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The Pasadena Chess Club

The Pasadena Chess Club meets in the Elmer and Teen Slavik Memorial Building at the Boys and Girls Club, 3230 East Del Mar, Pasadena 91107 (between Rosemead Blvd and San Gabriel Blvd). It's on the south side of Del Mar. Use the west driveway to enter and the east driveway to exit. There is a large parking lot we can use, but occasional events in other buildings on Friday nights might not leave enough parking for everybody, but there is no time limit & no charge for parking on the streets after 6:00 PM, including Del Mar in front of the Boys & Girls Club.

The club will meet from 6:45 to 11:00 PM. Anticipate that start time for all games will move to 7 PM sharp, so we can get out by 11 PM with the same time control we use now (40/90, SD/30).

New Officers: At the meeting on April 5, 2013, the members of the Pasadena Chess Club elected the following people, to fill the 5 offices defined in the club constitution. Outgoing treasurer and part time tournament director Neil Hultgren received a plaque, and lifetime club membership, in recognition of over 50 years of service to the Pasadena Chess Club.

Board of Directors of the Pasadena Chess Club
President and Tournament Director	Randy Hough
Vice President Tournament Director	Shijie Chen
Secretary & Treasurer	Tim Thompson

The Pasadena Chess Club Library
As a result of a generous donation the Pasadena Chess Club now has available a substantial library of chess books that can be borrowed by members in good standing.

Online catalog
Online catalog for mobile devices (smart phones & etc).
Online instruction manual for library services software
Library policy PDF Document

To borrow books, contact the club librarian Gordon Brooks by E-mail, or seek him out at the club before or after his tournament game (borrowing library books is an insufficient emergency to justify interrupting a tournament game).

When? Friday nights opening at 6:45 PM, tournament games start promptly at 7:00 PM. Check the schedule below to make sure we are not closed.

Where? Boys and Girls Club, 3230 East Del Mar, Pasadena 91107 (between Rosemead Blvd and San Gabriel Blvd). See description at the top of this page.

The club is closed on most holidays, and other days, as shown in the schedule!

The Pasadena Chess Club is one of the older chess clubs still extant in Southern California. During the 1930's the club successfully hosted a number of international competitions, which included the participation of Alexander Alekhine, then world chess champion. Recent events include successful simultaneous exhibitions by SM Levon Altunian and IM Jack Peters (chess columnist for the Los Angeles Times), and the Tim Pellant Memorial Masters Open.

Annual Membership Dues are $20.00 for adults, $10 for juniors under 18. Dues are prorated as the year goes by, but club membership is required for all multi-week tournament play.
Tournament Entry Fees are $15 plus required membership dues for non-members. Membership in the United States Chess Federation is required as well, for rated tournament play.
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Chess on the WWW

Archived results have been removed. You can find cross tables for tournaments dating back to 1991 through the USCF member service area.
The 2013 playing calendar is in the table below. We will post the results of the tournaments as they are completed. A list of club champions follows the calendar.

For all regular tournaments:

Pairings: Swiss System.
Official Start Time: 7:00 PM, beginning April 9, 2004.
1^st Time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 minutes if 5 sec/move time delay in effect).
2^nd Time control: sudden death in 30 minutes.
Entry Fees: $15 and club membership required
Prizes: Each prize category must have at least 3 entries.
70%-75% of entry fees returned as prizes (subject to change without notice).
Byes: As many as two half-point-byes may count towards your score for prize purposes.
If a half-point-bye in the last round is to count towards prizes, the TD must be informed before the conclusion of the 2nd round.
Forfeits: Any player who forfeits by not showing up within 1 hour of game time will be dropped from the tournament and not paired in subsequent rounds.
To avoid this fate, the forfeiting player must contact the TD and make assurances that they will appear for subsequent rounds.
Clocks: We abide by the USCF clock rules.
Quote: "When using a clock that has the time delay feature, a player may no longer make claims under the insufficient losing chances rule. Instead, the game ends normally or after 175 moves, whichever comes first." End qoute
Don't complain to us if you don't read the rules
(despite being "archived" from the old website, this is the only rules page on clocks that the USCF has, so far as I can tell).
In the event of questions or disputes regarding clocks, the tournament director will decide.

TD: Randy Hough (usually), somebody else (in a pinch).
USCF rated: USCF membership required (you can join when you enter).
Club membership is also required for all tournament play.

For all other tournaments:

It depends on who shows up; maybe quads (4 player round-robins by rating), maybe octos (8 player Swiss system), maybe blitz (5 minute, Swiss, double round).

For ALL tournaments:

PLEASE: Bring your own set, board, clock, and writing instrument.

2013 Schedule of events
On nights marked CLOSED we are really CLOSED!
The building will not be open.

Pasadena Chess Club: cross tables for all club tournaments

DATES NAME ROUNDS COMMENTS

05/24/2013
07/05/2013
11/29/2013
12/27/2013
CLOSED CLOSED This list is subject to change without notice. We may lose the room on short notice, so pay attention to the CLOSED dates.
We do adopt planned closures to avoid conflicts with major tournaments in the area.

01/04/2013
02/08/2013 Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial 6 rounds
One Section 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.

2013: Final Standings
2013: USCF Rated Crosstable

2013 Prize list:
1st-2nd (tie): Albert Lu
1st-2nd (tie): Feiyue Yang
3rd-6th (tie): Michael Cooper
3rd-6th (tie): Randy Hough
3rd-6th (tie): Phil Chase
3rd-6th (tie): Annie Wang
U2000 1st-2nd (tie) : Phil Chase
U2000 1st-2nd (tie) : Annie Wang
U1800 1st: Joey Perez
U1800 2nd-3rd (tie): Shaileja Jain
U1800 2nd-3rd (tie): Justin Tay
U1700 & U1600 1st (tie): Hamlet Tovmasyan
U1700 & U1600 1st (tie): Jennifer Lu
U1600 2nd-3rd (tie): Robert Head
U1600 2nd-3rd (tie): Jeffrey Chou
U1400 1st: Felix Yen
U1400 2nd-3rd (tie): Winston Qian
U1400 2nd-3rd (tie): Adam Stanford-Moore
U1200 1st-2nd (tie): Edward Lee
U1200 1st-2nd (tie): Gahan Sudhir

02/15/2013 Quick Chess
Tournament 5 double rounds
One Section Game/10, separate rating system, $10 entry fee, 80% returned
2013 Final Standings
2013 Prize List:
1st: Melandro Singson
2nd: Axel Muller
U2000: Prasanna Borse
U1800 (tie): Mark Keller
U1800 (tie): Chris Srychinsky
U1600: Felix Gao
U1400: Kyle Li
U1200: Edward Chou
UR: Henry Callahan La Soya

02/22/2013
03/29/2013 Club
Championship
2013 New Champion
International
Master
Tim Taylor

6 rounds
One Section 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.
Prize fund $1,000 guaranteed
Entry fee $25
USCF & club membership required
See 2013 PDF Flyer for details.
2013: Final standings
2013: USCF Rated Crosstable

2013 Prize list:
1st: IM Tim Taylor
2nd: Yusheng Xia
3rd/9th (tie): Albert Lu
3rd/9th (tie): Axel Muller
3rd/9th (tie): Mike Carlson
3rd/9th (tie): Jesse Victoria
3rd/9th (tie): Larry Stevens
3rd/9th (tie): Randy Hough
3rd/9th (tie): Anthony Ge
U2000 1st: Anthony Ge
2nd/4th U2000 (tie): Phil Chase
2nd/4th U2000 (tie): Greg Hall
2nd/4th U2000 (tie): Dave Baran
U1800 1st/4th (tie): Chris Stychinsky
U1800 1st/4th (tie): Raymond Montalvo
U1800 1st/4th (tie): George Shan
U1800 1st/4th (tie): Christopher Hung
U1600 1st: Arturo Armagnac
U1600 2nd/4th (tie): Jennifer Lu
U1600 2nd/4th (tie): Felix Gao
U1600 2nd/4th (tie): Vincent Lin
U1400 1st: Adam Stanford-Moore
U1400 2nd/3rd (tie): Nicholas Mendez
U1400 2nd/3rd (tie): Edward Chou
U1200 1st/2nd (tie): Nicholas Mendez
U1200 1st/2nd (tie): Edward Chou
1st Unrated: Nakul Bashkar

04/05/2013 Annual
Election
Meeting
Championship
Trophy
Presentation
Quick
Chess
Tournament
One Section
5 double rounds Game/10, blitz rating system, $10 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes
2013: USCF Rated Crosstable

1st/2nd (tie): Yusheng Xia
1st/2nd (tie): Melandro Singson
U2100 1st: Tony Kukavica
U1900 1st: Anthony Ge
U1700 1st: Xavier Armagnac
U1500 1st: Kyle Li
U1300 1st: Nakul Bhaskar
U1100 1st: Henry La Soya

04/12/2013
05/17/2013 Pasadena
City
Championship 6 rounds
Two Sections 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.
2013: Final Standings
2013: USCF Rated Crosstable

2013 Prize list:
Section 1
1st: Albert Lu
2nd/3rd (tie): Yusheng Xia
2nd/3rd (tie): Feiyue Yang
U2100 1st/4th (tie): Mike Carlson
U2100 1st/4th (tie): Jesse Victoria
U2100 1st/4th (tie): Randy Hough
U2100 1st/4th (tie): Annie Wang
U1900 1st/4th (tie): Greg Hall
U1900 1st/4th (tie): Anthony Ge
U1900 1st/4th (tie): George Shan
U1900 1st/4th (tie): Hamlet Tovmasyan
U1700 1st: Adam Stanford-Moore

Section 2
1st: Julian Chang
2nd/4th (tie): Neil Hultgren
2nd/4th (tie): Roberto Queiro
2nd/4th (tie): Xavier Armagnac
U1600 1st/2nd (tie): Hector Valdez
U1600 1st/2nd (tie): Winston Qian
U1400 1st: Hanmingmei Li
U1200 1st: Gahan Sudhir

05/24/2013 CLOSED Closed to avoid conflict with Memorial Day Classic

05/31/2013
06/28/2013 Mt. Wilson
Open 5 rounds
Two Sections 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.
2012: USCF Rated Crosstable
2012 Prize List:
Section 1:
1st: Feiyue Yang
2nd: Albert Lu
U2000: Greg Hall
U1800: Queena Deng

Section 2:
1st/3rd (tie): Gerald Harrison
1st/3rd (tie): Kevin Qian
1st/3rd (tie): Cory Chen
U1600: Corey Chen
U1400: Matthew Ung
U1200: Kyle Li
U1000 (tie): Gabriela Yu
U1000 (tie): Yony Tong
U1000 (tie): Nicholas Mendez
Unrated: Lucas Lin

07/05/2013 CLOSED

07/12/2013
08/23/2013 Liberty
Open 7 rounds
One Section 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.
2012: Final Standings
2012: USCF Rated Crosstable

2012 Prize list:
1st/4th (tie): Yusheng Xia
1st/4th (tie): John Hale
1st/4th (tie): Feiyue Yang
1st/4th (tie): Albert Lu
1st/2nd U2000 (tie): Phil Chase
1st/2nd U2000 (tie): Wendell Salveron
3rd U2000 (tie): Alexander Xie
3rd U2000 (tie): Gordon Brooks
3rd U2000 (tie): Asatour Dovlatyan
1st U1800/U1600 (tie): Steven Niles
1st U1800/U1600 (tie): Edward Wu
2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Christopher Hung
2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Jason McKeen
2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Danny Machuca
2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Kevin Qian
2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Joey Perez
2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Corey Chen
2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Xavier Armagnac
1st U1400: Jeffrey Chou
1st U1200 (tie): Winston Qian
1st U1200 (tie): Kyle Li
1st U1200 (tie): Arden Wang

09/06/2013
10/04/2013 San Gabriel
Valley
Championship 5 rounds
One Section 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.
2012: Final Standings
2012: USCF Rated Crosstable

2012 Prize List:
Section 1:
1st: IM Tim Taylor
2nd/3rd (tie): Yusheng Xia
2nd/3rd (tie): Jesse Victoria
1st U2100: Jesse Victoria
1st U1900 (tie): Anthony Hung
1st U1900 (tie): Tony Kukavica
1st U1700 (tie): Justin Chang
1st U1700 (tie): Hamlet Tovmasyan

Section 2:
1st/2nd (tie): Jeffrey Chou
1st/2nd (tie): Tim Deng
1st U1500: Julian Chang
1st U1300 (tie): Victor Yen
1st U1300 (tie): Kendryek Wu
1st U1300 (tie): Winston Qian
1st U1100 (tie): Nicholas Mendez
1st U1100 (tie): Michael Zhang

10/11/2013
11/15/2013 Crown City
Open 6 rounds
Two Sections 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.

2012: Final Standings
2012: USCF Rated Crosstable

2012 Prize list:
1st: IM Tim Taylor
2nd & U2100: (Under 2100): Alexander Xie
3rd (tie): Feiyue Yang
3rd (tie): Albert Lu
3rd (tie): Axel Muller
3rd (tie): Michael Cooper
3rd (tie): John Wright
3rd (tie): Randy Hough
3rd (tie) & U1900: Justin Tay
1st U1700: Roberto Queiro
1st U1600 (tie): Tim Deng
1st U1600 (tie): Cory Chen
1st U1600 (tie): Felix Gao
1st U1500: Felix Yen
1st U1400: Edward Chou
1st U1200: Kyle Li
1st Unrated: Benjamin Gabriel

11/22/2013 Action Chess
Tournament 3 rounds
One Section Game/30, both quick & regular ratings, $10 entry fee, 80% returned

11/29/2013 CLOSED

12/06/2013
12/20/2013 A Rose
For Your
Queen 3 rounds
4 sections 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.

2012: Final Standings
2012: USCF Rated Crosstable
2012 Prize List:
Section 1:
1st-2nd (tie): Axel Muller
1st-2nd (tie): Yusheng Xia
1st U2100: Greg Fritchle
2nd U2100: Ron Jabali
1st-2nd U1900 (tie): David Baran
1st-2nd U1900 (tie): Tony Kukavica
1st-2nd U1900 (tie): Rolando Tenoso
Section 2:
1st: Joey Perez
2nd: Edward Wu
1st U1700: Anthony Ge
2nd U1700: Justin Chang
1st U1600: Xavier Armagnac
2nd U1600 (tie): Benjamin Gabriel
2nd U1600 (tie): Matthew Ung
Section 3:
1st: Felix Yen
2nd: Vinay Shukla
1st U1300: Kendryek Wu
2nd U1300 (tie): Nicholas Mendez
2nd U1300 (tie): Edward Lee
1st U1100: Brian Phillips

12/27/2013 Closed Merry Christmas
Happy New Year

2014

01/03/2014
02/07/2014 Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial 6 rounds 40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes.
Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.

The Champions of the Pasadena Chess Club
A list of champions of the Pasadena Chess Club follows. We don't know who was champion prior to 1967. There was no champion in 1994 because the championship tournament was unexpectedly interrupted when we lost our meeting venue and it was never completed.
1967 Donald Cotton
1968 Andrew Vinock
1969 Alan Carpenter
1970 Don Bicknell
1971 Al Larsen
1972 Greg Francis
1973 Al Larsen
1974 Greg Francis
1975 Jerome Hanken
1976 Neilen Hultgren
1977 Don Bicknell
1978 Rob Salgado
1979 Rob Salgado
1980 Charles Novitski
1981 William Pennucci
1982 William Pennucci
1983 Tim Pellant
1984 Bobby Avila
1985 Don Bicknell
1986 Don Bicknell
1987 Francisco Alonso
1988 Don Bicknell
1989 Don Bicknell
1990 Mel Tyner
1991 Michael Zachary
1992 Matthew Beelby
1993 Andy Sacks
1994 no champion
1995 Matthew Beelby
1996 William Longren
1997 Levon Altounian
1998 Levon Altounian & Mark Saylor
1999 Matthew Beelby
2000 Randy Hough
2001 Levon Altounian
2002 Tonci Korsano Saavedra
2003 William Longren
2004 Mike Zaloznyy
2005 Randy Hough
2006 Chris Lee
2007 Dave Matson
2008 Tianyi He
2009 Konstantin Kavutskiy
2010 Jesse Victoria
2011 Yusheng Xia
2012 Yusheng Xia

Chess on the WWW
A collection of chess & chess related resources, gathered together over the years by the web"master". Some have gotten outdated over the years, but I'm working on getting the list up to date.

International & National Organizations ...
Checked 10/15/2003

Australia: Chess World Australia
Canada: Alberta Chess Association (ICCA)
Canada: Chess Federation of Canada (CFC)
Canada: Canadian Correspondence Chess Association
Canada: Chess 'n Math - Canada's National Scholastic Chess Organization
International: Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE)
International: International Computer Games Association (includes Chess!)
International: International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF)
International: International Email Chess Group (IECG)
International: International Email Chess Club (IECC)
International: L'Association des Joueurs d'Echecs par Correspondance (AJEC) [in French - en Français]
Ireland: Irish Correspondence Chess Association
Mexico: Federacion Nacional de Ajedrez de Mexico (FNAM), in Spanish, en EspaÃ±ol.
Scotland: Scottish Chess Association (Chess Scotland)
Spain: Federacion Espanola de Ajedrez (FEDA), in Spanish, en EspaÃ±ol.
United Kingdom: British Federation for Correspondence Chess (BFCC)
United States: All Service Postal Chess Club - Email & postal, mostly military
United States: United States Chess Federation (USCF)
United States: Continental Chess Association (CCA)

Local & Regional & State Organizations & Clubs...
Checked 10/15/2003

Alabama: Alabama Chess Federation
Alabama: Phenix City Chess Club
Arizona: Arizona Chess Federation
Arizona: Southern Arizona Chess Association - Tucson
Arizona: The Chess Emporium - Phoenix
California: California Youth Chess League (CYCL)
California [north]: CalChess - Northern California Chess Association
California [south]: Southern California Chess Federation (SCCF)
California [south]: Arcadia Chess Club
California [south]: Chess Palace - Los Alamitos
California [south]: San Diego Chess Clubs
California [south]: Western Chess - chess tournaments throughout Southern California
Hawaii: Hawaii Chess Federation
Illinois: Illinois Chess Association
Massachusetts: Massachusetts Chess Association - Publisher of the award winning quarterly Chess Horizons
Maryland: University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Chess Club - impressive web page, lots of stuff
Michigan: Michigan Chess Association
Nebraska: Nebraska State Chess Association
Nevada: Nevada Chess
New Hampshire: New Hampshire Chess Association
New Jersey: New Jersey State Chess Federation
Oregon: Portland Chess Club
Tennessee: Tennessee Chess Association
Texas: Texas Chess Association
Virginia: Virginia Chess Federation
Washington: Washington Chess Federation
West Virginia: West Virginia Chess Association

National & International Publications ...
Checked 10/15/2003

Chess Life - Official publication of the USCF
En Passant - Official publication of the Chess Federation of Canada
New In Chess Homepage
Chess Informant Homepage
Chess Digest
Batsford Chess Books (Now part of the Chrysalis Books Group)
Chess Mail - Internet & Correspondence Chess
Chess World Magazine

Chess Problems & Compositions ...
Checked 10/15/2003

Permanent Commission of FIDE for Chess Composition
Chess Problems Unlimited
Studies and Problems - An introduction from the Exeter Chess Club
Classic Chess Problems
Chess Problems Online
Manolis Stratakis Chess Problems Page
Torsten Linss' Problem Page - Linss is a FIDE Master of Problem Composition
Mat Plus - Yugoslav; "The Best of Chess Problems", from Milan Velimirovic
Chess Problems of Lord Dunsany
Retrograde Analysis Center - Retrograde chess problems

Other Chess Related Resources ...

Links to commercial sites are here as a service, to our members and the community. This does not imply an endorsement of any kind, by the Pasadena Chess Club.

AEGON Computer Chess Tournament
Beginner's Chess Page - Learn chess on the internet
BOOKUP - Openings database software
ChessBase USA - Games database software
Chess Cafe
Chess Collectors International
Chess Emporium - Phoenix, Arizona
Chess Links by Goob - Internet Chess Index
Chess Links Worldwide - Internet Chess Index
Chess Paradise - Home of "Chessco" and Thinker's Press
Chess Space - Internet Chess Index
Chess Web
Chessworks - Eric Schiller: Databases, fonts, books
Deep Blue - Homepage for the 1997 match between Kasparov and the IBM computer Deep Blue
ECO Codes - Outlined in text file
Internet Chess Club - Play chess on the internet
Internet Chess Academy - Hosted by GM Gabriel Schwartzman
Internet Chess Library
Interplay Productions, sponsors of the 1997 U.S. Championship
Jeremy Silman, International Master, author, teacher.
Knights of the Square Table - Correspondence chess by E-mail
London Chess Center and Chess Monthly Magazine
NOVAG - Chess Computers
Polgar Chess Center - The Polgar Sisters' Home Page
Stuart the Maniac's Chess Closet - A very large collection of chess links
US Chess Center - Home of the US Chess Hall of Fame
World Chess Champions - Biographies of all of the world champions
WWW Chess Academy
Yermo Chess Academy - GM Alex Yermolinsky & FM Boris Men

Resources for Chess Related Games ..
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Backgammon: World Backgammon Federation
Backgammon: Gammoned.com - All about Backgammon; rules, analysis, book reviews, & etc.
Bridge: American Contract Bridge League
Bridge: Canadian Bridge Federation
Bridge: World Bridge Federation
Bridge: Swiss Bridge Federation
Checkers: American Checker Federation
Checkers: American Checkers
Checkers: Chinook - The computer that became world checkers champion
Go: American Go Association (AGA)
Go: Canadian Go Association
Go: International Go Federation Unofficial site
Go: International Go Federation Official site (Nihon Ki-in if you read Japanese)
Renju: Renju International Federation - Renju aka Go-Moku
Shogi: Computer Shogi Association (English pages)
Shogi: Computer Shogi Association (Japanese pages)
Shogi: Nihon Shogi Renmai - Japanese Shogi Association - Pages in Japanese
Shogi: Shogi.net - All about Shogi, formerly Pieter Stouten's Shogi Pages
Chu Shogi: American Chu Shogi Association - Chu Shogi is played on a 12 x 12 board instead of a 9 x 9 board
Variations: Chess Variants Homepage - Describes every imaginable variation on the chess theme, inclding your webmaster's entry on Darts Chess.
XiangQi: Xianqi - Chinese chess, from the Chess Variants pages
XiangQi: Club XiangQi
XiangQi: Asian XiangQi Federation - in Chinese, but there is an English Summary page
XiangQi: XiangQi Players Association

This webpage is maintained by Tim Thompson. Direct all inquiries and suggestions to him.
Now that you have visited the webpage - Visit the Club!

Pasadena Chess Club: cross tables for all club tournaments
DATES	NAME	ROUNDS	COMMENTS
05/24/2013 07/05/2013 11/29/2013 12/27/2013	CLOSED	CLOSED	This list is subject to change without notice. We may lose the room on short notice, so pay attention to the CLOSED dates. *We do adopt planned closures to avoid conflicts with major tournaments in the area.*
01/04/2013 02/08/2013	Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial	6 rounds One Section	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. 2013: Final Standings 2013: USCF Rated Crosstable 2013 Prize list: 1st-2nd (tie): Albert Lu 1st-2nd (tie): Feiyue Yang 3rd-6th (tie): Michael Cooper 3rd-6th (tie): Randy Hough 3rd-6th (tie): Phil Chase 3rd-6th (tie): Annie Wang U2000 1st-2nd (tie) : Phil Chase U2000 1st-2nd (tie) : Annie Wang U1800 1st: Joey Perez U1800 2nd-3rd (tie): Shaileja Jain U1800 2nd-3rd (tie): Justin Tay U1700 & U1600 1st (tie): Hamlet Tovmasyan U1700 & U1600 1st (tie): Jennifer Lu U1600 2nd-3rd (tie): Robert Head U1600 2nd-3rd (tie): Jeffrey Chou U1400 1st: Felix Yen U1400 2nd-3rd (tie): Winston Qian U1400 2nd-3rd (tie): Adam Stanford-Moore U1200 1st-2nd (tie): Edward Lee U1200 1st-2nd (tie): Gahan Sudhir
02/15/2013	Quick Chess Tournament	5 double rounds One Section	Game/10, separate rating system, $10 entry fee, 80% returned 2013 Final Standings 2013 Prize List: 1st: Melandro Singson 2nd: Axel Muller U2000: Prasanna Borse U1800 (tie): Mark Keller U1800 (tie): Chris Srychinsky U1600: Felix Gao U1400: Kyle Li U1200: Edward Chou UR: Henry Callahan La Soya
02/22/2013 03/29/2013	Club Championship 2013 New Champion International Master Tim Taylor	6 rounds One Section	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. Prize fund $1,000 guaranteed Entry fee $25 USCF & club membership required See 2013 PDF Flyer for details. 2013: Final standings 2013: USCF Rated Crosstable 2013 Prize list: 1st: IM Tim Taylor 2nd: Yusheng Xia 3rd/9th (tie): Albert Lu 3rd/9th (tie): Axel Muller 3rd/9th (tie): Mike Carlson 3rd/9th (tie): Jesse Victoria 3rd/9th (tie): Larry Stevens 3rd/9th (tie): Randy Hough 3rd/9th (tie): Anthony Ge U2000 1st: Anthony Ge 2nd/4th U2000 (tie): Phil Chase 2nd/4th U2000 (tie): Greg Hall 2nd/4th U2000 (tie): Dave Baran U1800 1st/4th (tie): Chris Stychinsky U1800 1st/4th (tie): Raymond Montalvo U1800 1st/4th (tie): George Shan U1800 1st/4th (tie): Christopher Hung U1600 1st: Arturo Armagnac U1600 2nd/4th (tie): Jennifer Lu U1600 2nd/4th (tie): Felix Gao U1600 2nd/4th (tie): Vincent Lin U1400 1st: Adam Stanford-Moore U1400 2nd/3rd (tie): Nicholas Mendez U1400 2nd/3rd (tie): Edward Chou U1200 1st/2nd (tie): Nicholas Mendez U1200 1st/2nd (tie): Edward Chou 1st Unrated: Nakul Bashkar
04/05/2013	Annual Election Meeting Championship Trophy Presentation Quick Chess Tournament One Section	5 double rounds	Game/10, blitz rating system, $10 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes 2013: USCF Rated Crosstable 1st/2nd (tie): Yusheng Xia 1st/2nd (tie): Melandro Singson U2100 1st: Tony Kukavica U1900 1st: Anthony Ge U1700 1st: Xavier Armagnac U1500 1st: Kyle Li U1300 1st: Nakul Bhaskar U1100 1st: Henry La Soya
04/12/2013 05/17/2013	Pasadena City Championship	6 rounds Two Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. 2013: Final Standings 2013: USCF Rated Crosstable 2013 Prize list: Section 1 1st: Albert Lu 2nd/3rd (tie): Yusheng Xia 2nd/3rd (tie): Feiyue Yang U2100 1st/4th (tie): Mike Carlson U2100 1st/4th (tie): Jesse Victoria U2100 1st/4th (tie): Randy Hough U2100 1st/4th (tie): Annie Wang U1900 1st/4th (tie): Greg Hall U1900 1st/4th (tie): Anthony Ge U1900 1st/4th (tie): George Shan U1900 1st/4th (tie): Hamlet Tovmasyan U1700 1st: Adam Stanford-Moore Section 2 1st: Julian Chang 2nd/4th (tie): Neil Hultgren 2nd/4th (tie): Roberto Queiro 2nd/4th (tie): Xavier Armagnac U1600 1st/2nd (tie): Hector Valdez U1600 1st/2nd (tie): Winston Qian U1400 1st: Hanmingmei Li U1200 1st: Gahan Sudhir
05/24/2013	CLOSED		Closed to avoid conflict with Memorial Day Classic
05/31/2013 06/28/2013	Mt. Wilson Open	5 rounds Two Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. 2012: USCF Rated Crosstable 2012 Prize List: Section 1: 1st: Feiyue Yang 2nd: Albert Lu U2000: Greg Hall U1800: Queena Deng Section 2: 1st/3rd (tie): Gerald Harrison 1st/3rd (tie): Kevin Qian 1st/3rd (tie): Cory Chen U1600: Corey Chen U1400: Matthew Ung U1200: Kyle Li U1000 (tie): Gabriela Yu U1000 (tie): Yony Tong U1000 (tie): Nicholas Mendez Unrated: Lucas Lin
07/05/2013	CLOSED
07/12/2013 08/23/2013	Liberty Open	7 rounds One Section	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. 2012: Final Standings 2012: USCF Rated Crosstable 2012 Prize list: 1st/4th (tie): Yusheng Xia 1st/4th (tie): John Hale 1st/4th (tie): Feiyue Yang 1st/4th (tie): Albert Lu 1st/2nd U2000 (tie): Phil Chase 1st/2nd U2000 (tie): Wendell Salveron 3rd U2000 (tie): Alexander Xie 3rd U2000 (tie): Gordon Brooks 3rd U2000 (tie): Asatour Dovlatyan 1st U1800/U1600 (tie): Steven Niles 1st U1800/U1600 (tie): Edward Wu 2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Christopher Hung 2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Jason McKeen 2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Danny Machuca 2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Kevin Qian 2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Joey Perez 2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Corey Chen 2nd U1800/U1600 (tie): Xavier Armagnac 1st U1400: Jeffrey Chou 1st U1200 (tie): Winston Qian 1st U1200 (tie): Kyle Li 1st U1200 (tie): Arden Wang
09/06/2013 10/04/2013	San Gabriel Valley Championship	5 rounds One Section	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. 2012: Final Standings 2012: USCF Rated Crosstable 2012 Prize List: Section 1: 1st: IM Tim Taylor 2nd/3rd (tie): Yusheng Xia 2nd/3rd (tie): Jesse Victoria 1st U2100: Jesse Victoria 1st U1900 (tie): Anthony Hung 1st U1900 (tie): Tony Kukavica 1st U1700 (tie): Justin Chang 1st U1700 (tie): Hamlet Tovmasyan Section 2: 1st/2nd (tie): Jeffrey Chou 1st/2nd (tie): Tim Deng 1st U1500: Julian Chang 1st U1300 (tie): Victor Yen 1st U1300 (tie): Kendryek Wu 1st U1300 (tie): Winston Qian 1st U1100 (tie): Nicholas Mendez 1st U1100 (tie): Michael Zhang
10/11/2013 11/15/2013	Crown City Open	6 rounds Two Sections	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. 2012: Final Standings 2012: USCF Rated Crosstable 2012 Prize list: 1st: IM Tim Taylor 2nd & U2100: (Under 2100): Alexander Xie 3rd (tie): Feiyue Yang 3rd (tie): Albert Lu 3rd (tie): Axel Muller 3rd (tie): Michael Cooper 3rd (tie): John Wright 3rd (tie): Randy Hough 3rd (tie) & U1900: Justin Tay 1st U1700: Roberto Queiro 1st U1600 (tie): Tim Deng 1st U1600 (tie): Cory Chen 1st U1600 (tie): Felix Gao 1st U1500: Felix Yen 1st U1400: Edward Chou 1st U1200: Kyle Li 1st Unrated: Benjamin Gabriel
11/22/2013	Action Chess Tournament	3 rounds One Section	Game/30, both quick & regular ratings, $10 entry fee, 80% returned
11/29/2013	CLOSED
12/06/2013 12/20/2013	A Rose For Your Queen	3 rounds 4 sections	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1. 2012: Final Standings 2012: USCF Rated Crosstable 2012 Prize List: Section 1: 1st-2nd (tie): Axel Muller 1st-2nd (tie): Yusheng Xia 1st U2100: Greg Fritchle 2nd U2100: Ron Jabali 1st-2nd U1900 (tie): David Baran 1st-2nd U1900 (tie): Tony Kukavica 1st-2nd U1900 (tie): Rolando Tenoso Section 2: 1st: Joey Perez 2nd: Edward Wu 1st U1700: Anthony Ge 2nd U1700: Justin Chang 1st U1600: Xavier Armagnac 2nd U1600 (tie): Benjamin Gabriel 2nd U1600 (tie): Matthew Ung Section 3: 1st: Felix Yen 2nd: Vinay Shukla 1st U1300: Kendryek Wu 2nd U1300 (tie): Nicholas Mendez 2nd U1300 (tie): Edward Lee 1st U1100: Brian Phillips
12/27/2013	Closed	Merry Christmas Happy New Year
2014
01/03/2014 02/07/2014	Dr. Richard Lewis Memorial	6 rounds	40 moves in 90 minutes (85 with 5-second time delay) followed by SD/30, $15 entry fee, 80% returned in prizes. Arrive by 6:45 PM to register before round 1.