonus" points for winning the event. Bonus points are derived by matching the winning score for the event with a pool of extra points. Those extra point are then divvied among the winners. For the single winner example, going +4-0=0 in a 4-week event with one winner counts as 8 game points for that player. In the shared winner example, going +4-0=0 in a 4-week event with two winners counts as 6 game points for each player (4 game points for the win, bonus pool of 4 points divvied among two winners, resulting in an additional 2 points a piece).

    • For upset results. A player is awarded 0.5 points for each 100 points of upset, to be capped for the tournament at the individual winners bonus point total (NOT the pool total for the winners, this is a change in 2023). No rounding of ratings -- 1900 beats 2000, 0.5 points earned. 1900 beats 1999, 0 points earned.

    • Player A plays 4 rounds and goes +2-2. One win beats someone 330 points above. The tournament winner takes clear first with 4-0. He would get 2 for his wins plus 1.5 (0.5 per 100 rating points) to get a total of 3.5.

    • Player A plays 4 rounds and goes +2-2. One win beats someone 970 points above. The tournament winner takes clear first with 4-0. He would get 2 for his wins plus 4 (0.5 per 100 rating points would equal 4.5, but his score gets capped at the tournament winner’s bonus points, which is 4) to get a total of 6.

    • Player A plays 4 rounds and goes +2-2. One win beats someone 330 points above, the other win beats someone 930 points above him. The tournament winner takes clear first with 4-0. He would get 2 for his wins plus still get 4 (0.5 for each 100 rating points would equal 1.5 and 4.5, but his score gets capped at the tournament winner’s bonus points, which is 4) to still get a total of 6.

    • Player A plays 4 rounds and goes +2-2. One win beats someone 330 points above. Three tournament winners tie for first at 3-1. He would get 2 for his wins plus still get 4 (0.5 for each 100 rating points would equal 1.5), but his score gets capped at the individual tournament winner’s bonus points, which is 1, to get a total of 3.