Joplin Chess

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Joplin April Tournament

Martin Stahl | March 4, 2010
Category: Tournaments | 1 Comment »

[ April 3, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Location: MSSU Spiva Library Coffee Shop
3950 Newman Road
Joplin, MO 64801
Note: Located on the bottom floor of the library, with an entrance available on the East side of the building.  Campus map available at http://www.mssu.edu/map.htm (building 16)

Hosted by the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate

Format: 3 round Swiss, Game in 60 (G/60), rated
Two [...]

Springfield Tournament, December 12th 2009

Martin Stahl | December 8, 2009
Category: Tournaments | 2 Comments »

[ December 12, 2009; 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] December Springfield Open

Unrated 3 round Swiss Game/60
100% payout (40%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 6%, 4%)
Free soft drinks

Date: 12/12/09

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

Registration: 8am
Rounds: 8:30am, 11am and 2:30pm

Entry Fees: Depends on your rating;
Unrated and under 1100 $1
1200 $2
1300 $3
1400 $4
1500 $5
1600 $6
1700 $7
1800 $8
1900 $9
2000 $15
2100 and above $25

Contact: Tha Dun, thadun2008@gmail.com

Springfield Tournament, November 7th 2009

Martin Stahl | October 16, 2009
Category: Tournaments | 6 Comments »

[ November 7, 2009; 9:15 am to 6:30 pm. ] Date: Saturday, November 7th, 2009

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

Format: 3 round swiss, Game/90, USCF rated. Possible scholastic and non-USCF sections

Entry Fee: $3

Registration: Saturday, 9:15-9:30 AM
Round Times: 9:45 AM, 12:30 PM and 3:30 PM

Prizes: (based on 15 entries): $20 first, $10 U1400+unrated, and $10 for best female.

Contact: Michael Clark, mochessnow@yahoo.com

Joplin Autumn Open

Martin Stahl | October 16, 2009
Category: Tournaments | 1 Comment »

[ November 21, 2009; 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Location: Dalton-Killinger Construction
1301 W 4th St
Joplin, MO 64801

Hosted by the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate

Format: 5 round Swiss, Game in 60 (G/60), rated
Two sections (based on average rating)

Round Times: 9:00, 11:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00. 1 hour lunch break at 1:00

Entry fee: $10 if pre-registered, $15 at site
Prizes: Based on total entries [...]

October Quick Tournament

Martin Stahl | October 16, 2009
Category: Tournaments | 2 Comments »

[ October 24, 2009; 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Location: Dalton-Killinger Construction
1301 W 4th St
Joplin, MO 64801

Hosted by the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate

Format: 5 or 6  round Swiss, depending on turnout, Game in 25 (G/25), Quick rated

Round Times: 10:00, 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00. 1 hour lunch break at 12:00

Entry fee: $1
Prizes: No Prizes

Registration: Advance Registration requested. Preferred that [...]

Springfield Tournament, October 3rd and 4th 2009

Martin Stahl | October 2, 2009
Category: Tournaments | No Comments »

[ October 3, 2009 9:15 am to October 4, 2009 10:00 pm. October 4, 2009; 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. ] Sorry for the late notice on this, I got it two days ago and for some reason thought I had another week to post it.

Date: October 3-4, 2009

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

Format: 5 round, Game/120, USCF rated. Possible scholastic and non-USCF sections on the 3rd (Saturday)

Entry Fee: $10. $2 for scholastic, unrated [...]

Springfield Tournament, September 26th 2009

Martin Stahl | September 18, 2009
Category: Tournaments | No Comments »

[ September 26, 2009; 9:45 am to 4:30 pm. ] Date: September 26, 2009

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

Format: 3 round, Game/60

Entry Fee: $1

Registration: 9:45-9:55 AM
Round Times: 10 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:30 PM. At 4:30 PM (and before when possible)  Michael Clark will review people’s games and help people improve their chess in general for a few hours.

If there are enough people, there [...]

Joplin Summer Open 2009 Update

Martin Stahl | August 29, 2009
Category: General, Tournaments | 5 Comments »

[ August 22, 2009; 2:00 pm; ] On August 22nd, the Joplin Chess Club hosted the second annual Summer Open. Turnout for the event was very good, with many of our regulars, some returning players from past events and a few new players. The playing field was pretty strong and many good games were played.

As in past events, there were two sections, [...]

Joplin Summer Open

Martin Stahl | June 22, 2009
Category: Tournaments | 1 Comment »

[ August 22, 2009; 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] Date: Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
Location: Dalton-Killinger Construction
1301 W 4th St
Joplin, MO 64801

Hosted by the Joplin Chess Club USCF affiliate

5 round Swiss, Game in 60 (G/60), rated
Two sections (based on average rating)

Entry fee: $10 if pre-registered, $15 at site
Prizes: Based on total entries but at least 50% of total entry fees

Registration: Advance Registration requested. Entry fees [...]

Springfield Non-USCF August K-12 Tournament

Martin Stahl | June 22, 2009
Category: Tournaments | No Comments »

[ August 1, 2009; 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. ] Date: August 1st, 2009
Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

4 Rounds

Entry fee: $3
Prizes: One US Chess Federation membership awarded for every 8 kids
Registration: 9:30-9:50 AM.
Rounds:  10, 11, 12:30, and 1:30 PM. Ending at 2:30 PM