12-27 Open Chess. No event scheduled for this evening. Play blitz with your friends, visit, or try to come up with that new innovation to crush your favorite opponent!

1-03-12 Sacramento Chess Club G/10 Championship Qualifier. 5 round Swiss. This will be the qualifying round for the championship to be held on 1-10. The format: 21 or more entries, there will be three ratings balanced sections with the top two advancing to the finals from each section; if there are 20 or fewer entries, there will be two ratings balanced sections with the top three scores from each section advancing to the finals. Ties for advancement to the finals will be broken with a G/5 playoff. Registration 6:30-6:50. Games start at 6:55. Entry fee $5. USCF Quick Chess rated.

1-10 Sacramento Chess Club G/10 Championship. The title will be determined by a six-player round robin with the qualifiers from 1-3. Any ties for the title will be broken using a G/10 playoff. USCF Quick Chess rated. Games start at 7.

1-17 G/20 Octos. Eight player, 3-round swiss sections, Game 20. USCF Quick Chess Rated, $5 entry fee. Registration 6:30-6:50 Games start at 6:55. Sections will be ratings balanced and each section will have its own prize fund. Scholastic sections may be formed as needed.

1-24 Winter Blitz. Unrated 7 round Game 5 blitz tournament. Entry fee $2. Registration 6:30-6:55, round 1 at 7. 

1-24 Sacramento Chess Club Team Championship: Captains and Organizational Meeting will be held between 7:30 and 8:00 pm. We need team captains to be there with the names of players on their team and individuals who would like to play but are not on teams. Team details below.

1-28 2012 Sacramento Elementary Scholastic Championship. The flyer may be found on the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website.

1-31>3-13 Sacramento Chess Club Team Championship. Round Robin. 6 person teams. No team may have more than 3 alternates. The average rating for any given night may not exceed 1750. For purposes of calculating the adjusted ratings, any player rated over 2200 will count as 2200; any player rated under 1300 and unrated players will count as 1300. Ratings will be based on the January 2012 Supplement.  Trophies for the members of the winning team and plaques to the best board score. (To win a board prize, a player must play 60% of the available games on that board. For example, if there are 5 games in the event, a player must play 3 games on a board to win the board prize.) All rounds start at 6:55 pm.

3-20 G/20 Quads. Four person round-robin quads, Game 20. Unrated and open to all players. $5 entry fee. Registration 6:30-6:50. Games start at 6:55. Quads will be ratings balanced – three games with similarly rated opponents!  Section Prizes:  1st Place $12, 2nd Place $6.

3-27 G/5 Double Blitz. Four round Game 5 double blitz tournament. Play both white and black against the same opponent. Entry fee $2. Registration 6:45-7:05, round 1 at 7:15. This event WILL NOT be USCF rated.

4-3>5-22 Spring Swiss. Eight round Swiss, G/80 or G/75 d/5, USCF rated, entry fee $5. Registration 6:30-6:50. Rounds at 7:00 PM each night. Prizes will be based on entries after the second round.

5-29 Blitz Tournament. Unrated 7 round Game 5 blitz tournament open to all who are interested. Registration 6:30-6:50, Round 1 at 6:55. Entry fee $5. Prize fund based on entries.

6-5>6-26 G/30 Swiss.  Rated 6-round swiss, Game 30, in two sections: Open and Under 1500. USCF rated, $5 entry fee. Registration 6:15-6:40. Games at 6:50 and 7:55 each night. Each section will have its own prize fund.  Prizes will be based on entries after the second round.

7-3 Sacramento Chess Club Speed Chess Championship Finals. An unrated ten-player round-robin with the qualifiers from June 28^th and defending champion Zoran Lazetich. Games start at 7:00. If there is enough interest, a G/5 side event may be run during the finals.

7-6>7-8 Sacramento Chess Championship. The flyer for this event may be found on the Weekend Events page of the Sacramento Chess Club website. Two and three day schedules are available for the tournament.

7-10>8-28 It's Hot Out There Marathon. Eight round Swiss, G/80 or G/75 d/5, USCF rated, entry fee $5. Registration 6:30-6:50. Rounds at 7:00 PM each night. Prizes will be based on entries after the second round.

9-4 Club Elections. The Sacramento Chess Club will be selecting its officers for 2011-2012. Nominations and the election will be held between rounds two and three of the Quick Chess event.

9-4 Election Day Quick Chess (Handicapped Times). Unrated and open to all players. 5 round Quick Chess tournament. Time controls are based on the difference in players’ quick chess ratings. $2 entry fee. Registration from 6:30-6:50. Games start at 6:55. Club Elections will be held between rounds two and three.

9-11>9-18 G/20 Swiss. Rated 6-round swiss, Game 20, in two sections: Open and Under 1500. USCF Quick Chess Rated, $5 entry fee. Registration 6:30-6:50 Games start at 6:55. Each section will have its own prize fund.

9-25 G/5 Double Blitz. Unrated 4 round Game 5 double blitz tournament. Play both white and black against the same opponent. Entry fee $5. Registration 6:45-7:05, round 1 at 7:15. Prizes based on entries. This event WILL NOT be USCF rated.

10-2>11-20 Sacramento Chess Club Championship. Eight round Swiss, G/80 or G/75 d/5, USCF rated, entry fee $5. Registration 6:30-6:50. Rounds at 7:00 PM each night. Prizes will be based on entries after the second round plus a trophy to the champion. Standard USCF tie-breaks will be used.

11-27 Club Awards Night G/10.  Six round Swiss, USCF rated, with the presentation of Club Awards between rounds.  Registration 6:30-6:50, Round 1 at 6:55. Entry fee $2.

12-4>12-18 G/30 Swiss. Rated 6-round open swiss, Game 30. USCF rated, $5 entry fee. Registration 6:15-6:40. Games at 6:50 and 7:55 each night. Prizes will be based on entries after the second round.

12-25 Club Closed for Christmas.