Moldovan Wins Club Championship

 

John Moldovan is the 2016 Kenilworth Chess Club Champion, on tiebreaks over Life Master Mark Kernighan.

John is just the 2nd non-Master to win the title in the club's 34-year history.

Geoff McAuliffe was 3rd.

Joe Renna won the Reserve Section.

Club Championship Starts Tonight!

A reminder: The 25th annual Kenilworth Chess Club Championship starts tonight.

Here are the tournament details:

• NON-RATED
• 5-RR.
• 2 sections: Championship & Reserve
• G/75 with 5 second delay time control.
• Rounds will commence at 8:30 p.m. on March 17, 24 & 31 + April 14 & 21.
• Postponed games from Rounds 1-3 will be made-up on April 7th. Postponed games from rounds 4-5 or 4-7 will be made-up on April 28th.
• Cost: $10 entry fee + dues + $5 anti-forfeit deposit = $35 for most players.
• KCC membership is required. Dues for 2016 are $10 for age 17 or less, $10 for those age 65+, $20 for everyone else.
• Prizes: Trophies to winners of each section. Other trophies (based on the number of participants) to be awarded.
• Register with Treasurer Geoff McAuliffe during our 3/3 and 3/10 meetings or before 8:25 p.m. on 3/17 @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J.
• The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make changes as are deemed necessary for the good maintenance of the tournament.

Past Champions include LM Scott Massey (who has won the title 12x), Rene Ray (1996), FM Steve Stoyko (2005-2007), LM Mark Kernighan (2008, 2015), IM Yaacov Norowitz (2009), LM Arthur Macaspac (2010, 2012), NM Ken Chieu (2011) and FM Praveen Balakrishnan (2013, 2014).
9 players took part in last year's event.

Round by round coverage of the tournament will be posted on the KCC Tournaments blog and/or the Chess Coroner blog.

For stories of past championships, see the 2005 Club Championship website, 2006 Championship website, the Chess Coroner blog and the KCC Tournaments blog.

Post updated 3/25/2016 @ 2:32 p.m.

Leon Hrebinka Memorial Swiss Starts February 4th

Leon Hrebinka Memorial Swiss

February 4-25, 2016

• USCF-rated!
• 4-round Swiss.
• Time Control: G/55+5 second increment.
• Site: Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033
• 1 game per week.
• Rounds to start at 8:30 p.m. on February 4, 11, 18 & 25.
• Please register with Geoff McAuliffe or John Moldovan during our January meetings or before 8:25 p.m. on February 4th.
• 1 half-point bye per player allowed. Must commit before the end of round 2.
• Late-joins accepted until round 2 is paired.
• Entry fee: $5.
• Prize fund: 100% of EF minus rating fee.
• Number of prizes (b/10 entries): 3. More players = more prizes.
• Projected prizes (b/10 entries): $20 1st, $15 2nd, $10 U1800.
• Players must have a valid USCF membership that is active through to the final date of the tournament.
• The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make changes as are deemed necessary for the good maintenance of the tournament as allowed by USCF rules.
• A non-rated section will be added if we get at least 4 players requesting one.

Photo credit: Joe Renna

Happy Holidays

The Kenilworth Chess Club wishes its members and friends the happiest of holidays.

We will be closed on Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve.

Our next meeting will be on Thursday, January 7, 2016.

Our 1st tournament in 2016 will be the Leon Hrebinka Memorial Swiss, which is scheduled to begin February 4th.

Kenilworth Fall Swiss (Starts October 29)

Kenilworth Fall Swiss

October 29-November 19

Format: 4-SS

Time Control: Black's choice of G/60, G/50 + 5 second delay or G/30 + 20 second delay.

Site: Kenilworth Community Center

Address: 575 Kenilworth Blvd., Kenilworth, NJ 07033

Register: 8:00-8:15 p.m. on October 29th.

Rounds: 8:20 p.m. on October 29, November 5, 12, 19

Entry fee: KCC members $1, Non-members $2.

Prizes: 1st place 60% of EF, 2nd place 40% of EF.

Byes: One 0.75 point bye is available for any round but you must request it at least 72 hours in advance.

For more information, contact Bob Sherry.

This event is not USCF-rated.

Sherry Wins Summer Tournament

Bob Sherry won the annual Summer Tournament for the 4th consecutive year.

John Moldovan finished 2nd for the 5th straight time and Greg Tomkovich was 3rd.

Full standings will follow at some point, if time permits.

Summer Tournament Starts June 4th

The Kenilworth Chess Club's fun, friendly, yet highly competitive Summer Tournament starts on June 4th at 8:00 p.m.

Here are the rules :

• The 2015 Summer Tournament will run from June 4th through August 27th.
• The entry fee is $5.00.
• The event is not rated.
• The time control is G/60.
• G/55+5 (delay) may be used if there is mutual agreement between paired players. Increment settings are not allowed.
• You may play anyone who is entered. The first time you play an opponent, the lower rated or unrated player has White. In subsequent games against the same opponent you alternate colors. If both players are unrated or have identical ratings, they toss for initial color.
• You may not play the same opponent more than four times in the tournament.
• All games are to be played at the Kenilworth Chess Club during normal operating hours. No game may start before 8 p.m. or later than 9:45 p.m.
• You may play up to 2 games per week. You can skip weeks but the more you play the more points you can accrue.
• You get one point for a win, one half point for a draw and zero for a loss. No bye points are awarded.
• The winner is the person who has the most points at the end of the tournament.
• The prizes are 60% for first place, 30% for second, and 10% for third.
• Registration closes on July 30th. However, if there is an overwhelming turnout, the TD may cut-off entries as early as July 2nd.

Bob Sherry won last year, in 2013 and in 2012. Other past winners of this popular event include LM Scott Massey (2004), LM Mark Kernighan (2005, 2011), Greg Tomkovich (2006), Ari Minkov (2007, 2010), John Moldovan (2008) and Ian Mangion (2009).