We had 14 people turn out for unrated blitz last week! Here are the standings – congrats to Kirk Steinocher for getting a perfect 5.0/5.0!
Hope to see you this coming week for our most popular event, Rapid Quads! Remember, events have been pushed back to 6:45 PM to accommodate the traffic and weather.
Our Dual-Rated events that count towards USCF Regular and Quick ratings have had their time control reduced from G/40; d15 to G/30; d15.
This means that it is no longer 40 minutes base time, but 30 minutes. We are making the change to shorten up these events, as the 2nd round depends on the 1st round’s results and the last event went longer than usual.
They will still be “close ratings” meaning that you will play someone close to your rating in the first round guaranteed. In the second round, we pair by the first round results (win/lose/draw) but also try to keep the ratings close as well. Unrated or provisionally rated players may be paired with rated players of similar skill as per USCF recommendations.
We had 16 total players for tonight’s mini-swiss, dual-rated event! Congratulations to the following players who got a perfect 2.0/2.0 in their two games:
We’ll see you next week for Classical! We shortened up the time control to G/60; d30. Still one single slow game.
For pictures of the event, check out our Facebook page!
South Sound Chess provides official two-copy US Chess Federation scoresheets for our players at no charge.
These scoresheets allow you to write in pen on the top page and have a copy made on the backing sheet, which is typically yellow. After the game, both players sign the other’s sheet, circle the result, and both players submit their yellow sheet to the Tournament Director while keeping the top white scoresheet for themselves.
So… what’s notation all about?