Hi RCC members and attendees,

We are looking for your feedback!  We’re in the process of creating a document for the MSCA and other local clubs in the area on what makes a small chess club successful.  If would be great to have member feedback.  If you have a few minutes please send an email to matt@smarterchess.com and let us know a few things you think make the RCC successful.  If you have any suggestions for improvement please send those as long as well.  We appreciate your time!

RCC Officers

Tonight: G/30 d/5 rated Regular/Quick chess at 7:00.   2 rounds, players split into groups of 4.  $2 for non-members, $1 for members.  Matt is the TD.  [Note: tournament prices changing to ‘free for members, $3 for non-members’ on May 1st.  Membership dues also increasing slightly on May 1st.

Rochester Winter Open:
Grandmaster Mauricio Flores wins the 2015 Rochester Winter Open!  Full Results.  Here are some of the highlights from RCC regulars.  Previous winners and stats.
Premier
Maor Leker Locker (4 points, 2nd place!)
Scott Riester (3 points)
Barry Small (2.5 points)
Justin Ricker, Ralph Townsend, Kevin Townsend (2 points)
Richard Huang, Tim Schimke (1.5 points)
Amateur
Michael Kern (3.5 points, gained over 300 rating points!)
Paul Kinion, Ben Schimke, Bob Frisby (3 points)
Theo Thayib (2 points)
Reserve
James Zhuo (3 points, tied for 4th)
Gil Baron (2 points)
Bantam
Max Rivera (3 points, tied for 2nd)
Charlie Liu (2.5 points, 5th place)
Tera Fulsom, Dei-tah Sey (2 points)

Grand Prix and Championship
The RCC Closed format has been modified to allow 8 players into the championship cycle.  Players will also have a chance to play both colors against all opponents.  Please see details at the Grand Prix page.   Here are the current GP rankings:  Maor (11.75), Scott Riester (7.5), Bob (6), Frank (5.25), Tom (5), Justin (5), Michael (4.75), Roy (4), Tim (4).  Next GP event is on April 7th!

Memberships
We encourage our regular attendees to sign-up for the Rochester Chess Club and the United State Chess Federation.  RCC membership information and member list are provided on our RCC Membership page.  To sign-up/renew an RCC membership you can use PayPal on the left sidebar of the website or pay at the club.  USCF memberships are required if you’d like to play in our rated tournaments.  Join the USCF link.

Tonight: G/15 inc/3 rated Quick chess at 7:00.  $2 for non-members, $1 for members.  Dennis is the TD.  [Note: tournament prices changing to ‘free for members, $3 for non-members’ on May 1st.  Membership dues also increasing slightly on May 1st.]

Rochester Winter Open:  Please sign-up soon for the Rochester Winter Open.  This is one of our two large events each year and we love to see a strong Rochester turnout.  It’s also the next grand prix event.  U1600 scores will be cut in half for the GP, and Open scores you receive the number of points you got in that section.  Please email Matt if you have any questions.  More details here, including a link to register online:  RWO15

Memberships
We encourage our regular attendees to sign-up for the Rochester Chess Club and the United State Chess Federation.  RCC membership information and member list are provided on our RCC Membership page.  To sign-up/renew an RCC membership you can use PayPal on the left sidebar of the website or pay at the club.  USCF memberships are required if you’d like to play in our rated tournaments.  Join the USCF link.