Upcoming Club Tournaments

Our Next USCF-rated tournament is scheduled for...

September 27, 2026

Looking ahead, our next USCF-rated club tournament has been rescheduled for Sunday, September 27, 2026.  Depending on the number of players participating, the venue will either be at our regular Starbucks, or at the Carl's Jr. Restaurant which is just across the side parking lot from Starbucks.  Format of the tournament will be either Quads or groups of six or eight players playing 3 rounds of chess, with the first round starting at 11:00 a.m.  Time control is expected to be G/40;d10.  Entry fees: $30.  Almost all entry fees are used as cash prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of groups of six or more; and, for 1st and 2nd placers in Quads.  A small amount is set aside for the USCF ratings, and if anything is left over, the TD (who might also be competing) might get a free cup of tea!

Please note:  All participating players at the time of the tournament must be current members of the US Chess Federation.  New members can join online at uschess.org.

Results of the August 9, 2026 Tournament

Featuring two Quads (Q1 & Q2), in the required round-robin format, results are as follows:  

In Q1, First Place went to Mark, who won all 3 of his matches!  The other three Q1 players -- David, Irakli, and Ben -- each won 1 match, and split Second Place three ways!  

In Q2, First Place went to Zach, who won all 3 of his matches, including his third match which was with Tony, who wound up in Second Place after having won his first two matches! Rounding out Q2 were Doug and Bennet, who won his last match, which was against Doug, who was there for his first time with our chess club, welcome, Doug!

Results of the July 12, 2026 Tournament

9 players competed in our first USCF-rated tournament of this year:  David T., Irakli, Ben, Tony, Nicholas, ChrisDave, Debra, Mark VL, and Zach!  After three rounds of very well played games, many of which came down to thrilling end games, the results are as follows:  1st Place went to ChrisDave, who won all 3 of his matches (3pts)!  2nd Place went to Mark VL, who won 2 matches after a tough draw (2+1/2 pts.!).  3rd Place was a three-way tie, with Irakli, Ben, and Zach finishing with 2 points each!  Feedback on the tournament was overwhelmingly positive, with several players anxious to play another rated tournament, even at the same Starbucks venue despite all the possible distractions that somehow was part of the fun!  

Results of the Nov. 10, 2024 Tournament

1st Place went to Nathan, (4pts.), who won all four of his matches! 

2nd Place went to Daniel C., (2.5pts), with two wins and a last-game draw! 
3rd Place was a tie: Ben C. (2pts.) and David E. (2pts.), with each winning two matches!

Results of the March 24, 2024 Tournament

10 players competed, with 4 in a Quad and 6 in the one other group. The time control was game in 40 minutes with a ten-second delay ("G/40;d.10").

The 3-round Quad contest resulted in Irakli and Tony with 2 wins each, sharing top honors and the cash prize of $100, with runner-ups Ben C. and Chris S. each winning one match. Every match was well contested, and there was only one blunder of major consequence (of course I won't name who made that boo-boo). Tony managed to win his last two matches to tie for first, as Irakli had come very close to winning all three of his matches.

The 4-round group of 6 players resulted in another tie for the top two places: Matthew and Daniel C. each won 3 matches, with Daniel needing a win against Matthew in his last match to tie and split the $120 total cash prize for 1st and 2nd Places. 3rd Place was also up for grabs, and Benoit garnered it with 2 wins, for which Will with one win was also competing against Benoit in his last match. Kevin and Jackson had exciting contests, with each getting a draw, and a win for 1 1/2 pts. each, as Jackson extricated himself out of a 1-more-move checkmate loss by finding key forcing moves that led or would lead to a checkmate to win the last match!

Results of the February 4, 2024 Tournament

Despite the rather stormy weather, 8 players arrived at our Carl's Jr. tourney location to form and compete in two Quads in our club's first USCF- rated tournament of the year! Each player was to play three matches, with first place winning $50 and second place $40.

Quad A, featuring Ranen, Red, Irakli, and Ben C., was won by Ranen, taking 1st Place, having won all 3 of his matches. Ben C. took 2nd Place, having won two of his games; and, Red took 3rd, having won 1 game. Irakli may not have won a match, but he was definitely a tough opponent!

Quad B, featuring Tony, Sam, Daniel C., and Vinn, was won by Daniel C. taking 1st Place having drawn his first game with Sam; then winning his second match; and then given a win by virtue of a forfeit due to his opponent's having to leave before the start of the third round, for a total of 2 1/2 pts. Tony took 2nd Place, having won two matches for 2 pts.; and, Sam placed 3rd with a win and a draw for 1 1/2 pts. Vinn was a gamer, but had to leave early.

Results of the July 16, 2023 Tournament

Tied for 1st Place and more than doubling their entry fees were Tony and Ben C. with 2 wins and a draw apiece; and, 2nd Place went to Kevin, who had 2 wins and also made a profit! Ron C., Mike T., and Dale C. rounded out the field, as everyone in it to win it enjoyed some pretty good games and had fun.

Results of the April 23, 2023 Tournament

Our USCF-rated club tournament concluded with Red once again taking 1st Place. (And it's noted that he has won two club tournaments in a row, having now won 7 straight USCF-rated matches!)  Coming in a clear 2nd was Tony T., and tied for 3rd Place were Matthew and Trenton! 

Results of the March 19, 2023 Tournament

A clear 1st Place finish and top cash prize went to Red, who managed to win all three of his well-contested matches! A well-earned tie for 2nd Place went to Matthew and Mike S., who each won 2 matches to split the total of the 2nd and 3rd Place cash prizes!