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Beginner & Intermediate Kids Adults & Advanced Kids Beginner Adults
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Swiss: 10am-2:30pm (for <800)
and 10am-4pm (for >800). Sections for different levels		 Quads: 4:15-6:45pm (max 8pm) - Round robin with 4 players of similar rating $uper$wiss with cash prizes 10am-7pm Swiss: 10am-4pm (max 4:45pm) - 4 sesctions for different levels
Sep 12, Oct 9, Nov 6, Dec 18 @ New San Jose
 Sep 12, Oct 9, Nov 6, Dec 18 @ New San Jose Sep 25, Dec 12 @ New San Jose
Oct 2, Nov 13 @ New Atherton (Encinal Elem)
Sep 12, Oct 9, Nov 6, Dec 19 @ New San Jose

Past Events (Location is San Jose unless noted otherwise noted)
Event
 Date Results Photos
BayAreaChess 151 - Quads (San Jose) August 28, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 150 - Swiss (San Jose) August 28, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 149 - $uper$wiss (San Jose) August 14, 2010 Results, USCF  
Kolty Championship 2010 (Campbell) June 10 to
July 29, 2010		 Results  
BayAreaChess 148 - Freedom Open (San Jose) July 24-25, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 147 - Quads (San Jose) July 17, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 146 - Swiss (San Jose) July 17, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 145 - Quads (San Jose) June 20, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 144 - Swiss (San Jose) June 20, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 143 - $uperSwiss (San Jose) June 19, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 142 - Quads (San Jose) June 5, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 141 - Swiss (San Jose) June 5, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 140 Special Event: Capablanca Memorial Championship (Santa Clara) May 29-31, 2010 Results, USCF, FIDE (coming soon)  
BayAreaChess 139 Special Event: CM Azhar NorCal Blitz Championship (Santa Clara) May 29, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 138 Special Event: CM Azhar NorCal Grade Level Championship (Santa Clara) May 29, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 137 - Quads (San Jose) May 22, 2010 Results, USCF St. John's Parents
BayAreaChess 136 - Swiss (San Jose) May 22, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 135 - Quads (San Mateo) May 16, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 134 - Swiss (San Mateo) May 16, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 133 - Swiss/Quads (Walnut Creek) May 9, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 132 - NorCal Summer Open (San Jose) May 1-2, 2010 Results, USCF  
California Chess State Scholastic Championship #35 (Santa Clara) April 16-18, 2010 Results, USCF R Shorman,
A Kirshner, M Aigner
BayAreaChess 131 - Quads (Atherton) April 10, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 130 - Swiss (Atherton) April 10, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 129 - Quads (San Jose) April 3, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 128 - Swiss (San Jose) April 3, 2010 Results, USCF  
Bay Area Chess 129 East Bay vs South Bay Challenge 2010 - (San Jose) March 28, 2010 Results, USCF  
SCCF State Scholastic Championship 2010 - (Irvine) March 27-28, 2010 Results, USCF  
Denker Qualifier & BayAreaChess Regional Championship - (Santa Clara) March 19-21, 2010 Results, USCF A Kirshner
BayAreaChess 127 - Quads (Palo Alto) March 14, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 126 - Spring Open (San Jose) March 6-7, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 125 - Quads (San Jose) February 20, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 124 - Swiss (San Jose) February 20, 2010 Results, USCF  
36th Annual People's Tournament (Concord) February 13-15 or 14-15, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 123 - Quads (Atherton) January 30, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 122 - Team Champ (Atherton) January 30, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 121 - Quads (San Jose) January 23, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 120 - Swiss (San Jose) January 23, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 119 - Quads (San Jose) January 10, 2010 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 118 - Swiss (San Jose) January 10, 2010 Results, USCF  
Special Event: BayAreaChess 117 - NorCal Open (Santa Clara) January 1-3, 2-3 or 1, 2010 Results, USCF Dr. Paul Steiner
BayAreaChess 116 - $uperSwiss (San Jose) December 19, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 115 - Quads (Palo Alto) December 13, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 114 - Quads (San Jose) December 12, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 113 - Swiss (San Jose) December 12, 2009 Results, USCF  
Special Event: CalChess State Open & Class Championship (Santa Clara) November 27-29, 2009 Results, Team, USCF, FIDE Richard Shorman
BayAreaChess 112 - Taco Bell Fun (Walnut Creek) November 15, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 111 - Quads (Atherton) November 7, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 110 - Swiss (Atherton) November 7, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 109 - San Jose Open (San Jose) October 31-November 1, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 108 - $uper Swiss (Hillsborough) October 25, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 107 - Quads (Hillsborough) October 25, 2009 Results, USCF
BayAreaChess 106 - Swiss (Hillsborough) October 25, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 105 - Quads (San Jose) October 24, 2009 Results, USCF
BayAreaChess 104 - Swiss (San Jose) October 24, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 103 - Quads (San Jose) October 11, 2009 Results, USCF
BayAreaChess 102 - Swiss (San Jose) October 11, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 101 - West Coast Kings & Queens - with HHCF - Team (San Francisco) October 10, 2009 Results
BayAreaChess 100 - Adults Open (San Jose) October 3-4, 2009 Results, USCF Salman Azhar
BayAreaChess 99 - Quads (Atherton) October 3, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 98 - Swiss (Atherton) October 3, 2009 Results, USCF Mary Verghese
BayAreaChess 97 - Open Swiss (San Jose) September 26, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 96 - Quads (San Jose) September 26, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 95 - Swiss (San Jose) September 26, 2009 Results, USCF Mary Verghese
BayAreaChess 94 - Quads (San Jose) September 13, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 93 - Swiss (San Jose) September 13, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 92 - Quads (San Jose) August 22, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 91 - Swiss (San Jose) August 22, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 90 - Open Swiss (San Jose) August 15, 2009 Results, USCF  
Kolty Championship 2009 - Swiss (Campbell) June 11 to August 7, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 89 - Open Swiss (San Jose) July 25, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 88 - Quads (San Jose) July 18, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 87 - Swiss (San Jose) July 18, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 86 - Open Swiss (San Jose) June 27, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 85 - Quads (San Jose) June 20, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 84 - Swiss (San Jose) June 20, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 83 - Quads (San Jose) June 6, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 82 - Swiss (San Jose) June 6, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 81 - Memorial Day Long Time Controls (San Jose) May 23-25, 2009 Results, USCF Dr. P Steiner
BayAreaChess 80 - Quads (San Jose) May 23, 2009 Results, USCF  
California Chess State Scholastic Championship #34 (San Jose) May 1-3, 2009 Results, USCF R Shorman
BayAreaChess 79 - Open Swiss (San Jose) Apr. 25, 2009 Results, USCF  
East Bay vs South Bay Invitational (Milipitas) Apr. 19, 2009 USCF  
BayAreaChess 78 - Quads (Atherton) Apri 19, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 77 - Quads (Atherton) Apri 18, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 76 - Swiss (San Jose) Apr. 18, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 75 - Open Swiss (San Jose) Mar. 29, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 74 - Peninsula Quads (Atherton)
 Mar. 29, 2009 Results, USCF  
Swiss 73 - Grade Level Regional Championship
(Santa Clara Convention Center)
Mar. 28, 2009
 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 72 - Peninsula Quads (Palo Alto)
Mar. 15, 2009
 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 71 Swiss - over 1400 (San Jose)
 Feb. 28, 2009
 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 70 Quads (San Jose) Feb 21, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 69 - 2/21/09 Swiss (San Jose) Feb 21, 2009 Results, USCF  
Kirshner, Vinerts, Azhar Age Level Champion (Fremont) Feb 14, 2009 Results, USCF A Kirshner, R Shorman
BayAreaChess 68 Quads (San Jose) Jan 25, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 67 Blitz (San Jose) Jan 24, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 66 Swiss (San Jose) Jan 24, 2009 Results, USCF
BayAreaChess 65 Blitz (Santa Clara) Jan 3, 2009 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 64 $uper$wiss & Swiss (Santa Clara) Jan 3, 2009 Results, USCF K Kozminski
BayAreaChess 63 Quads (Santa Clara) Dec 21, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 62 Blitz (Santa Clara) Dec 20, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 61 Swiss(Santa Clara) Dec 20, 08 Results, USCF  
Weibel Fall Quads 2008 Grand Prix #3
(Fremont)		 Dec 13, 08
(36 Quads) 		Results Quad 1-36,
USCF Quads 1-20,
USCF Quads 21-36		 A Kirshner,
R Shorman
BayAreaChess 57-60
Thanksgiving Festival Tournaments
(Milpitas)		 Nov 28-30, 08
Swiss - 1, 2, & 3 day.
Quads
Blitz 		1-day Swiss:
Results, USCF
Kids Blitz: Results, USCF
Kids Quads: Results, USCF
Main: Swiss, USCF		  
BayAreaChess 56 Quads (Atherton) Nov 16, 08 Results, USCF  
Weibel Quads 2008 Fall #2 (Fremont) Nov 15, 08 Results, USCF #1, #2, #3 A Kirshner,
R Shorman
BayAreaChess 55 Swiss (Bayfair Mall) Nov 1, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 54 Quads Oct 26, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 53 Blitz (Milpitas) Oct 25, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 52 Swiss (Milpitas) Oct 25, 08 Results, USCF K Kozminski
BayAreaChess 51 Blitz (Santa Clara) Oct 4, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 50 Swiss (Santa Clara) Oct 4, 08 Results, USCF A Kirshner,
K Kozminski
BayAreaChess 49 Quads (Santa Clara) Aug 24, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 48 Swiss & Blitz (Santa Clara) Aug 23, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 47.Swiss (Santa Clara) Aug 3, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess 46 Blitz (Santa Clara) Jul 12, 08 Results, USCF K Kozminski
BayAreaChess 45 Swiss (Santa Clara) Jul 12, 08 Results, USCF K Kozminski
BayAreaChess 44 Quads (Santa Clara) Jun 29, 08 Results, USCF Please send photographs
BayAreaChess 43 Swiss (Santa Clara) Jun 28, 08
Standings, USCF K Kozminski
Memorial Day Festival
Events 39-42
(Santa Clara)		 May 24-26, 08 39 - Main:
Swiss, USCF
40 - Kids:
Quads, USCF
41 - Kids:
Blitz, USCF
42 - Regular:
Blitz, USCF		 K Kozminski,
Movies by
K ([1], [2])
CalChess State Championship
(San Jose Convention Center) 		May 16-18, 08

Standings & Awards,
Team Standings & Awards,
USCF rating

M Shelton, More Mark,
R Shorman,
A Kirshner,
Michael "fpawn" Aigner,
K Kozminski,
(More k
[1], [2], [3]),
Arthur Braden
BayAreaChess Quads 38 Apr. 27, 08 Results, USCF  
BayAreaChess Swiss 37 Apr. 26, 08 Swiss, USCF K Kozminski
BayAreaChess Blitz 36 Mar. 29, 08 Blitz, USCF Sames as BayAreaChess Swiss 35
BayAreaChess Swiss 35 Mar. 29, 08 Swiss, USCF K Kozminski
BayAreaChess Blitz 34 Mar. 8, 08 Swiss, USCF
BayAreaChess Swiss 33 Mar. 8, 08 Swiss, USCF K Kozminski,
B Abraham
BayAreaChess Swiss 32 Mar. 8, 08 Swiss, USCF
BayAreaChess Swiss 31 Feb. 23, 08 Swiss, USCF K Kozminski,
B Abraham
BayAreaChess Swiss 30
u1200		 Feb. 17, 08 Swiss, USCF M Shelton (1),
M Shelton (2)
People Replacement -
BayAreaChess 29 		Feb. 16-17, 08 Swiss, USCF M Shelton (1),
M Shelton (2)
Kirshner-Vinerts AgeLevel
(Fremont)		 Feb. 10, 08 Swiss, USCF K Kozminski,
M Shelton,
R Shorman
BayAreaChess 28 Jan. 26, 08 Blitz, USCF Blitz K Kozminski
BayAreaChess 27 Jan. 26, 08 Swiss, USCF Swiss A Kirshner,
R Ho,
S Ordinario
BayAreaChess 26 Jan. 19, 08 Blitz, USCF Blitz  
BayAreaChess 25 Jan. 19, 08 Swiss, USCF Swiss  
BayAreaChess 24 Dec. 29, 07 Quads, USCF Quads  
BayAreaChess 23 Dec. 29, 07 Swiss, USCF Swiss M Shelton
BayAreaChess 22 Nov. 10, 07 Blitz, USCF Blitz  
BayAreaChess 21 (Scholastic) Nov. 10, 07 Swiss, USCF Swiss A Kirshner
CalClassic 20 (Adult) Nov. 10, 07 Swiss, USCF Swiss  
CalClassic 19 Oct. 27, 07 Swiss, Quads,
USCF Swiss, USCF Quads		 A Kirshner
CalClassic 18 Oct. 06, 07 Swiss, USCF Swiss  
CalClassic 17 Sep. 29, 07 Swiss, Quads,
USCF Swiss, USCF Quads		 M Shelton
CalClassic 16 Aug. 25, 07 Swiss, Quads,
USCF Swiss, USCF Quads		 A Kirshner
Weibel Quads Summer #2
(Fremont) 		July 28, 07 Results,
USCF 1000, USCF u 1000		 J Tu,
R Shorman,
M Shelton
CalClassic 15
Children Swiss & Quads,
Regular Quads		 July. 21, 07 Swiss, Quads,
USCF Swiss, USCF Quads		  
Weibel Quads Summer #1
(Fremont) 		June 30, 07 Results,
USCF (1000, u1000)		 A Kirshner,
R Shorman
CalClassic 14 June 16, 07 Results, USCF  
Memorial Day (Oakland) May 27-28, 07 Results, USCF  
CalClassic 13 May 26, 07 Results, USCF A Kirshner
CalChess Regional Grade
Level Championship		 May 12, 07 Results, USCF  
CalChess State Scholastic Championship 2007 (San Mateo) Apr. 28-29, 07 Results, USCF J Tu [1, 2, 3]
R Shorman [1, 2]
 M Shelton
CalClassic 12 Apr. 14, 07 Results, USCF A Kirshner, M Shelton
CalClassic 11 Mar. 24, 07 Results, USCF  
CalClassic Chess Rules!
Quads (San Jose)		 Mar. 18, 07 Results, USCF A Kirshner
CalClassic 10 Feb. 10, 07 Results, USCF A Kirshner,
M Shelton
Troke Library (Stockton) Feb. 3, 07 Results Yousef & S Azhar
CalClassic 9 (Cupertino) Jan. 14, 07 Results
(Scholastic,
Regular), USCF		 T Vasudeva
CalClassic 8 (Cupertino) Dec. 10, 06 Results, USCF M Shelton
CalClassic 7 [Thanksgiving Festival]
(Cupertino)		 Nov. 24-26, 06 Results, USCF (Swiss,
Quads, Blitz)

A Kirshner,
M Shelton
CalClassic 6 (Cupertino) Oct. 29, 06 Results, USCF A Kirshner
CalClassic 5 (San Ramon) Oct. 8, 06 Results, USCF  
CalClassic 4 (Cupertino) [Scholastic] Aug. 6, 06 Results, USCF  
CalClassic 3 (Cupertino) [Adult] Jul. 29, 06 USCF (Regular, Blitz) M Shelton
CalClassic 2 (Cupertino) May 27-28, 06 Results,
USCF
(Kids, Regular, Blitz)		 M Shelton
CalClassic 1 (San Francisco) Mar. 25-26, 06 Results, USCF R Shorman
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