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Early Bird Friday Apr – May 2026


Start your Friday mornings with chess and coffee! Four rounds, one round per week, every Friday (April 24 – May 15). Can’t make it all four weeks? You can register for an individual week, if you can only play one game. All ages and skill levels are welcome!

Tournament Details

  • Format: Four-round Swiss, one round per week

  • When: Every Friday (April 24 – May 15) • 7:00 – 8:30am

  • Entry fee: Free

  • Prizes: 1st place gets a card worth 5 free drinks at Chess Club Coffee

  • Time control: G/25;+10 (25 minutes with 10 second increment)

  • Schedule:

    • Check-in • 7:00 – 7:10am (7:10am is the check-in deadline. Any players not checked in before then will receive a bye for that round.)

    • Rounds start promptly at 7:15am

  • Byes: Two half-point byes (pre-requested absences) allowed per player. Requests must be made before the check-in deadline.

  • Tiebreaks: To determine rankings for prizes when players finish with the same score, the order of tiebreak methods used is Solkoff, Cumulative Opposition, Cumulative, Modified Median.

  • This event is limited to 16 participants

Please let us know if you’ll miss a round!

To ensure an enjoyable experience for all participants, please notify us if you're unable to attend a round. No-shows impact the tournament and disrupt the game for your paired opponent. Thank you for your cooperation!

Questions? Contact Sam Dannug at samdannug@gmail.com

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