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06-23-10 Southern Rocky FIDE Open

Southern Rocky FIDE Open
February 25-27^th, 2011
University of New Mexico – Student Union Building

The Wired Kings Chess Club is extremely pleased to announce that we have organized what we anticipate to be a large regional tournament on the weekend of February 25^th-27^th, 2011 to be held at the UNM Student Union Building. This tournament is highlighted by the following features:

$5,000 Projected prize fund + Trophies, $1,000 guaranteed to first place in Open Section and numerous class prizes in all sections!

40 Grand Prix Points available! Open Section is FIDE rated.

5 Sections - Open, Reserve (U1800), Booster (U1400), Saturday Scholastic and Sunday Scholastic (both U1200 & under age 19).

2 Grandmaster Simuls! GM Melikset Khachiyan and GM Mikheil Kekelidze will each hold a simul on Friday at 4:30PM. Prizes will be given out to players who win in the simul.

Blitz Tournament! (5DSS, 5 min) to be held Friday night after the simuls with a guaranteed 80% cash prize payout.

Our GMs will be playing in the blitz tournament, the main tournament, giving simuls and hosting other side events including:

Breakfast with GM Khachiyan! GM Khachiyan will be hosting a breakfast on the Sunday before the tournament. He will answer questions about chess, life, or his history. Food and drinks will be provided. Mr. Khachiyan has won several major tournaments, competed in 3 of the last 4 US Closed Championships, coached Levon Aronian from start to IM (he is now ranked #5 in the world rating list), currently coaches 4 All-American student chess players, and was formerly coached by world champion Tigran Petrosian!

Mr. Khachiyan, the winner of Aeroflot B (an exclusive GM-only tournament) two years ago, chose to come to Albuquerque over the prominent tournament in Moscow. Let’s give him a warm welcome!

GM Kekelidze Pizza Party! GM Kekelidze will be hosting a pizza party/blitz with a GM session after the last round on Sunday. Tickets to the pizza party will also allow you to play blitz versus GM Kekelidze who won the National Open G/5 Championship this year. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Bring your best blitz game and finish the tournament with a bang!

Chad has spent considerable effort in getting these two Grandmasters to come to the Southern Rocky FIDE Open in Albuquerque, so let’s make the most of it! This tournament will be advertised in Chess Life, Chess Life Online (feature story and in TLAs), and other avenues, but you are hearing all the details first!

Chess equipment & literature from Yetman Brothers available for purchase at the tournament site. We hope that other local vendors will join us as well. If you are interested in vending chess equipment at the Southern Rocky Open, please send us an e-mail. Vending space will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Plaza Inn of Albuquerque is offering tournament players a nightly rate of $56 with full amenities and free shuttle service to the tournament site and anywhere within 5 miles. This block is available for four nights (24^th, 25th, 26^th, & 27^th), but room must be booked by 2/11/11 to ensure the best rate.

We know there is lots of time until the tournament; however, there are many reasons to book/enter early.

1. Simul space will be limited to 20 participants per GM at this point. If you want to play a certain GM, you should book the simul soon.

2. The Breakfast with GM Khachiyan will be limited to ensure a more intimate setting with the GM and to allow your questions to be answered.

3. The Pizza Party/Blitz with GM Kekelidze will be limited because he can only play a reasonable amount of blitz games after the tournament.

4. Early entries will not be charged additional fees for registering late.

5. The Best hotel price will only be available until the sooner of 2/11/11 or until hotel rooms space runs out.

Check www.SouthernRockyOpen.com for all of the details and announcements of the tournament. Jeff Sallade has given us incredible support in creating the tournament website. We owe him endless thanks for programming the online entry forms which link to the USCF site (to pull ratings) and Google Checkout which will allow for Online entry! We will also accept entries through the mail. The tournament flyer is here and posted on the Southern Rocky FIDE Open website (www.SouthernRockyOpen.com) and on the NMCO and WKCC websites as well.

Thanks to Dante Archuleta and the UNM Chess Club for arranging the use of the SUB!

We hope to see you all there!

Chad Schneider & Scott Kerns

Wired Kings Chess Club

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06-22-10 Ebony Chess Set Collection for Sale

Sunday at the Albuquerque Open I will display and offer for sale six Staunton style Ebony wood sets (also several wooden chess boards; possibly additional wood sets). Prices will vary from $125-$500 and include two legacy registered/numbered sets for collectors and a 1920 style antiqued set. I will also be there Saturday with chess equipment, sets, boards, bags, etc.
You may contact me for preview if desired.
Art Glassman
nolosingchances@yahoo.com

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06-13-10 Inquires about accepting entry fees by Credit card or Pay Pal

At least once or twice each year, we receive inquiries asking if we can accept payment for NMCO events by Pay Pal or credit card : The NMCO Executive board (All unpaid volunteers) has thoroughly discussed accepting credit card and Pay Pal payment a few times and it never got a favorable vote.

First of all there is a fee for each transaction. We operate at about the break-even point and there was considerable reluctance to take on added expense.

Second, for valid reasons, we have players that have to cancel - and we have to make refunds. Dean Brunton, our treasurer, usually holds on to the checks until the actual tournament and simply returns such checks if a player has canceled with notice in a timely fashion* or if it is O.K. with the sender, just tears up a check. That is much simpler than with a credit/debit card or P/P.

Third, A payer can dispute a Card or P/P payment while a check is prima facia evidence of the debt. (That's about all the High School Latin I remember and only because it has something to do with money).

* To received a refund, cancellations must be received prior to pairing round one OR the player supplies a valid reason why he/she could not notify us in a timely fashion - i.e. "Dean, I was in Jail and the one phone call was to my lawyer", "The dog ate my Blackberry so I couldn't call or send Email" If the excuse is inventive enough, Dean might allow it even if he knows it could be an outright lie.

Art Byers, NMCO Tournament Organizer

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06-05-10 Two Chess tournaments June 19th at the Foothills Chess Club

Sorry about the short notice, but the site has just now become available:

Chess tournament #1: "Candidate Squires" Not USCF Rated BEGINNERS CHESS TOURNAMENT

Chess Tournament #2: Knights and Squires Octagons USCF Rated Chess

FULL DETAILS ON THE ENTRY FORM

Art Byers

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06-01-10 Learner's Chess Academy for K-6

Hello,

I'm hoping to have this flier posted on behalf of the Learner's Chess Academy, which is a school that is focused on teaching kids K-6 chess skills this summer.

Thanks,
Claire Jarmosevich

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05-27-10 RMTCC Results

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05-23-10 Wild West Chess

Hello,

My name is Lee Lahti and I am the President of the Colorado State Chess Association. I am emailing you to see if I can get your help to promote a regional chess event I am running at the end of July.

I was contacted earlier this year by someone who wants to begin running a larger tournament each year in Wyoming, with plans to make the event a regional event that chess players in the Mountain states area will want to attend. In speaking with him about sponsoring the event this year and looking at future plans, we are looking for a reasonable turnout this year but hoping to eventually make the tournament larger in scope and size in upcoming years to compete with the small-mid sized CCA events. (There has not been a larger tournament in the Mountain states area since the 2ndEdward Levy back in Denver back in 2003 and the CCA has no plans to come back to our region any time soon because they lost money on that event.)

The resulting event from our discussions is called Wild West Chess and will be held at the Saratoga Resort and Spa in Saratoga, Wyoming the weekend of July 30-August 1, 2010. The tournament is being promoted as "Your Chess Vacation in the West" and will feature the main tournament and other events for players and their families. The goal is to have a top-level chess event and an opportunity for chess players to go on vacation with there families at the same time! The main event this year has a $4500 prize fund based on 100 players, with $3000 Guaranteed. Prizes are split fairly evenly among the sections, so both top players and class players are playing for good prizes. The advanced entry fee is only $35 with $25 for each additional family member playing in the event. To help draw in top players, there is free entry with no deduction from any winnings for GM/IM/WGM/ and WIMs. In addition to the main event, there is a Players Social and a Simul with GM Alex Yermolinsky, a Family BBQ dinner, and activities at the resort for both players and their families.

I have enclosed a flyer with the ad for the tournament that is being run in the June and July editions of Chess Life magazine and a copy of the registration form as attachments to this email. There is also a website setup that lists information about the tournament - www.saratogachess.com. More detailed information about the event can also be found here.

Lee Lahti

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05-20-10 New Mexico Team Depart Tomorrow

The New Mexico contingent in the Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge leaves at 10AM tomorrow (5/21); the rounds are at 9:30 AM and 2:30 PM on Saturday. For those that haven't taken notice, here are the matchups with New Mexico listed first:

Board 1 - Chad Schneider (1923) vs. Mitesh Shridhar (2087)
Board 2 - John Flores (1973) vs. Jackson Chen (1896)
Board 3 - Doug Thigpen (1998) vs. Nino Neilson (1979 based on 8 games)
Board 4 - Robert Hampton (1780) vs. Adin Umana (1727)
Board 5 - Preston Harrigton (1540) vs. Daniel Picard (1623)
Board 6 - Chad Frantz (1365) vs. Dennis Bolshakov (1275)
Board 7 - Joe Schrader (1185) vs. Zach Umana (1108)

Each player has one game with each color. We're taking any available donations of luck available.

*If anyone wants to go at the last minute - there is still space in the vehicles and hotel room. Just let me know 505-550-4654.

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05-19-10 Go, Jesse

Former NM state champion Jesse Kraai has had a spectacular run of great results at the US championships in Saint Louis this week. In round 1 he drew with Shabalov, then lost to Akobian in round 2. Since then he has scored straight wins against Bhat, Benjamin and Ehlvest! Today, Wednesday, he has black against top seed, Nakamura. After 7 rounds the top 4 players will play a quad for the championship. Currently Jesse is in equal 3rd place. If he wins either of the next 2 games or makes 2 draws then he could be in that group. Those who don't make it into those heights play some more rounds to determine 5th through 24th places. The prize for fifth is $10,000....You can follow the games live on your computer if you take the link from uschess.org. It's all very exciting.

Jim Johnston jdjohnston@earthlink.net

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05-17-10 Finale results posted

The results from Saturday's tournament have been posted. It was a great turnout, featuring Aspen Elemnetary students just returned from the national elementary champonship in Georgia, and a match between two of our current state champions.

Congratulations to winners Silas Perry, Larry Dunlap, and Zak Naranjo-Morse. Prize money will be mailed Monday.

It has been a great pleasure to meet so many chess players this past season, and I look forward to hosting more tournaments beginning late summer or fall.

In the meantime, I encourage everyone to stay tuned to www.nmchess.org and www.wiredkings.blogspot.com for all of the great tournaments taking place over the summer.

Thanks,
Rick

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05-08-10 May 15 entries

Saturday's tournament promises to be the best turnout yet for a SF Rooks event, a fitting close to a fun season.

Registration is from 8:15 to 8:45. Please arrive on time so we can begin promptly at 9:00. Rick can be reached at 505-920-0540 the morning of the tournament if necessary.

This will be a four round, G/60 (5 sec delay) tournament. Please bring your boards and clocks.

Rounds are at 9:00; 11:15; 2:15; and 4:30. Lunch is scheduled for one hour. There is no food on site, but several restaurants are nearby.

The following players have signed up as of this morning's mail. There could be slight changes, but the current sections are delineated in groups of sixteen.

top section- first place prize = $500
middle section- first place prize = $300
bottom section- first place prize = $150


2038 Silas Perry
2000 Carlos Santillan
1977 John Flores
1918 Jeff Serna
1905 Chad Schneider
1893 Curtis Cooper
1891 Jim Johnston
1883 Edward Lu
1851 Reuben Sbarge
1836 Hector Flores
1834 Tim Martinson
1825 Gabe Ewing
1806 Munir Hammad
1778 Robert Hampton
1774 Leroy Quintana
1755 Sam Dooley

1748 Dante Archuleta
1745 Larry Dunlap
1649 Andy Nowak
1629 Charles Gillespie III
1560 David Baca
1512 Donal Poston
1456 Raul McElroy
1358 Matthew Niemiec
1332 Dan Tellez
1302 Chris Hyde
1261 Tom Pigott
1226 Mike Martinson
1130 Douglas Field
1106 Kedron Cobb
1079 Hassan Bilal
1058 Henry Poston

949 Duron Parrish
936 Ian Lucero
930 Mike Wylie
903 Craig Stamm
860 Alex Ionkov
836 Philip Ionkov
834 Harsh Bhundiya
823 Dmitri Lopez
819 Alexander (Sandy) Sadler
815 Derek Nez
801 Jay Notah
633 Nick Koskelo
499 Daniel Atine

Rick Lass

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05-12-10 Unrated Beginner Chess Tournament May 15th

On short notice because the playing site is suddenly available,the Foothills Chess Club will be holding an unrated beginners chess tournament on Saturday May 15th. Details

Art Byers

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05-10-10 SF Rooks entries

Dear fellow chess players,

As of this mornings mail, there are 20 players registered for this weekend's tournament. Based on previous experience, I expect a few more entries before the Thursday deadline.

That means there will probably be two sections, probably equal in number (16 in each is the ideal!)

Here is the list of players with current ratings:

2000 Carlos Santillan
1905 Chad Schneider
1893 Curtis Cooper
1891 Jim Johnston
1883 Edward Lu
1745 Larry Dunlap
1649 Andy Nowak
1629 Charles Gillespie III
1560 David Baca
1332 Dan Tellez
1106 Kedron Cobb
1079 Hassan Bilal
949 Duron Parrish
936 Ian Lucero
834 Harsh Bhundiyan
819 Alexander (Sandy) Sadler
815 Derek Nez
801 Jay Notah
499 Daniel Atine

Rick Lass

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05-08-10 chess entries; May 15

As of Thursday, May 6, the entries for the Season Finale are listed below, Ratings are approximate, and will be updated next week before the tournament.

1905 Chad Schneider
1891 Jim Johnston
1754 Larry Dunlap
978 Ian Lucero
1893 Curtis Cooper
1560 David Baca

If you should be on his list but are not, please contact me ASAP!

ricklass@newmexico.com
505-920-0540

Entries can be sent to:
SF Rooks
POB 4764
SF NM
87502

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05-05-10 SF Rooks Grand Finale

Dear friends and fellow chess players,

The end of the first season of Santa Fe Rooks tournaments is coming to a close, and we plan to mark it by having a big event.

Saturday, May 15, at Desert Academy, we will be hosting a four round, G/60 tournament with a $500 grand prize for the top section.

Depending on the number of entries, we will also have a second section with a $300 grand prize.

The entry fee is $25 and can be mailed to SF Rooks, POB 4764, SF NM 87502

This will be a swiss style system, with each section will be composed of 16 players. So, if a player wins all four games, that player will take home the grand prize.

If there is no player who wins four games, the prize will be equally divided between the highest scoring players.

We really appreciate all of the support over the past few months, and look forward to continuing to host tournaments in the future.

Rick Lass

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04-11-10 SF Rooks Saturday April 17

Hi all,

This is a reminder of next Saturday's tournament. April 17 at Desert Academy in Santa Fe. Entries are due by Thursday.

This will be a three round, G/90 (5 sec delay), with two sections based on ratings. First round begins at 9:00.

Chad Schneider has graciously agreed to host the tournament so I can visit with family. If there are problems on the day of the tournament, Chad can be reached at 505-550-4654.

So far, there are 8 entries. The TD may opt to do only one section if there are not significant entries for two sections.

Thanks for your support of chess in the city different.

Rick Lass
505-920-0540
ricklass@newmexico.com.

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04-06-10 Additional Space for Colorado Trip

We have some additional space in our vehicles on the way up to Colorado if anyone is interested in joining the New Mexico caravan which is traveling for the Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge (Trip will be May 21st-23rd). There will be chess events on Saturday and on Sunday in Manitou Springs for those who might be interested. The cost of transportation will essentially be a portion of gas ($25) - we have already rented the SUV space. Please contact me as soon as possible if you are interested so that we can discuss lodging possibilities and other details.

Chad Schneider
Wiredkingscc@gmail.com

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04-06-10 WiredKingsCC.com

I just wanted to notify everyone that the Wired Kings Chess Club has purchased the domain name www.WiredKingsCC.com

Either www.WiredKingsCC.com or wiredkingscc.blogspot.com can be acceptably used to go to our website. Websites that currently link the blogspot address do not need to be changed. For future use on our advertising material, we will be using the new website.

Chad Schneider

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03-31-10 Santa Fe Rooks: April 17

Hi all,

The next Santa Fe Rooks tournament will be at Desert Academy Saturday, April 17. It will be a three round, G/90 event with two sections.

Chad Schneider has agreed to guest host the tournament. Thanks Chad!

Please send entries to SF Rooks, POB 4764, SF NM 87502, no later than Thursday April 15. There will be no onsite entries. The entry fee will be $10, with a prize fund equal to 66% of the entry fee total.

Please sign in by 8:45 so the first round can begin promptly ay 9:00.

Also, mark your calendar for the season championship, May 15, with a $500 first place prize (based on a minimum of 16 entries)

Rick Lass

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03-23-10 Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge

Barring any drops, we have our team for the Rocky Mountain Team Chess Challenge in Manitou Springs (May 22nd).

1st - Chad Schneider
2nd - John Flores
3rd - Doug Thigpen
4th - Robert Hampton
5th - Preston Herrington
6th - Chad Frantz
7th - Joseph Torres

I have sent out an organizational email to the list of qualifiers and first alternates. If you have not received the email and are on this list, please email me.

Thanks and congratulations to all.

-Chad Schneider
wiredkingscc@gmail.com

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03-19-10 Coronado Chess Club at the Frontier Restaurant

There will be no formal "Pairings" at the Coronado Club until Wednesday April 7th. However, Casual skittles play should be available. Richard is recovering from a virus.

Arthur Byers

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03-14-10 Free Chess Life Magazines

I have 30-40 Chess Life Magazines mostly in years 04-06. If you would like these, please send me an email siperry@gmail.com

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03-07-10 Match Play Challenge

I will be offering match play (best of 3 plus tie brakes if neccessary) to any 1900 plus player. I will put up to a $200 (but may be be willing to play for a smaller pot) pot to be matched. All rated games.
Brian McNiece.
Cell #505-506-5874.
Playing site will be nice and well-lit, and refreshments will be provided.

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03-06-10 NM Class Championships - Playing Venue Information

Hello all,

I just wanted to give some information to registered and potentially registered players about the playing site - the UNM Student Union Building ("The SUB").

The website for the playing site (UNM - Student Union Building) can be viewed here: http://sub-test.unm.edu/

Specifically, we will be playing on the 3rd floor in Acoma A & B and Santa Ana A & B; registration will be located just outside of these rooms (from 8AM-8:45AM). The map for the 3rd floor of the sub is located here: http://sub-test.unm.edu/images/PDFs/sub-upperlevel.pdf

Zone parking permit and meter enforcement are waived over the weekend (From Friday at 6PM until Monday at 7AM). This does not apply to the regulation of parking spaces reserved for handicap permits and emergency vehicles. There are several parking lots that will be free and available along central avenue (N-Side) between Cornell and Girard. To access these lots use Yale or Vassar entries. A map for parking can be viewed here: http://pats.unm.edu/Images/UNM PARKING MAP 2009-10.pdf The parking areas have large letters, A & B should best suit our use. In addition, there is a parking structure inside of UNM, directly across from Frontier restuarant. If you choose to use the parking structure, walk North (away from frontier) on the main thoroughfare and the SUB will be on your left. It is marked on the map as "THE SUB."

Should you get lost, feel free to call me at (505) 550-4654. If you do not save or bring the number with you, just ask any student on campus where "The SUB" or "Student Union Building" is located and they should be able to tell you. At the sub we will try to have directions well-marked to help you find the playing rooms and registration. However, once you get upstairs, you should have no problem finding us. Elevators are centrally located and there are stairs on each side of the facility.

I think everyone will enjoy this site. Once you are there, you will see that there are plenty of food options. I am not sure what will be open, but if some things are closed then a quick walk to central should suffice for Saggio's and Frontier. Leave a bit early and bring my number and even in the worst of scenarios, we should have no issues. Thanks again for playing, I look forward to a fun weekend with a lot of exceptional games.

-Chad Schneider

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03-05-10 NM Chess: Class Championship this weekend

Hi chess players,

I encourage everyone to make it down to Albuquerque this weekend for the championship tournament!

Rick

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03-05-10 New Mexico Class Championship

Hello all,

I am pleased to announce that at the pre-registration deadline we have reached 60 entries for the NM Class Championship! If you have not yet entered into this state chess championship, there is still time. We are accepting entries up until 8:45AM on the first day of the tournament (March 6th).

For further information, here is a link to the tournament flyer http://nmchess.org/NM%20Class%20Champs.pdf. In addition, information can be found on the Wired Kings Chess Club website at http://wiredkingscc.blogspot.com

Here is a list of those registered thus far: http://wiredkingscc.blogspot.com/2010/02/nm-class-tournament-entries.html

Thanks for your continued support and interest in both Wired Kings Chess Club and New Mexico Chess Organization events.

Best Regards and Best Chess,
Chad Schneider
Wired Kings Chess Club
Wiredkingscc@gmail.com

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02-23-10 Site Change March 20th

This is a notification that the "On the Road Again Octagons" tournament to be held on March 20th, 2010 in Santa Fe, NM has moved from the Desert Academy to the La Farge library (also in Santa Fe). Unfortunately, the school liaison who has been helping the Santa Fe Rooks will no longer be available on the subject weekend.

The Oliver La Farge Library is located at 1730 Llano Street, Santa Fe, NM. This change has been made on all flyers and on the NMCO, Santa Fe Rooks, and WKCC websites.

I hope our players will not experience any sort of inconvenience from the site change. I will email all those currently registered and offer a refund, of course, if these inconveniences are insurmountable. I appreciate your patience and I hope that everyone enjoy their participation in this event.

Most Sincerely,
Chad Schneider
Wired Kings Chess Club

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02-23-10 Feb 20 results and upcoming events

Hi all,

The results from last Saturday's tournament have been posted. There was a glitch in the first report. I won't go into the gory details, but if you looked at the results before today, please look again as they have been corrected.

Santa Fe Rooks will be taking off March and hosting tournaments again April 17 and May 15. May 15 will be the grand finale of the first season and will include a $500 first prize for the winner of the top bracket. Details at www.santaferooks.blogspot.com.

I want to encourage everyone to play in the Wired Kings events in March. March 6-7 is the class championships held in Albuquerque at the UNM SUB. Class winners will be invited to represent New Mexico in the Southern Rockies Challenge, a match between teams from New Mexico and Colorado in May. Wired Kings will also be hosting "On The Road Octagons" at the LaFarge Library in Santa Fe March 20. Let's welcome them to town with a big turnout! Register for these events in advance at www.wiredkingscc.blogspot.com

Thank you all for your participation and your patience as I learn the ropes of becoming a tournament director!

Rick

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02-21-10 Santa Fe Rooks results

Thanks to the 24 players who participated in the fourth SF Rooks Tournament. The results were just submitted and should be updated at uschess.org by noon Sunday.

Congratulations to the winners. (6 points possible)

Quad One:
Gerard Jungman 4
Tim Martinson 4

Quad Two:
Gabe Ewing 4.5

Quad Three:
Gabriel Maestas 4.5

Quad Four:
Trevor Turbov 5

Quad Five:
Matthew Niemiec 5

Quad Six:
Campbell Galon 6

We will be taking March off to participate in the Wired Kings "On the Road" Octagons event at Santa Fe's La Farge library on March 20. See wiredkingscc.blogspot.com for info and entry.

We will be ending our first season with April and May tournaments at Desert Academy. More details are available at www.santaferooks.blogspot.com

Rick Lass

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02-11-10 Feb 20 chess tournament

Hi all,

This is a reminder that Santa Fe Rooks will be holding our fourth tournament next weekend, February 20, at Desert Academy. As usual, sign in is from 8:15 until 8:45, and the first round begins at 9:00. The format is G/29, with quads using a dual round robin system. That is, each player plays each other player in the quad twice, once as white and once as black. Quads will be determined by ratings, i.e., the top four rated players make up the top quad, the next four the next quad, etc..

This will be the last tournament that allows onsite registration. The events on April 17 and May 15 will require preregistration by the Thursday before the event.

Speaking of April and May: The April tournament will be a $10 entry fee, and we will play a swiss style, G/90, 3 rounds. If there is sufficient interest, we will also run a 4 round, G/50 tournament for under 1200 (more or less), and a 2 round, G/120 tournament for over 1800 (more or less). When entering, please state your preference. Each player may also choose a zero point bye for the first or final round.

May's tournament will be the grand finale of the first season of the Santa Fe Rooks tournaments. It will be a $25 entry fee, with a $500 prize for the top section and a $300 prize for the second section. The tournament will be limited to 32 players, and sections will be determined by rating. Each section of 16 can only have one player win 4 points, in which case he or she will win the entire prize. If there is a tie with fewer than 4 points, the prize money will be split. No byes allowed.

For the summer months, we are considering a weekly tournament a la Baba's Bagels tourneys in Albuquerque. More on that as we locate a space and settle other details. Your suggestions are welcome, and more details will appear at www.santaferooks.blogspot.com

Thanks for your participation. From our point of view, the series has been a success!

Rick

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01-18-10 SF Rooks results

The Santa Fe Rooks results have been posted to the USCF website. Congratulations to our winners!

All hexes played 5 rounds.

Hex I	Jim Johnston	4.5
Hex II	Leroy Quintana	4.5
Hex III	John Sarracino Derek Garcia	4
Hex IV	Donald Poston	4
Hex V	Derek Mackley	4
Hex VI	Duron Parrish	4

The next Santa Fe Rooks tournament is scheduled for February 20. Hope to see you there!

Rick Lass

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01-16-10 Wired Kings Chess Club (Checks Payable)

Scott and I opened a Wired Kings Chess Club checking account today. If you have already submitted payment or if you forget the change, it is ok that a check is still made to me (Chad Schneider); however, I ask that future checks be written to "Wired Kings Chess Club." This should help in case we transfer directors in the club and of course, it will also prevent me from having to file a 1099.

If you have not cashed a prize check that is written from the personal checking account, this is still ok to cash; we have left sufficient funds in the previous account in order to cover all outstanding checks.

The entry flyers should reflect this change in payee. Please continue to send entries to the same address. Thank you for your support, we hope to see you on February 6th for our next tournament.

-Chad Schneider

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01-14-10 Saturday tournament player list

Hi all,

Here is the list of registrants for Saturday's tournament. Onsite entries will be allowed between 8:15 and 8:45. All players are asked to arrive by 8:45 for a 9:00 AM start. The final round is due to finish at 6:00 PM.

Format: Hexes in a round robin format, and a swiss system for the lowest bracket (approximately under 1000 and unrated). G/45 (5 second delay)

1931 Chad Schneider
1891 Jeffrey Serna
1878 Tim Martinson
1874 Hector Flores
1820 Jim Johnston
1748 Nitant Kenkre

1741 Gabe Ewing
1736 Caleb Jaquish
1730 Sam Dooley
1689 Kyle Leeds-Tilley
1676 Robert Hampton
1675 Leroy Quintana

1665 Jeff Sallade
1635 Charles Gillespie III
1599 Derek Garcia
1377 Chris Hyde
1360 Bailey Corry
1332 Donald Poston

1270 Orion Rojas-Grainger
1199 Josiah Ortega
1165 Kedron Cobb
1121 Hassan Bilal
1060 Colin Redman
1055 Matthew Niemiec

974 Elizabeth Cooper
879 Jasper Rodriguez-Watts
849 Henry Poston
837 Andrew Kaplan
662 Jonathon Jaquish
541 Dimitri Lopez
534 Isaac Fischer
503 Adam Melk
279 Jared Jaquish
unr Daniel Atine
unr Joshua Lochner
unr Derek Nez
unr Duran Parrish

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01-10-10 Chess Tournament Saturday January 16

Hi folks,

Just a reminder that the next Santa Fe Rooks tournament is this Saturday, January 16, at Desert Academy (313 Camino Alire). More info is at www.santaferooks.blogspot.com.

Registration closes on Wednesday. Please let me know by mail, phone, or email if you intend to play. Saturday morning registrations will be $15 and will only be accepted to fill a hex.

Please arrive by 8:45 so that games can begin promptly at 9:00.

So far, the following players have registered. Ratings listed are based on the January Supplement. Ratings will be updated based on recent tournament results when registration closes.

1961 Chad Schneider
1892 Jeffrey Serna
1769 Nitant Kenkre
1743 Sam Dooley
1733 Jim Johnston
1707 Kyle Leeds-Tilley

1609 Jeff Sallade
1525 Rick Lass
1482 Derek Garcia
1404 Bailey Corry
1320 Chris Hyde
1118 Josiah Ortega

1060 Colin Redman
974 Elizabeth Cooper
792 Jasper Rodriguez-Watts

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01-05-10 Wired Kings Event Locations

WKCC Participants,

I wanted to make everyone aware of a change in our event calendar. For the rest of 2010, we have secured space at the downtown (main) library in Albuquerque. This is pertinent to events in February, April, May, June, and each tournament in the second half of 2010 schedule. We will be releasing a new flyer on the WKCC website http://WiredKingscc.blogspot.com which will also be available on the NMCO website. If you have already entered in one of these tournaments, you DO NOT need to re-submit an entry form with the site change. If you have already entered and this site change adversely affects your ability to participate, please let me know and we will refund or move your entry to another date.

Please note that this change does not affect our March tournament which will be held at the Desert Academy in Santa Fe and it does not apply to the NM Class Championship/Rocky Mountain Team Qualifier which will be held at the University of New Mexico.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause you. Thank you for your continued support. We hope to see you on February 6th at the downtown (main) library in Albuquerque.

Sincerely,
Chad Schneider
Wired Kings Chess Club

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01-04-10 SF Rooks January 16 tournment

Hi all,

Our third installment of the Santa Fe Rooks winter series will be held Saturday January 16 at Desert Academy. Registration will be between 8:15 and 8:45. First game begins at 9:00 AM

Format is 6 player hexagons based on ratings, 5 round round robin. Lowest grouping may be swiss system. Games will be dual rated, but pairings will be based on regular ratings. A preliminary player roster will be listed next week. G/45 with 5 second delay.

Entry fee is $10. First place prize will be $45 per hex. Please send registration to SF Rooks, POB 4764, SF NM 87502, or ricklass@newmexico.com to reserve your space.

We will be announcing April and May dates shortly. We are currently looking for a venue and schedule for the summer as well- feel free to send in suggestions.

thanks,
Rick
505-920-0540

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01-01-10 Reminder on USCF dues change

REMINDER: Dues Change effective December 1, 2009
USCF regular adult membership increase from $29 to $34 when submitted online, and from $36 to $41 when submitted by mail or by phone, effective December 1, 2009.

A membership form is available at:
http://main.uschess.org/docs/forms/MembershipForm.pdf.

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