10-21 Pay Down the Rent G/20 Quads. Unrated and open to all players. Four person round-robin quads, $5 entry fee. Registration 6:30-6:50. Games start at 6:55. Quads will be ratings balanced.

10-28>11-4 G/30 Fall Swiss. Four round Swiss, G/30, USCF rated, entry fee $5. Registration 6:15-6:40. Rounds at 6:50 and 7:55 PM each night. This event will be divided into three sections: 1800+, 1500-1799, and under 1500 & unrated (no playing up). Trophies to the champion of each section. If sections are combined, there will only be one trophy per section. Standard USCF tie-breaks will be used.

11-14 Sacramento High School Championship and Sacramento Saturday Game 30 #2. Flyers for these events may be downloaded from the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website.

11-18 Pay Down the Rent Quick Chess (Handicapped Times). Unrated and open to all players. 5 round Quick Chess tournament. Time controls are based on the difference in players’ quick chess ratings. $5 entry fee. Registration from 6:30-6:50. Games start at 6:55.

11-21>22 CalChess Grade Level Championship in Stockton. A flyer may be downloaded from the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website.

11-25 Club Awards Night Potluck. Enjoy good food and fellow chess players as the Club presents its annual awards.  We are looking for people to bring meat, side dishes, and desserts.  Beverages will be provided.  A potluck signup list will be available at the Club.

12-2 Quick Chess. This will be a Game in 10 minutes, 5 round, USCF rated event. Registration 6:30-6:50, Round 1 at 6:55. Entry fee $5.

12-9 G/20 Octos. Eight player, 3-round swiss sections, Game 20. USCF Quick Chess Rated, $5 entry fee. Registration 6:30-6:50 Games start at 6:55. Sections will be ratings balanced and each section will have its own prize fund. Scholastic quads may be formed as needed.

12-11 Friday Night G/10 Swiss. This will be a Game in 10 minutes, 6 round, USCF rated event. Registration 6:15-6:45, Round 1 paired immediately after the last entry is taken. Entry fee $25. 80% of all entries will be returned as prizes to the players after the completion of the tournament (class and junior prizes anticipated based on entries). A flyer may be downloaded from the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website.

12-12>13 Sacramento Chess Club Weekend Swiss #20. A flyer may be downloaded from the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website.

12-16 Pay Down the Rent G/5 Double Blitz. Unrated 4 round Game 5 double blitz tournament. Play both white and black against the same opponent. Entry fee $5. Registration 6:45-7:05, round 1 at 7:15. If there is enough interest, a scholastic section may be formed. This event WILL NOT be USCF rated.

12-23 Winter Blitz. Unrated 7 round Game 5 blitz tournament. Entry fee $5. Registration 6:30-6:55, round 1 at 7. If there is enough interest, a scholastic section may be formed.

12-30 Casual Chess. No event scheduled for this evening. Play blitz with your friends, visit, or try to come up with that new innovation to crush your favorite opponent!

1-06-10 Sacramento Chess Club G/10 Championship Qualifier. 5 round Swiss. This will be the qualifying round for the championship to be held on 1-13. The format: 21 or more entries, there will be three ratings balanced sections with the top two advancing to the finals from each section; if there are 20 or fewer entries, there will be two ratings balanced sections with the top three scores from each section advancing to the finals. Ties for advancement to the finals will be broken with a G/5 playoff. Registration 6:30-6:50. Games start at 6:55. Entry fee $5. USCF Quick Chess rated.

1-13 Sacramento Chess Club G/10 Championship. The title will be determined by a six-player round robin with the qualifiers from 1-6. Any ties for the title will be broken using a G/10 playoff. USCF Quick Chess rated. Games start at 7.

1-20 Pay Down the Rent G/20 Octos. Eight player, 3-round swiss sections, Game 20. USCF Quick Chess Rated, $5 entry fee. Registration 6:30-6:50 Games start at 6:55. Sections will be ratings balanced and each section will have its own prize fund. Scholastic sections may be formed as needed.

1-20 Sacramento Chess Club Team Championship: Captains and Organizational Meeting will be held between 7:30 and 8:00 pm. We need team captains to be there with the names of players on their team and individuals who would like to play but are not on teams. Team details below.

1-23 2010 Sacramento Elementary Scholastic Championship. The flyer may be found on the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website.

1-27>?? Sacramento Chess Club Team Championship. Round Robin. 6 person teams. No team may have more than 3 alternates. The average rating for any given night may not exceed 1750. For purposes of calculating the adjusted ratings, any player rated over 2200 will count as 2200; any player rated under 1300 and unrated players will count as 1300. Ratings will be based on the January 2010 Supplement. We encourage other clubs, schools, employers, or fraternities to field teams. Clever names, logos, t-shirts, mascots, fight songs, etc., are all encouraged. No need to be subtle.

If you can’t find a team, contact Bob Baker, or Steve Bickford at the Club; call John McCumiskey at 524-9479, or send an e-mail to us. You will be placed in a competitive situation as quickly as possible. Time control will be Game 55 d/5 or Game 60. USCF rated. Entry fee $30 per team. Lineups must be placed in rating order. With TD approval, unrated players may be placed anywhere in the lineup, however, they must always play in the rating range of the players above and below them (i.e., if board 2 is rated 1904, board 4 is rated 1748, and an unrated player is placed on board 3, the unrated player must always be on a board between players rated from 1748 to 1904).

Trophies for the members of the winning team and best board score. (To win a board prize, a player must play 60% of the available games on that board. For example, if there are 5 games in the event, a player must play 3 games on a board to win the board prize.) We would like to see six to eight teams for this event! All rounds start at 6:55 pm.

Future Events: February – Sacramento Scholastic Chess Championship, May – Greater Sacramento Adult/Scholastic Championship.