Tuesday Blitz and Variants at the Boylston

Hello, everyone! I’m Nathan Smolensky, a new TD at the Boylston, and I just wanted to inform you all of some exciting events upcoming.
First, I’m happy to announce the return of Tuesday Night Blitz, starting this Tuesday, August 23rd, and every other Tuesday thereafter. The time control will be G/5 with no delay, and the format will be either double round-robin or double round-robin within sections of around six people each, depending on turnout. The event will start at 7:00 PM and should end no later than 10. Registration begins at 6:15. The entry fee is $5 for members, $10 for non-members, and there will be a prize amount equal to about $25 per six-person section.
Now, you might be wondering, if blitz is every other week, what’s going on the rest of the Tuesdays? That would be the other exciting new going-on, the introduction of chess variants to the Boylston. With these, we hope to provide a new offering for more casual players and those interested in experimenting with some twists on the game. The wackiness begins August 30th, with a Chess 960 tournament at 7:00. More details on that tournament, and on variants in general, will follow soon, so stay tuned!


Blitz
When: Tue, August 23, 7pm – 10pm
Where: Boylston Chess Club (map)
Description: Players organized into 6-player sextad sections for double round-robin within each section, pending turnout
Time Control: 5 minutes for the entire game, no delay Entry fee $5 for Boylston Chess Foundation members, others $10
Prizes: $25 First place for each sextad
Registration: 6:15 to 6:55

Chess 960
When: Tue, August 30, 7pm – 10pm
Where: Boylston Chess Club
Description: Players organized into 6-player sextad sections for double round-robin within each section, pending turnout, for Chess 960 (AKA Fischer Random, Wild, etc.)
Time Control: 15 minutes for the entire game, no delay
Entry fee $5 for Boylston Chess Foundation members, others $10
Prizes: $25 First place for each sextad Registration: 6:15 to 6:55 |
For more on Chess 960, check out the Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_960