December / January events

12/19 – Rapid quads.  The tentative time format will be 15/5delay, but will be decided officially day of. 12-26 – Dan Heisman simul in place of rated play.  Watch your email and the website, this may be cancelled if Dan becomes unavailable. The next five week swiss will start on January 2nd

No meeting on Halloween, business meeting on Nov. 7

The club championship has come to an end.  Here’s the schedule for the next couple of weeks: October 31: no club meeting due to Halloween November 7: MLCC business meeting followed by a consultation game between teams November 14: Start of new standard-format (G65) tournament that will run for 5 weeks.

Club Championship underway

The Club Championship is underway!  It will run through October 24. The club will not meet on Halloween, October 31. There will be a 15 minute Blitz tournament on the following Tuesday, November 7.

Upcoming Events

We are 2 rounds into our Summer Pawn Storm swiss.  Here is the club schedule in the upcoming weeks. September 5 – regular tournament September 12 – regular tournament September 19 – 10 minute Blitz September 26 – Club Championship tournament begins (Dr. John Bayley Memorial) Full information on the club championship, including the schedule,… Continue reading Upcoming Events

!! No Chess July 4th !!

The club will not meet on Tuesday, July 4th.  The current tournament has 4 rounds remaining, the last to be played the 1st of August. Enjoy the holiday!

MLCC June Events

June 13 – final round of All Hail Ding Liren Swiss June 20  – Important Club Business meeting to review Club Covid rules, followed by 10 minute Blitz tournament June 27 – start of new regular club tournament.

Rapid Tournament This Week

This Tuesday, 5/9/23, we will be holding a 15 minute rapid quad tournament.  This means players will be grouped into groups of 4 players with similar ratings.  Each person in the group will play against the others in their group at least once. We will return to our normal 5-week slow game swiss format starting… Continue reading Rapid Tournament This Week

MLCC Updates

The last round of the Valentine’s Swiss will be held Tuesday, March 21st.  The following week (the 28th), we will host a 10 minute (/2 second delay) rapid tournament.  The week following that, we will start a new 5-week Swiss. If you are ever unsure about what is happening at the club on any given… Continue reading MLCC Updates