Joplin Chess

Dedicated to chess in and around the Joplin, Missouri area.

Arkanas Open

| January 23, 2012
Category: Tournaments | 1 Comment »

[ March 10, 2012; 8:00 am to 11:00 pm. March 11, 2012; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. ] Date: March 10-11, 2012

Location: Days Inn, 2402 N. College Ave.
Fayetteville AR 72703
(479) 443-4323

Hotel Rates: 1 King $52 + tx (1-2), 2 Queens $60 + tx (1-2)

Hosted by the Fayetteville Chess Club USCF Affiliate

Format: 5SS, G/90 +30spm (sec. per move; add-on or delay, preferred) if no digital clock available to either player, G/2).
½ pt. bye [...]

Joplin Benefit Tournament

| January 10, 2012
Category: Tournaments | 2 Comments »

[ April 28, 2012; 8:30 am to 8:00 pm. April 29, 2012; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Here is the second tournament of the year for the Joplin Chess Club. This will be a new one for us; our first two-day event and the first tournament to benefit a charity.

Thanks to the support of an anonymous donor,  we will be able to donate 100% of entry fees to the Joplin Habitat for [...]