LCCC is doing well! Sorry for the delay in posting. Summer activities, weddings, new child arrivals and family activities you know.
Our chess club is going strong! We had 14 players two meetings
ago, 12 players two meetings ago and 14 again this last meeting on Monday
August 23. A nice and friendly group of players to hang around with.
Our next meeting is Monday September 13, 2021, starting
at 4pm until 8:30pm at Buffalo Wild Wings in Brighton. Please feel free to
attend. It’s free! Well except BWW would like you to order something.
We might go longer than 8:30 if possible. But
remember, this is a restaurant that must turn tables to make a profit. We are
there only by their generosity and our patronage. And we were a nice source of
business during the summer. It was a win-win for all of us.
But now, Monday Night Football will be on the TV’s
there and it is a sports bar. We may have to vacate when the football crowd
wants to move in. We will have to play it by ear and see how busy it gets. Hopefully
the NFL has over saturated, and then insulted enough fans where it will not
matter and they will not fill up. We will see.
Meanwhile, that night will be the start of our annual
Club Championship. There is no cost to enter! Depending on the number of entries,
it will be a 3, 4 or 5 round tournament. You only play one round every club
meeting until the tournament is over. The time limit is (yes clocks will be used if possible) 45 minutes/ 5 second delay - for both players. We are shooting for as close to a 6pm start as possible. But as always, we are flexible and last minute entries and late entries are no problem.
This leaves time and room for the usual casual games
and conversation. We are not real hard and fast on the playing times either. If
you cannot make a regular meeting, and if your opponent agrees, you two can
make up the game either in person or on line.
All except the first night’s pairings will be posted
here. So if you have an issue for any round after the first one, you can
contact the club email, me personally, or your opponent. We will supply their
contact information.
Just finish before the next meeting and let the TD
know the result. Then, there is no forfeit. And as far as I know, no LCCC player
has ever not tried to accommodate the player that had to miss the regular
round.
In other less important events (lol):
Michigan Open – Labor Day, Lansing Michigan, at the
Raddison Hotel
Your humble scribe was looking forward to returning to
tournament chess in this year’s Michigan Open over Labor Day weekend. Those
hopes were dashed as there was a near last minute mandate issued by someone.
It demanded that everyone wear masks during the tournament.
Some people do not want to attempt to play chess while
forced to breath their own exhaust for 5 hours every round, so I withdrew. Some
of our LCCC members are going to play anyway, and I wish them all the best.
If you do not mind wearing a mask, please consider entering
this tournament. Or the Booster (beginners) tournament that runs on Saturday
only.
Or simply stop up and watch the action.
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