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THOMSON CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

Till date we have 82 registered players for the Championship, meaning as of 2014 January we have now 82 members of the Club. Welcome!

This Sunday's event starts 10am and we do not impose zero-start. However, we are also not encouraging players to go on byes as we do not award points for byes requested prior to the competition. If the pairing during the competition indicates a bye for the player owing to odd number of participants that is fair.

Parking is free on Sundays at the Shunfu Rd carpark for blocks 312-318.

Many asked about the prizes. For those who've participated before, we do not give trophies. I am only giving away used chess books as prizes for both sections. Hence, during prize giving, we will announce the Champion first who gets first pick of the books laid on the table. They are from my private collection and should be worth something.

Lastly, this tournament is not rated in any way.

See you all Sunday!

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  1. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 5:58 AM

    Dear Mr John

    Good evening to you.
    My 3 kids are looking forward to playing in your tournament after their (and ours as parents) disappointment and sadness at being treated as poor second class chess students.

    Children love receiving trophies when they play well and have good results.

    Please reconsider and award trophies at this Sunday tournament.
    I am sure that CCs can have a budget for such prizes.

    Lower income chess parent

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2014 at 6:56 PM

    Hi FK,

    Good morning. While I agree with this parent that trophies should be awarded, the time may be too tight to ask the CC for budget.

    Trophies can be made on the spot, one good shop is House of Champions see www.houseofchampions.com.sg which makes beautiful crystal trophies.
    You may approach SCF and her president for sponsoring the trophies as they raised USD 100,000+ at the Kasparov dinner in Nov last year.

    That failing, try the VPs who are all chess players and chess lovers - in their personal capacity.

    See you on Sunday.

    Top seed

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