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May 18,2024 Dan Rogers Memorial Open Chess Tournament

A US Chess Federation (USCF) chess tournament

When: May 18, 2024

Where:  Memorial Middle School, 1050 SW Queen Ave, Albany, OR 97321. Parking next to the main entrance on Queen Ave.

Entry fee:  $10 + U.S. Chess Federation Membership. Memberships ($45, $27 U24 years old, $20 U19) available on-site or at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess Special U19 membership on site $10

Pre-Registration:  Email name and USCF ID, to phil@corvallischess.org by Thursday, May 17.

Check-In:  Saturday  9:15-9:45 am.

Time Controls: 4 Round Swiss System.  Game in 30 minutes with 5 second bonus per move.

Rounds:  10:00am, 11:30, lunch, 1:30, 3:00 or ASAP. Fay’s Cafe on Queen is a 1 minute walk.   (Times subject to change as necessary.)

Prizes:  1st $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $75,  Guaranteed. INCREASED <—

Chess Sets and Clocks Provided

For more info, contact tournament director Phil Schapker Mendez phil@corvallischess.org

2023 Albany Fall Blitz 5+2

A US Chess Federation (USCF) blitz-rated speed chess tournament
When: Saturday, November 11th, 2023
Where: Memorial Middle School
1050 SW Queen Ave, Albany, OR 97321.
Entry fee: $10 + U.S. Chess Federation Membership.

● K-12 memberships available on-site, included in entry-fee.
● Adult memberships ($45, $27 U24 years old) available on-site or
at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

Pre-Registration: Email name, USCF ID, & section (open or K-8) to
phil.schapker-mendez@albany.k12.or.us by Friday, Nov 10.
Check-In: Saturday 11:30-12:15 pm. Games to start at 12:30.
Format: 7 games swiss pairing. Game in 5 minutes with 2 second bonus per move.
Prizes: Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 1st under 18 yrs, TBD based on entries.
For more info, contact tournament director Phil Schapker Mendez. phil.schapker-mendez@albany.k12.or.us

Blitz Chess Tournament 6/3/2023

the Corvallis Chess Club will be hosting a 3+2 speed chess tournament on Saturday, June 3rd at Memorial Middle School in Albany, OR

Registration will run from 9-9:45, and play starts at 10:00am.  

Time control: 3 minutes, 2 sec. bonus. 10 rounds swiss pairing. (A chess clock is used, Each player has 3 minutes for all their moves plus 2 seconds is added each time they move. Swiss pairing: after the first round, players with similar scores will play each other.)

Entry fee is $10.  

Please let Phil Schapke Mendez phil.schapker-mendez@albany.k12.or.us know by Friday afternoon, June 2nd, if you plan to attend. I need first/last name, USCF ID, expiration date, and section you intend to play in. 

Two sections:  Adult/Open, and K-8.  If there are enough players, I may add a K-5. Students K-12 who do not currently possess USCF ID’s:  USCF ID’s are included in the registration cost. Just let me know ahead of time. 

The minimum cash prize for the open is $30. Other prizes TBD based on turnout. 

Please park and enter through the main entrance to Memorial MS off of Queen Ave in Albany. I believe there will be a plant sale going on as well… 

Coffee and food will be available next door at the Dairy Mart. 

Chess Story by Harry Demarest

HARRY DEMAREST: Better Not Tell My Wife

She told me that she’d do anything for fifty bucks.

She was shocked by my suggestion, but a deal’s a deal, and I made her do it. We played chess, and I won all three games.

I’d better not tell my wife. She’s a grandmaster, and she just wouldn’t understand.

Harry Demarest has had 20 of his 50-word stories and a few longer pieces published. He has been playing tournament chess for years, and once played chess all night with a hitchhiker he picked up in Albuquerque.

http://fiftywordstories.com/2017/06/08/harry-demarest-better-not-tell-my-wife/