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WA Class Championships Announced for 2024!

Registration is up for the WA Class Championships starting on Black Friday! Sign up today and save some money on the main event or side events.

Your SSCC leaders will be attending! Matthew will be playing in the Adult Novice Swiss while Kyle will be playing in the Adult Class Piper Memorial Adult Swiss (U1500).

Hope to see you there – get your preparation in by playing on Thursday nights at the club! Classical coming up this week…

https://nwchess.com/OnlineRegistration/

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Holiday Chess Schedule at SSCC!

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Simplified Thursday Night Chess Schedule – Des Moines, WA

We recently simplified our events schedule!

We play every Thursday at Des Moines Gospel Chapel in Des Moines, WA. Start time is 7:00 PM, registration opens at 6:30 PM. Please arrive by 6:50 PM for pairings.

  • 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month:
    • USCF Classical, G/60+15. One game.
  • 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month:
    • USCF Rapid Quads, G/15+10. Three games.
  • If there is a fifth Thursday, Casual Play is at Marina Mercantile down the street! No USCF membership required.

All entries free unless otherwise noted.

All events are USCF Rated, so you need a valid and current USCF membership. It is not always possible to process membership at the South Sound Chess Club, so please ensure you have this taken care of before showing up!

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June Events Updated + Weekend Cash Tournament

The Events Page has been updated with the Thursday games, and our Summer Rapid Kickoff is this weekend. Don’t miss it!

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Summer Rapid Kickoff Tournament Announced!

Cash prizes are scaled based on 50 participants. Subject to change if fewer show up, but bracketed prizes will definitely occur.

FORMAT: A 5-round Swiss event in two sections. Maximum 50 players. If limited players, sections may be combined.
ENTRY FEE: $25
SCHEDULE: Check-in: 9-9:45am. Rounds (5): 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 2:30pm. Closing ceremony 3pm or ASAP. Blitz tournament to follow starting at 4 PM!
TIME CONTROL: G/15; +10 sec. increment per move starting from move 1.
BYES: One half-point bye available; request at check-in.
PRIZE FUND: $1000 based on 50 entries. Prizes are subject to change.

Open:
1st: $200, 2nd: $120, 3rd: $80, U1700/U1500: $50 each

Reserve (U1500):
1st: $120, $2nd: $80, U1300/U1100/Unrated: $30 each

RATING: US Chess rated Quick. Higher of June 2024 US Chess Regular or Quick rating will be used to determine pairings and prizes.

MEMBERSHIP: US Chess Membership required.

Register for the Summer Rapid Kickoff on June 22nd!