Saturday, November 14, 2020
Saturday, November 14, 2020
Chess.com - Clubs League - Season 2
organized by Chess.com & Grant Oen
Any and all players who wishes to participate in this league representing Mechanics' MUST be a part of our online club on chess.com:
https://www.chess.com/club/mechanics-institute-chess-club-1
Detailed rules are posted here: https://www.chess.com/news/view/clubs-league-season-2-rules
Important extracts from it:
- Season 2 regular season will be Saturday, November 7 through Saturday, December 19, 2020. The top 16 clubs in each division will qualify for the playoffs, to be played in January 2021.
- The League will have weekly matches on seven (7) consecutive Saturdays
- November 7 vs Rio Grande Valley Rising Stars: Win 1.5-.5 =1point
https://www.chess.com/club/matches/live/mechanics-institute-chess-club-1/300397
https://www.chess.com/club/matches/live/mechanics-institute-chess-club-1/300399
November 14: vs Chess Kids Nation: Loss
November 21: Half point bye
If you are interested in participating in this league, and want to receive regular communicaiton, please email to [email protected].
Online Stream League
organized by IM David Pruess and IM Kostya Kavutskiy
Recommended time for team matches: Saturdays 10AM
Platform: chess.com
Players must be a part of the Mechanics' Chess Club's online club
Players must be a part of the Mechanics' Chess Club's online club
Each match will have the following format:
* time control: 15 min + 5 sec increment
* games: 2, one with white, one with black, against the same opponent. (rematch happens automatically and does not wait for other games in round 1 to finish)
* 3 Sections within each match:
1800+, 1400-1800, and under1400.
Note: since these matches are playing on chess.com, the rating that will determine which section a player plays in will be chess.com's rapid rating.
Standings: there's nothing at stake, but for entertainment, we keep track of standings. Teams score 1 point for each section that they win in a given match.
So one could win 3-0, 2-1, lose 1-2, or lose 0-3, or tie is 1.5-1.5.
So one could win 3-0, 2-1, lose 1-2, or lose 0-3, or tie is 1.5-1.5.
If interested to participate - please send email to chessroom @ milibrary.org
Links to team matches and schedule will be posted here!
Links to team matches and schedule will be posted here!
Match 1: vs. GM Nieksans @9:00AM PST 10/31
Loss 2-1
Match 2 vs. HashtagChess @11AM PST on 10/31
Draw 1.5-1.5
Match 3 vs ChessDojo - 11/7
Draw 1.5-1.5
Match 4 vs ChessCoachNet 11/14
BYE 1
Match 5 vs STLChessClub 11/21
Match 6 vs KimmyLiu 11/28
Match 7 vs AnnaMaja 12/5
Location:
chess.com