Annoucements 2010-2011
Monday, September 27, 2010

April 12, 2011

P.P.S. Some photos from the Winter 2011 Tournament have been uploaded to the Campus Tournaments photo album.

March 9, 2011
Hey all,

Since I didn't get quite the affirmative response about my suggested end to the tournament, I decided just to run things as normal and pair you guys up for a final 7th round. I should have the prizes ready, so come even if you don't think you will place! See you guys Thursday.

Here are the pairing for round 7.

March 3, 2011
Here are the pairings for round 6. I know they may seem unusual, but keep in mind many of the top players have already played each other, and the colors worked out much better with these pairings.

I would also like to suggest that we have tomorrows round be the last round, and reserve the last date (March 10th) for blitz matches in case of ties.

Finally, I have decided that since you all competed in the first weekly tournament in the club's history and were subjected to changing rules and errors in general on my part, that I will give all the entry fee money back as prize money. Here is what I came up with:

1st- 18 dollars
2nd- 9 dollars
3rd- 6 dollars
?th- 3 dollars

The last prize is a bonus prize (to someone who finishes in the lower half of the tournament). I will not list it here so that no one purposefully loses...

I will explain how the blitz tie breaker matches will work if everyone agrees to the change I suggested above in a later email.

March 2, 2011
Hello, it's about that time again. Please answer the poll question on the side bar to let us know what days you want to play chess during Spring Quarter, 2011.

You can assume we will be meeting for a 2 hour period sometime from 4-7pm, depending on when we can get a room reserved.

Febuary 8, 2011
Hey everyone,

Attached is the Pairings for this weeks round. Reminder: please tell me ASAP if you are going to have to take a bye during for a specific round, last week I had to give out two half point byes and two full point byes (which should never happen!) due to last minute unforeseen circumstances. I will no longer be taking bye requests the day of the tournament, and if you do not show up to the round you will be forfeited, two forfeits will mean expulsion from the tournament.

A second note, The priority of pairings is largely due to point class (2,1.5,1,.5,etc) and opponent (meaning you cannot play the same person twice), and then color. This means that you may have to play a color (white or black) twice in a row, especially if you have a full or half point bye the previous round. This problem has not occurred yet, but it will come up later in the tournament! Finally, please tell me if you have already played your opponent in a previous round, as this should not happen and I will fix the pairings accordingly.

Have a good rest of the week, See you all Thursday.

Febuary 1, 2011
Hey guys,

Excellent first round we had last week. Just as a reminder, please be quiet if you finish your round early, as any noise is very distracting to those still playing. Here are the pairings for this next week, which should not change unless someone decides to join last minute.

Another reminder; if you are planning to miss a round on a specific date, please notify me asap so I can give you a bye (worth half a point) instead of give you 0 and your opponent for that week a free point. See you Thursday!

-UCD Chess

January 27, 2011
Hey all,

As I (hope) you all know, the weekly tournament starts tonight at 5 pm and will end at 7. I strongly encourage everyone to bring their chess clock if they have one (as of right now if we can get 5 clocks we should be set). We will have enough boards but feel free to bring your own. I have attached the tournament rules and as well as the pairings if no one else joins. See you there! Good luck everyone

-James

January 13, 2011
Hey all,

Chess tournament information night is tonight! try to show up by 5:15 pm in the ARC meeting room one to get all of the information about our weekly Thursday night tournament. If you just want to come to sign up, you may do so anytime before the meetings end at 7 pm. Just a reminder, those that sign up tonight will only have to pay an entrance fee of 3 dollars, after today the entry fee will be raised to a whopping 5. Hope to see many of you there!

-UCD Chess

[NOTE] If you missed the info session, you can read the official tournament rules here [0.7 mb PDF].

December 13, 2010
The UC Davis Chess Club is going on hiatus during the Winter break. There will be no official meetings, although members who want to play are encouraged to use this website or the Facebook page to coordinate informal meetings together.

We should be back soon after Winter quarter begins, check back here for information on when and where. Also, if you have not yet voted on which days you would like to meet, please do so now in the right side bar area.

Have a fun and safe break everyone!

November 21, 2010
Hi everyone! Megan, here. We had an officers' meeting today and thought you might like to know the 411. So here's the scoop on what we've got in mind for next quarter.

Weekly tournaments. Possibly with an entrance fee, to help with fund-raising. People could also submit their games for analysis, and then we could decide on the best game.

Fund-raising! Carolina and I both bake, and were thinking chess-themed bake sales with a chess cake, decorated brownies, and gingerbread pawns... Any other ideas?
Extra meetings that focus on game strategy, perhaps with stronger players helping novice players.
We're also probably going to have an info night within the first week or so of next quarter that will go into these things in greater depth.
Social events. Nothing formal, but maybe just days when we all go out for coffee/food or something, so new members have a chance to mingle with older members and everyone gets a chance to know each other. :o)

And on that note, please take the survey at http://aggiechess.blogspot.com/ for what days are good for you to meet for Winter 2011. We're leaning towards Friday, as it would probably be easier to reserve rooms/get people to come--but we want your input!! All it takes is one click of the mouse!

Some other things you might be interested in:

Sacramento Chess Club Team Championship. Go to uschess.org --> tournaments --> norcal
Hope you all had a good weekend! Here's a funny chess-related cartoon.

Megan Malloy, Secretary




November 15, 2010
Hi everyone,

Not sure why this happened, but the meeting today got scheduled for the 5-7pm slot, instead of 3-5pm. I will contact SPAC to make sure the rest of the date's times are correct. Anyway, hopefully you all can show up at 5, and my apologies to those that showed up at 3!

-UCD Chess

November 14, 2010
Hey all,

Due to a scheduling problem, tomorrow's meeting will from 3pm-5pm, not the usual 4-6pm, in the same area of the ARC. Also, after Monday, our meetings will take place from 5pm-7pm. Hopefully this will not be too confusing. There are also no scheduled meeting times for December. See you guys there!

-UCD Chess

November 2, 2010
Being election day and all, a new poll has been added to the sidebar of this site. Please answer once you know your class schedule for Winter 2011. You can select multiple days and assume we will be playing at about the same time, 4-6pm (give or take an hour). Your answers really help us decide which days to reserve rooms to get the most people involved, so don't forget to vote!

Also keep in mind that in the past we have attended a team chess tournament in Sacramento, which was on Wednesdays starting at about 7pm. Assuming the tournament is going on as usual, we may put together a team to compete and on those days, we most-likely would not have a regular campus meeting.

Here are the results of the previous poll:



October 11, 2010
Reminder, first club meeting of the quarter is today! We will be meeting from 4-6pm in ARC Meeting Room 1. Check out this page for more details. Next meeting will be Wednesday, same time, same place.

October 9, 2010
Hey all!

Sorry for the delay, but the Chess club is once again in full swing for the 2010-2011 academic year! We will meet 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in the ARC meeting room One for the rest of the quarter (there will be a few meetings in ARC meeting room Three, but this should not make too much of a difference).

Older members may note that this will be a change from our usual Garrison and Fielder rooms in the MU, which for some reason are not being offered this quarter for club reservation. These rooms at the ARC are pretty big, so bring your boards/clocks/friends! The more the merrier.

Our first meeting will be this upcoming Monday, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. October 11th ARC meeting room One. I would like to add that this year we have a large amount of prospective members, who are each at different levels of skill and experience, so don't be shy! We will always have someone at the club who will give you a good game. Have a good rest of the weekend, and see you Monday!

Cheers,

UCD Chess Club

October 7, 2010
Apologies for the lack of announcements, there really hasn't been much to say yet. The club has been a little delayed in reserving space to play, but we have not forgotten about our loyal members and hopefully we will have something firm to tell you soon.

September 27, 2010

Hello everyone! Just writing to let you know that the officers for the club met yesterday to discuss plans for the fall quarter. As a preliminary announcement, we will be having our first meeting(s) next week. Times and locations will be announced very soon.

This month we will be recruiting new members, so please tell your friends. We will be making flyers to post around campus as well as a few public events on the quad or silo area. Also, if you are reading this, please answer the poll question about how you learned of the chess club so we can better focus our advertising.

More announcements coming soon, so please check back often during these first couple weeks of school!