THE KENILWORTH CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT BEGINS TOMORROW EVENING
April 7th 29th Annual Kenilworth Chess Club Championship: Round 1 of 5.
Here are the rules of the tournament:
NON-RATED, 5-round Swiss
Begins April 7th & runs through May 5th. (1 game per week)
G/70 with 5 second delay time control.
Rounds: At 8:00 p.m. on April 7, 14, 21, 28 & May 5.
Cost: $10 entry fee + membership dues + $5 returnable anti-forfeit deposit KCC membership is required. Dues for 2022 are $10 for age 17 or less, $10 for those age 65+, $15 for everyone else.
Prizes, based on 16 paid entries: 1st $60, 2nd $40, U2000 $30, U1800 $20, U1500 $10 1st.
Register: From 7:30-7:55 p.m. on April 7th or earlier, @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033
Byes: 2 half-point byes allowed, any round. Late-joins allowed until the start of round 3.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make changes as are deemed necessary for the good maintenance of the tournament.
Anti-COVID mandatory mask precautions will be in effect.
LM Mark Kernighan is the defending champion, having won the most recent edition of this tournament in 2019. He also won in 2008, 2015, 2017 & 2018.
Other past Champions include LM Scott Massey (who has won the title 12x!!), Rene Ray (1996), FM Steve Stoyko (2005, 2006, 2007), IM Yaacov Norowitz (2009), LM Arthur Macaspac (2010, 2012), NM Ken Chieu (2011), IM Praveen Balakrishnan (2013, 2014) and John Moldovan (2016).
Round by round coverage of the tournament will be posted in our Facebook group.
For stories of past championships, see the 2005 Club Championship website, 2006 Championship website, the Chess Coroner Blog and the KCC Tournaments Blog.
April 14 - Club Championship: Round 2.
April 21 - Club Championship: Round 3.
April 28 - Club Championship: Round 4.
May 5 - Club Championship: Round 5.
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Established in 1972, the Kenilworth Chess Club is a fun and active club with intermediate-level and master chess players. We meet every Thursday night at 8 p.m.
The Club opening time will be 7:00PM in mid Spring and to 6:00PM during the summer)
Kenilworth Recreation Center, 575 Kenilworth Boulevard, Kenilworth, NJ 07033