Sacramento Team Champtionship

Since 2008, UC Davis has entered the Sacramento Chess Club Team Championship and our team the UC Davis Knights took first place in 2009.

The tournament is scheduled to begin in January and lasts 6-8 rounds, depending on how many teams enter. Rounds will be played on Tuesday evenings starting at 6:55pm and transportation will be arranged through the club.

The teams consist of up to 9 people, and 6 play every week with 3 alternates. So if you want to commit each week then you can sign up to be a regular, and if you don't think you can play more than one or two weeks, then sign up as an alternate. Typically we try to put together the best 6-person team each week, but we always make sure everyone gets to play a few rounds.

Depending on interest, we may enter with two teams as we did in 2009.

In order to be eligible you must be a registered member in USCF. You can find fee information here or click on the screenshot below. If you are under 25, then the minimum yearly fee is $24.

The tournament will also have a small entry fee, typically $5 or less.

There are prizes/trophies for the winning team as well as for individual players who do well at a certain board. The boards are labeled 1-6, so if you play at the same board each week and do well, you could win a nice prize at the end.

If you are interested, email us or talk to an officer at a meeting. We also need people to drive each week.



More information directly from the Sacramento Chess Club website:
Round Robin. 6 person teams. No team may have more than 3 alternates. The average rating for any given night may not exceed 1750. For purposes of calculating the adjusted ratings, any player rated over 2200 will count as 2200; any player rated under 1300 will count as 1300. Ratings will be based on the January 2011 Supplement. We encourage other clubs, schools, employers, or fraternities to field teams. Clever names, logos, t-shirts, mascots, fight songs, etc., are all encouraged. No need to be subtle.

Time control will be Game 75 d/5 or Game 80. USCF rated. Entry fee $30 per team. Lineups must be placed in rating order. All Players must have a USCF regular or provisional rating (no unrated players).

Trophies for the members of the winning team and best board score. (To win a board prize, a player must play 60% of the available games on that board. For example, if there are 5 games in the event, a player must play 3 games on a board to win the board prize.) We would like to see six to eight teams for this event! All rounds start at 6:55 pm.