Our annual scholastic chess tournament by the beach is back! It will be on Sunday, July 28, 2019 at Santa Monica Beach at the Chess Park near the pier. The tournament is open to chess players in Kindergarten to 12th Grade. 5 Sections OpenUnder 1100Under 800Under 400Non-rated section Time Control: game 30 minutes with 5 seconds … Continue reading Scholastic Tournament at Santa Monica Beach
Got any plans this weekend? Join us at ChessPalace this Sunday, June 30 starting at 11:30 am for our June Scholastic tournament. Open to all grades Kindergarten to 12th grade, club tournaments are a great way to start playing chess competitively. Details on the tournament: Sections K-12th grade Open rating 1200 and above (3 rounds) … Continue reading Last chance to register for the June Scholastic Tournament!
Brayden Zarefsky tops Open section in a surprise upset! Brayden stepped up the challenge in playing up a section to fill a small group. Not expecting much but the challenge, he was able to outshine a couple of higher rated opponents. Siddartha Potukuchi swept the Under 1200 section with a perfect score of 4-0. The … Continue reading Scholastic: March Results
Time to add a little "spring" into your chess activities this quarter by joining not one, but two (or three!) of our tournaments this April. Below is a list of our regular tournaments. We are also planning special events this coming quarter so keep a look out for announcements on our site or join our mailing list. … Continue reading Spring is Here!
Nicholas Scarda clinched first place on tie-breaks at Chess Palace’s first scholastic tournament for 2019. Starting at 6th seed, Scarda topped the open section by beating two higher rated opponents and drawing his last game to co-Champion Maxwell Chu. A total of 44 players in four sections competed. First place finishers for the sections are: 1. … Continue reading Scholastic: January Results