We had a new player join us tonight – Alex M from Taylor, MI. Welcome Alex.
Even though Alex didn’t set the record for distance traveled
to make it to LCCC (a man from Colorado has that distinction), he still made a
great effort to visit us. We appreciate that and hope he visits as often as
possible.
Alex had a strong showing in the Michigan Open a few weeks
ago, scoring 4.5 points. Great job Alex. We needed you on our team. You can
join our team for the next Michigan Open.
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| Paul Mills in LCCC tournament action |
Also discovered was that Paul Mills modestly finished 2nd
in the Michigan Open Speed Championship in the Under 1200 section! He scored
all his points against players all rated higher than himself- by 100 to 700pts higher! Great job Paul and
welcome to the LCCC Hall of Fame!
Now for some exciting news – The 2014 – 2015 LCCC Team
League starts in TWO WEEKS! Sign up now! It is open to all – just sign up. All
we ask is that if you sign up – be there on September 29 by 6:30 as we will try
to start the games at 7pm sharp! The cost: FREE!
If you don’t sign up ahead of time, but decide you still
want to play – be there by 6:15 or earlier – so we can set your rating and get
you in the pairings.
This is a team league – running every 2 or 3 weeks thru the
winter. That way it is not a commitment every week. Well, weather permitting –
which with the predictions being made – snow nights may creep into the
scheduling and back us up. But let’s not concern ourselves with weather
predictions. The plan is games to be scheduled every 2 or 3 weeks.
Players will be listed by rating and the teams will be drawn
in the zig-zag Fantasy Draft method. Players will play on the board number with
players of similar strength. Example: the #1 rated player will have the lowest
rated #2 player on his team , but the #1 rated 3rd rated player and
the last rated #4 player and so on. All the #1's will play each other, all the #2's, etc.
We had 24 players (6 teams of 4 players each) in the league
last year and would like to expand it to 8 teams (with 4 players) this year (32 players) – or 6 teams of 6 players each
(36 players).
If our friends from Ann Arbor, Flint, Midland, Lansing, Taylor and other venues and clubs around decide to make the travel effort, we will have the start of a near
old-Metro League chess league! The games may even be rated by the USCF - if so desired.
All I can tell you is – the league was a lot of fun for
players of all levels. It’s a chance to play some semi-serious chess, make new
friends and enjoy a real nice facility in which to play chess. Plus there is
casual chess before the round and / or analysis of your game after the round,
if you desire.
Sign up today! You won’t regret it if you like chess.
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