NBCC Weekly News October 3, 2021
This Week’s News Items:
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Club Opens at 6 PM, Round starts at 7 sharp.
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Masks Mandatory
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Time to renew your membership
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Training - Joe
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Saturday Study Group - 5pm (Different Link)
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Club Opens at 6 PM, Round starts at 7 sharp
We will be opening the club by 6. The lecture starts at 6:15 and will end by 7 PM. We want to start earlier, so games can start earlier and end earlier.
Round 3 of Oktoberfest will start at 7 PM. Please arrive on time. If players are not there at 7, their opponents will start their clocks. At 7:30 PM, the game will be considered a forfeit win and the remaining players will be repaired. For no shows, we will not pair them for the next round.
Please communicate to the tournament director if there will be any delays or cancellations. For any byes let us know a week in advance. If anything urgent comes up please email the club. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Oktoberfest 2021 - Round 3 Open, U1800
The pairings are posted on the calendar on the club website. We will have the standings posted starting next round. There are a lot of prizes. Three in the top section, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd; and six in the U1800 section, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Top U1800, Top U1000, and Top Unrated.
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Masks Mandatory
Hartford county is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases these past few days. The CDC tracker identified Hartford as having a “HIGH” level of community transmission. As such we ask all members to wear masks at the club.
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New Membership Year Starts in September! Please Renew your membership:
The success of the NBCC depends on the contributions and support of our chess community. Membership dues are needed to pay for the use of the facilities, to purchase equipment and to run the club.
Benefits of a NBCC Membership include:
Casual play every week
Reduced tournament entry fee
Support of chess in CT
Participation in member only events, such as our Club Championship
and Christmas Party
Membership dues for the 9/1 - 8/31 club year are:
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Regular $65
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Children and full time students: $50
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2nd family member: $35
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65+ yrs old or out of state college student: $35
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Special $35 in case of a Financial Hardship
You can pay with check or cash at the club or renew by PayPal on our website.
Please send the check to: Dave Herscovici - 231 Argyle Road, Cheshire CT, 06410-2625
NBCC membership page and PayPal link
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In-person Lecture - Joe Bihlmeyer - Tuesday 10/5 - 6:15pm
At 6:15pm (note the earlier start time), Joe will be back to explore endgames. The lecture will run until 7pm, when we will start the Oktoberfest.
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Saturday Study Group at 5pm
The Saturday Study group will be experimenting with their schedule. It will start at 5pm and run for three hours. The first hour will be general, where one of the regulars will give a club-like demo. The second hour will be "practice games" or a "practice game." These are very informal and geared towards learning. We are experimenting with group games involving input from everyone for BOTH sides. The third hour will review games from participants, from the club, if and when we get them, the internet, or from history and their analysis.
Link to Zoom - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 856 9749 6782
Passcode: NBCC
Cheers,
Suhas Kodali
President
New Britain Chess Club
