~~UPCOMING TOURNEYS/EVENTS/INFORMATION~~
Every Friday evening – G/25, USCF Rated. 4 rounds. 1st round starts promptly at 8:15 – subsequent rounds start after end of previous round. $10 for non DCC members; $8 for DCC members.
***NOTE: Friday night events (Quick Tournaments) will remain QUICK tournaments only – they will NOT be dual rated. The time control will be G/24:59 with time delay 5 seconds – putting the games ONE second under USCF’s new rules**
*****NOTE! Starting with the first Friday evening in February (that’s the 3rd of February 2012), G/25 will begin promptly at 7:30pm with subsequent rounds starting after the end of previous round. Still $10 for non DCC members; $8 for DCC members.*****
**Please note the “STORE” tab has been replaced by “REGISTRATIONS” and “MEMBERSHIPS”. Hope this makes it easier to navigate through this site!**
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2012 DCC Calendar
Dayton Chess Club’s Calendar for 2012 (pdf) with major event details.
It is suitable for printing out (one page front and back or two separate pages) and putting on your refrigerator or bulletin board or…
Click here: DCC2012Calendar
21 & 22 January 2012
Holiday Blues
4 Rounds. Time controls: G/90 min, 30 sec increment per move. $1200 prizes b/48 paid entries; re-entries $18 count as 1/2 entry. $29 advance by 20 Jan 12; $40 thereafter. Sections: Master-Expert/U2000/U1600. Prizes: OPEN-$400 (gtd)-200-100. U2000-$200 (gtd)-100; U1600-$120 (gtd)-80. USCF rated. One bye permitted-declare prior to Round 2. Registration on site Saturday 12:00pm-12:45pm. Rounds: Saturday, 1pm-5:45pm. Sunday, 10am-2:30pm.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
Mar 24 – 25, 2012
MOTCF (Midwest Open Team Chess Festival)
5SS, Rds. 1&2 G/90, td/5, Rds 3-5 G150, td/5.
Four players/team plus one alternate.
Team ratings for pairings determined by average of highest four ratings with imputed ratings for players rated more than 400 points below team average.
Reg.: Sat.
Mar 24, 9-10:30am.
Rds.: Sat 11, 3, & 7 – Sun 10 & 3:30.
Entry fee: $160/team prior to Mar 24. $200/team at site.
Prizes: (Based on 28 teams).
Open: $1,050-$750, U2000: $700, U1800: $600, U1600 $500.
Top boards (1-4) $75.
Hotel: Crowne Plaza – will provide details shortly
Register: Mail – Dayton Chess Club, 18 W. 5th St., Dayton, OH 45402. Online registration will be available shortly (group registration only).
If you desire to register independently, you will need to mail in registration with payment.
MC/V at site, no checks.
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Meet the Dayton Chess Club Board of Directors:
President, DCC – Les Whorton
Vice President, DCC – Chris Bechtold
Vice President, Scholastics – Kay Stanley
Vice President, Business Affairs – David Guehl
Vice President, DCC Website – Sharon Driver
Vice President, Community Outreach – Robert Dennis
DCC TD – Michael Schauer
DCC Calendar – Riley Driver
If interested in helping Dayton Chess Club remain a great place to play chess & meet new folks, consider volunteering to be part of the Board of Directors. Every board of directors may be reached via email to the DCC at dcc.18w5@sbcglobal.net for questions, ideas, or concerns.
If interested to see results of ANY Dayton Chess Club Tournaments, click on the “Who Beat Who” tab….and you’ll see the end result!
Animated Chess and Russian Blues/Jazz
If you like Russian blues/jazz with your animated chess, check out the Academy Award winning Geri’s Game (excerpted) with УМКА и БРОНЕВИЧОК ” Метроном” or translated Umki and armored car “Metronome” which is from the album “Zanachka” in 2001.
It is believed to be a “winning combination” by all who have viewed and listened to it.
REGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION
Wednesday evening: 6:30pm-9:30pm
Thursdays evening: 6:30pm-9:30pm
(Scholastic Knights Program – more details found by clicking on the above “ABOUT” tab)
Friday evenings 6:30pm-12:30am
Note – there is most always a RATED Game in 25 on Friday evenings….and no, you don’t have to be a member to play…$10 for non-DCC members, $8 for DCC members.
Check our calender for weekend tournament hours
