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Upcoming Chess Events

chessjock — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:51:39 CST

Random Lake, WI
December 18
14th Joe Feider Memorial
Looking for a fun, free, one-day chess tournament? Come to Random Lake, Wisconsin on December 18, 2010 for the 14th Joe Feider Memorial Tournament! Registration starts at 9AM on Saturday, December 18. 5 round Swiss, G/30, unrated. Call Tom at 262-284-1948 if you have any questions!

Madison, WI
December 18
The Wisconsin Memorial
Open to all chessplayers who are or become USCF members. 5SS. 10-2:30-7:30 Saturday and 10-3:30 Sunday. TC: 45/2, 25/1 then SD/1 except Rd 4 which will be 45/2 then SD/1. $600 b/on 50 players. Advance EF is $22 by 12/14. $24 at site. Juniors may deduct $4 from their entry fee. Click Here for full details.

Milwaukee, WI
December 27 - December 30
2010 Pan American Championships
Note: This year's edition includes an Open + rated Scholastic sections (12/28-30) and an unrated Scholastic section (12/29 one day only), see Wisconsin TLA section. Blitz tournament on 12/28. Playing site: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 6401 South 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53207. 1-414-764-5300. Free shuttle from the airport. Free parking and wireless internet. Mention Special Chess Rate $78 (single or double). Reserve by December 10th or rate may increase. Intercollegiate Section (12/27-30): 6SS, g/90+30sec/move increment. Open to College and University teams from North and South America, including the Caribbean (4 player teams, up to 2 alternates). Teams must supply letter from school stating the players meet eligibility requirements. Prize Fund: Championships are awarded in 4 divisions (based on average rating) and $4,300GG: Division One $1,200-800-600-400, best International team $500; Division two winner $400, Division three and four winners: plaques. $100 + plaques to best scores on each board. Schedule: late registration and check in 3:00-5:00pm on 12/27; opening ceremony: 5:00pm; Rds.: 6:00pm on 12/27, 11:00am and 5:00pm on 12/28, 11:00am and 5:00pm on 12/29, 11:00am on 12/30. Closing ceremony at 4:00pm on 12/30. FIDE and USCF rated; USCF rules used. EF: $240/team priority registration by December 1st, 2010; $295/team thereafter. Please make checks payable to Wisconsin Chess Academy and send to Alex Betaneli, PO Box 260122, Madison, WI 53726. All entries will be confirmed over email and posted onwww.wichessacademy.comandwww.monroi.comINFO: abetaneli@wichessacademy.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or abetaneli@hotmail.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it, 1-608-334-2574. Boards and sets provided, please bring clocks.

Mequon, WI
January 8
Ozaukee Seasonal Series - Winter Tournament
Ozaukee Seasonal Series - Winter Tournament, Sponsored by Ozaukee Regional Chess Association http://OrcaChess.org, Saturday, January 8, 2011, Two Sections – Open & Reserve (Under 1500) FORMAT: Five Round Swiss System - Five Games in One Day - USCF Rated TIME LIMIT: Game in 30 Minutes (30 minutes per player) ENTRY FEE: $10 (both sections $5 more if received after December 15, 2010) SITE REGISTRATION: 9:00 am – 9:45 am ROUNDS: 10 am – 11:15 am – 1 pm – 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm PRIZES: Cash prizes to 1st and 2nd place in each section SITE: Christ Church, 13460 N. Port Washington Rd., Mequon, WI I-43 to Exit 85 (Mequon Road) west, turn right (north) on Port Washington Road, 2.9 miles on right ENTRIES TO: Tom Hudson – 822 W Grand Ave, Port Washington WI 53074 QUESTIONS TO: Tom Hudson – 262-284-1948 or admin@orcachess.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Pairings by WinTD - No Computer Entries - No Smoking - No Cell Phones USCF I.D. Required - Bring your own clocks - Sets and Boards Provided. Half point bye available in Round 1, 2, 3 or 4 if requested prior to round 1; not available in Round 5. Full details are available in a PDF file on our website: http://orcachess.org/ORCA-2011-Winter-Seasonal-Tourney.pdf

Neenah, WI
January 29-30
46th Northeastern Open
5/SS, 35/90 then SD/60. 2 SECTIONS: OPEN and RESERVE (Under/1500). Holiday Inn - Neenah, 123 E. Wisconsin Ave., Neenah, WI 54956. Hotel phone: 1-800-725-6348. ROOM RATES: $79 sgl/dbl. Mention chess. REG.: 9-9:30 on 1/29/11. Rds.: 10-2:30-7:15 and 10-3:15. BYES: One half-point Bye in any Round. FULL-point Bye in Rd. 1 to 2100+ if pre-registered. EF: OPEN = $39, RESERVE = $18, Both $6 more if paid after 1/24/11. Checks payable to Mike Selig - TD. PRIZES: OPEN: ($1400 b/60, 5/class) 1st- $300, 2nd- $210, best 1900-$180, 1800-$170, 1700-$160, 1600-$150, U/1600=$120, 2nd U/1600= $80. RESERVE: 1st-$60, 2nd-$40. Trophies to: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, best 1200, 1100, 1000, 900, 800, 700, U/700, Unrated. ADVANCE ENTRIES: 46th NORTHEASTERN, Mike Selig-TD, 2895 "B" W. Fourth St., Appleton, WI 54914-4330. TD phone: 1-920-739-7550. E-mail to: mselig@tds.net. OTHER INFO: Bookseller at site. Fox River Mall, with 167 stores, is 4 miles from site! Chess Magnet School JGP.

Madison, WI
February 5
Madison Winter Rated Beginner Open
Complete details for this tournament can be found Here.

Oshkosh, WI
March 19 - 20
Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Championships
More info to come.

Pewaukee, WI
March 26
30th Annual Waukesha Memorial
Complete details for this tournament can be found Here.

Madison, WI
April 2
Madison Spring Rated Beginner Open
Complete details for this tournament can be found Here.

Milwaukee, WI
April 16
Hales Corners Challenge XIII
Apr. 15, 2011 Hales Corners Challenge XIII 10 USCF Grand Prix Points Wisconsin 4SS, G/60. Two Sections: Open & Reserve (under 1600).

Fox Cities Chess Club

AmberG — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:17:36 CDT

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind"

There are many benefits to playing chess, and every individual has different reasons for playing the game. Whether you like the logic behind the moves, take pleasure in thinking through a combination, or just love board games as an entertaining way to pass the time (I do!), chess is the right game for you; and The Fox Cities Chess Club is the right place for you.

Serving the Fox Valley and other local communities, the Fox Cities Chess Club meets and is an informal place where one of all levels can gather, socialize, and play a few recreational games. It doesn't matter if you're not sure exactly how the knight moves, if your kid sister demolishes you every time you play, or if you have competed in tournaments before! The Fox Cities Chess Club invites you to join!

Meetings are open and free to the public!

Now you can invite our members and other chess enthusiasts, with connections to the Fox Valley, to add photos, stories, discussion threads, or resources in an easy way, our goal is to facilitate collaboration and sharing of techniques and passion between members.

We recommend that anyone interested in chess in the Fox Valley join our wiki. Once you have created your username and password all you have to do is sign in whenever you visit and there magically appears on the page options for adding, deleting, changing, etc. pages and text. The other benefit to joining is getting emails letting you know when changes have been made to the site and what they were. Pull up a chair, grab a coffee, and explore the site. We will be updating daily.

Rest your fears! We welcome all skill levels!

Meeting Information

AmberG — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:59:53 CDT

No meetings for rest of season.

All skill levels welcome!

Fox Cities Chess Club News

AmberG — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:23:10 CST

January 20, 2009:

To provide a bit of history about the chess club, please read the Post Crescent Article: In Check: Fox Cities Chess Club gets new life with weekly meetings, tournament.

Note: the meeting frequency was misquoted in the article. See Meeting Information for details.

January 20, 2010:

New article in Fox Cities Magazine.

Hot List 2010

Chess Web Sites

chessjock — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:38:10 CDT

Wisconsin Chess Sites

Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Federation - Where many of our younger members win trophies

Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Association - Scholastic version of Wisconsin Chess Association

Wisconsin Chess Association - Find a local chess club

TobyChess.com - One of Wisconsin's biggest chess distributors

Vaja International Chess Academy - Ashish Vaja is one of Wisconsin's BEST chess instructors

Wisconsin Chess Academy - Receive instruction or keep up with Wisconsin's latest tournaments and camps

Getting to 2000 - Ivan Wijetunge hosts one of the most informative and visited chess blogs in Wisconsin

Crash Test Chess- Blog hosted by our very own Chessjock

Midwestern Chess Adventures - The best resource for FIDE chess tournaments in Wisconsin

Waukesha Chess Club - Check for weekly tournaments in the Milwaukee area

Southwest Chess Club - Another great club in Milwaukee, check it out

Racine Chess Club - Racine chess at its best

The Chessmill - Arlen Walkers informative blog about Wisconsin's chess and chess in general

WI Top 100 - Wisconsin's Top 100 List

MATC Chess Club - Madison Area Technical College's Chess Club

GB Chess - Green bay chess

Chess Server Sites

Internet Chess Club - Join the server that has the strongest players in the world!

World Chess Live - USCF's "family" version of the Internet Chess Club!

Red Hot Pawn - Online correspondence chess at its greatest!

Caissa.com - One of the oldest free online chess sites!

Chess.com - It is what is says people....free chess and some pretty good articles!

ChessCube - Free chess server based in Africa!

FICS - Free Internet Chess Server

Tactics Servers & Chess Game Databases

Chess Tactics Server - An awesome site that shows you why chess is 99% of the game

10,000 GM Puzzles - Huge source of free tactics puzzles

Chess Tempo - Another great free tactics server

Chessgames.com - HUGE free database of games

ChessBase.com - One of the worlds biggest and most well known databases

Miscellaneous Sites

Chess Cafe - Quite possibly the most read chess website since 1996!

USCF - United States Chess Federation

US Chess League - Follow the progress of all the teams in the USA

Chess Movies - The best source for chess videos

Chessville - website created by chess players, for chess players

Wholesale Chess - Chess equipment at the best prices

Grandmaster & International Master Websites

GM Nakamura - Hikaru Nakamura's website

GM Kamsky - Gata Kamsky's website

GM Carlsen - Magnus Carlsen's website

GM Dlugy - Maxim Dlugy's Website

GM Spraggett - Kevin Spraggett's website

GM Kasparov - Garry Kasparov's website

GM Onischuk - Alexander Onischuk's website

GM Akobian - Varuzhan Akobian's website

IM Khmelnitsky - Igor Khmelnitsky's website

Play a Game

AmberG — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:28:03 CST