MEMORIAL WEEKEND EVENTS Saturday, May 26th - We will be closed, so you can enjoy the holiday with family and those who love you. Sunday, May 27th - OK, by now your family is finding you a bit tiresome, a bit stale, and they could use a break, so come and play ... MEMORIAL RAPID CHESS Open at noon, start playing at one. Giving you time for church and brunch with the afore mentioned family. Five games, Swiss pairings; time control of game in thirty with a ten second increment. Entry fee of $15 for club members, $20 others. Prize fund 60% of entries. Rounds at one, 2:20, 3:40, 5:30 and 6:45. USCF rated, of course. Did you see the exciting rapid playoff for this year's US Woman's Championship? Handling the playoffs, the quicker tie-break games, should be in every players toolkit, so better get some practice. Monday, May 28th - Face it! By now EVERYONE at home is sick of you, but we still love yah! So drop in for the ... MEMORIAL DAY BLITZ CHESS Open at 12:30, start playing at one. Giving you time for the cemetery. 14 games; time control of game in five, no delay. Entry fee of $15 for club members, $20 others. Prize fund 50% of entries. Rated on your USCF blitz rating. MEMORIAL DAY ACTION QUAD The usual Monday evening Action Quad will be held with one important difference... ***STARTING TIME FOR ROUND ONE WILL BE SIX INSTEAD OF SEVEN*** Details for this weekly event can be found below. We figure with the day off you can get here an hour earlier, and would appreciate an earlier finish after a long holiday weekend.  Saturday, June 2 Quad #6 Entry Fee: $12 if early, $15 at site, (members $5 off, FM and above FREE). ($$ FREE Membership): One year of FREE Chess Castle membership to the winner of the most quads at the end of the year (split on a tie). Onsite Registration: 9:30-9:50 (phone or text 763-232-9944). Rounds: 10:00~1:30~ASAP. Byes: None. Other: This is an inexpensive event for fun and competition, usually done by 6 or 7. Directed by Nate Hoover. House player welcomed. Round times are estimates. There is a 1/2 hour lunch after round 1 and a 5-10 minute break after round 2. If you register early, you must still check-in by 9:55, or you may not get paired. Lower section is usually rated youths grades 4-8. TD may require submission of game scores. All proceeds go to the Chess Castle. Registered: NM Nathan Hoover (2168), Andres Hortillosa (1912), Gordon Manning (1415). Rochester Open, June 22-23 (Friday round Chess Castle option) - REGISTER 7th Annual Twin Ports Open, June 30-July 1 (Friday night pizza party with IM & GM events) - REGISTER
 July 28-Aug 5, July 31-Aug 5, or 2-5, Middleton, WI - REGISTER
A three round-robin format at Game in 30 minutes (Game/30). You play players of comparable strength. Registration from 6:30-7:00 pm, Event is typically done by 10:30 pm. Entry fee is $12 for members, $15 others. Prizes are $25 for 1st in each section. No one is stuck with a bye ever. Phone to reach the club - 612.478.9934 or e-mail at info@chesscastle.com You do not need to be a member to play in any Castle event.
  Join us on Tuesdays 6-10 PM for an evening of casual chess. Coffee house chess, speed chess, bughouse, analysis, pick-up games or enjoy one of the books from the clubs extensive library. Open to everyone, beginners welcome.
 Entry Fee: $20, members $15 Prizes: Winners get free or reduced entry next month, with participation counting towards invitation to Club Championship. Swiss, Game/100 with +30 bonus. Onsite Registration: 6:30-6:50 PM first Thursday of the month. Rounds: 7:00 PM each Thursday, check-in by 6:55 or you may not get paired, call 612.964.6673. Directed by Norm Myrin. Most games done by 11:00. Questions, contact Mike Svenson mikesvenson@me.com phone: 651.276.2007. House players welcome. See Apr Wallchart, see Mar Wallchart. Same format as Open. Excellent opportunity for higher rated players (must be 1700+) with discount incentives. Minimum of 8 players, otherwise the event merges with the Open. If the event merges with the Open, you can opt for full refund or use your reduced entry for the Open. Entry Fee: if early (U1900 $20), (1900-1999 $17), (2000-2099 $14), (2100+ $11), (FM and above FREE), (All $20 at site), members get $5 off. Check-in by 6:55 Thursday or you may not get paired, call or text 763-232-9944. Byes: one bye if 4-SS, two byes if 5-SS. Other: Directed by Nate Hoover. TD may require submission of game scores. All proceeds go to the Chess Castle. Registered: 16 players, 8 masters, see Wallchart. See Apr Wallchart.
 In the red brick Waterbury building on the NW corner of Central and Broadway in the Nordeast.
Phone to reach the club - 612.478.9934 or e-mail at info@chesscastle.com
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