Friday, January 24, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Unlv will be hosting a chess/games event the weekend of January25-26. Games will be chess, magic the gathering, and scrabble. Information for chess event is below.
Mind Sports International Chess tournaments
Dates: Jan 25th-Jan 26th
Saturday January 25th
Please bring sets and clocks if you have them available. A limited number of sets and clocks will be available on site.
Location: UNLV Student Union Ballroom (3rd floor)
Tournament type: Quads
Players will be divided into groups of 4. Each player in that group will play every other member of his or her group once. The highest score in each quad will win a cash prize. In the event of two players finishing their quad with the same top score, a 3 minute blitz match will be played to determine the overall winner of that quad.
Time control: Game/45. Each player will have 45 minutes to complete all of his or her moves. There will be no time delays added.
First round starts: 1pm. The following two rounds will begin at 2:45pm and 4:30pm, respectively.
Entry fee: $25 for weekend pass (cash only)
Family offer: $25 for 2 adults and 2 children (Under 16yrs)
Student offer: $25 by one entry get one free (2 for 1 deal). Must show student ID
Prize to each quad winner: based on number of entries. $250 guarantee prize fund.
Sunday January 26th
Please bring sets and clocks if you have them available. A limited number of sets and clocks will be available on site.
Location: UNLV Student Union Ballroom (3rd floor)
Tournament type: Quads
Players will be divided into groups of 4. Each player in that group will play every other member of his or her group twice, once with the black pieces and once with the white pieces. The highest score in each quad will win a cash prize. In the event of two players finishing their quad with the same top score, a 3 minute blitz match will be played to determine the overall winner of that quad.
Time control: Game/30. Each player will have 30 minutes to complete all of his or her moves. There will be no time delays added.
First round starts: 10am
There will be a 1 hour lunch break from 12-1pm. The following two rounds will begin at 1pm and 3pm respectively.
Entry fee: $25 for weekend pass (cash only)
Family offer: $25 for 2 adults and 2 children (Under 16yrs)
Student offer: $25 by one entry get one free (2 for 1 deal). Must show student ID
Prize to each quad winner: based on number of entries. $250 guarantee prize fund
Mind Sports International Chess tournaments
Dates: Jan 25th-Jan 26th
Saturday January 25th
Please bring sets and clocks if you have them available. A limited number of sets and clocks will be available on site.
Location: UNLV Student Union Ballroom (3rd floor)
Tournament type: Quads
Players will be divided into groups of 4. Each player in that group will play every other member of his or her group once. The highest score in each quad will win a cash prize. In the event of two players finishing their quad with the same top score, a 3 minute blitz match will be played to determine the overall winner of that quad.
Time control: Game/45. Each player will have 45 minutes to complete all of his or her moves. There will be no time delays added.
First round starts: 1pm. The following two rounds will begin at 2:45pm and 4:30pm, respectively.
Entry fee: $25 for weekend pass (cash only)
Family offer: $25 for 2 adults and 2 children (Under 16yrs)
Student offer: $25 by one entry get one free (2 for 1 deal). Must show student ID
Prize to each quad winner: based on number of entries. $250 guarantee prize fund.
Sunday January 26th
Please bring sets and clocks if you have them available. A limited number of sets and clocks will be available on site.
Location: UNLV Student Union Ballroom (3rd floor)
Tournament type: Quads
Players will be divided into groups of 4. Each player in that group will play every other member of his or her group twice, once with the black pieces and once with the white pieces. The highest score in each quad will win a cash prize. In the event of two players finishing their quad with the same top score, a 3 minute blitz match will be played to determine the overall winner of that quad.
Time control: Game/30. Each player will have 30 minutes to complete all of his or her moves. There will be no time delays added.
First round starts: 10am
There will be a 1 hour lunch break from 12-1pm. The following two rounds will begin at 1pm and 3pm respectively.
Entry fee: $25 for weekend pass (cash only)
Family offer: $25 for 2 adults and 2 children (Under 16yrs)
Student offer: $25 by one entry get one free (2 for 1 deal). Must show student ID
Prize to each quad winner: based on number of entries. $250 guarantee prize fund
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
There will be a chess tournament Aug 18-19 at UNLV. Time control is game 60, 4 rounds. There will two sections, rated and unrated. To play in the rated section, you will need at least a temporary USCF membership (three months). Anyone is free to join the unrated section, and UNLV students will play free in whatever section they choose.
More information to come, such as round times, but plan for play between 12:30 and 7 both Saturday and Sunday.
Questions, contact Gabriel at gabrielreubenyoung@gmail.com
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Chess club spring 2012
Hello chess friends
Chess club will begin again this Thursday. This semester, the club will be held once a week, on Thursday, from 6-8 to allow people who have a busy work schedule to have some time to play. There will be 10 meetings this semester:
1/26 Student union (SU) 222
2/9 SU 222
2/16 SU 222
2/23 SU 209
3/8 SU 222
3/29 SU 222
4/12 SU 222
4/19 SU 222
4/26 SU 222
5/3 SU 222
Due to a lack of room availability, there will be no club on the following dates:
2/2
3/1
3/15
3/22
4/5
Play is open to both UNLV students/faculty/staff as well as outside individuals. Materials will be provided, but if you want to bring your own, be my guest.
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