Calendar – 2022

All chessplayers are welcome to attend, even if they are not going to participate in the evening’s main event. We usually have a skittles and discussion room available when there is a tournament, match or lecture in the main hall.

Highlights of the year include the Club Championship tournament, which this year will begin on March 31st & the Summer Tournament, which will run June 2nd-September 1st.

You can find past calendars online for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 and 2021.

Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec

January 6 – Kenilworth 2022 Kickoff Blitz Tournament.

• NON-RATED.
• Round Robin.
• # of rounds determined by number entries.
• Begins & ends on January 6th.
• Rounds begin at 8:20 p.m.
• Time Control: G/5 with 0 seconds delay.
• Entry Fee: none.
• If the # of rounds and time permits, the Blitz tourney will be followed by Bug- House competitions.

January 13 – Casual chess.

January 20 – Casual chess.

January 27 – USATE Warm-up Tournament: Round 1 of 4.

• NON-RATED.
• 4-round Swiss.
• Begins January 27th & runs through February 17th. (1 game per week)
• Rounds: 8:00 p.m. on January 27 + February 3, 10 & 17.
• Time Control: G/40 with 5 second delay.
• Entry Fee: $5.
• Prize Fund: 95% of EF returned.
• Prizes: 55% to 1st, 30% to 2nd, 10% to 3rd.
• Register with Jack McCorkell prior to the 1/27 meeting @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033
• Byes: 2 half-point byes per player allowed. Email Jack at kenilworthchessclub@gmail.com to request.

February 3 – USATE Warm-up Tournament: Round 2 of 4.

February 10 – USATE Warm-up Tournament: Round 3 of 4 + Casual chess & study.

February 17 – USATE Warm-up Tournament: Round 4 of 4 (if it hasn’t been canceled or shortened) + Casual chess and last minute pre-tourney USATE Preparation

February 17-19 – 51st annual U.S. AMATEUR TEAM EAST at the Parsippany Hilton, 1 Hilton Ct., Parsippany , N.J. 07054.

Kenilworth Chess Club teams have done very well in this event!

In 2005, Kenilworth A (FM Steve Stoyko, LM Ed Allen, LM Scott Massey, Michael Goeller and Bob Rose) won the Best NJ Team award.

In 2007, the A team played at Board #1 in round 5 but lost a close match to the eventual tournament winner Beavis and Butt-Vinnik.

In 2008, they went 5-1, losing only to the notorious “GGGg” that had 3 GMs and was ineligible for the USAT playoffs.

In 2010, the team entered round six at 5-0 but lost to Cambridge Springers.

In 2013, Knightmare 3, featuring Stoyko, Massey, NM Praveen Balakrishnan and Dr. Ian Mangion, came within 1 move of winning it all, lost to Princeton University A and had to settle for Best NJ team award. The Kenilworth CC Niners (LM Mark Kernighan, John Moldovan, Greg Tomkovich and Dr. Geoff McAuliffe) tied for 1st among U1900 teams.

In 2014, The Kenilworth CC Niners (Kernighan, Moldovan, Tomkovich, McAuliffe and Dan Komunicky) again tied for 1st among U1900 teams.

Maybe 2022 will be the victory year. It’s a great event. Due to COVID-19 protocol spectators are NOT allowed this year. It is not known if non-players can visit the event’s bookstore. We suggest that you contact the NJ State Chess Federation to find out.

February 24 – USATE Post-Mortem Session. Bring your games for review.

March 3 – To be announced. (Pelican Memorial postponed until September 8th.)

March 10 – To be announced.

March 17 – To be announced.

March 24 – To be announced.

March 31 – 29th Annual Kenilworth Chess Club Championship: Round 1 of 5.

Here are the rules of the tournament:

• NON-RATED, 5-round Swiss
• Begins March 31st & runs through April 28th. (1 game per week)
• G/70 with 5 second delay time control.
• Rounds: At 8:00 p.m. on March 31 + April 7, 14, 21 & 28.
• Cost: $10 entry fee + dues + $5 anti-forfeit deposit = $30 for most players.
• KCC membership is required. Dues for 2022 are $10 for age 17 or less, $10 for those age 65+, $15 for everyone else.
• Prizes, based on 16 paid entries: 1st $60, 2nd $40, U2000 $30, U1800 $20, U1500 $10 1st.
• Register: From 7:30-7:55 p.m. on March 31 or earlier, @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033
• Byes: 2 half-point byes allowed, any round. Late-joins allowed until the start of round 3.
• The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make changes as are deemed necessary for the good maintenance of the tournament.

LM Mark Kernighan is the defending champion, having won the most recent edition of this tournament in 2019. He also won in 2008, 2015, 2017 & 2018.

Other past Champions include LM Scott Massey (who has won the title 12x!!), Rene Ray (1996), FM Steve Stoyko (2005, 2006, 2007), IM Yaacov Norowitz (2009), LM Arthur Macaspac (2010, 2012), NM Ken Chieu (2011), IM Praveen Balakrishnan (2013, 2014) and John Moldovan (2016).

Round by round coverage of the tournament will be posted in our Facebook group.

For stories of past championships, see the 2005 Club Championship website, 2006 Championship website, the Chess Coroner Blog and the KCC Tournaments Blog.

April

April 7 – Club Championship: Round 2.

April 14 – Club Championship: Round 3.

April 21 – Club Championship: Round 4.

April 28 – Club Championship: Round 5.

May

May 5 – To be announced.

May 12 – To be announced.

May 19 – To be announced.

May 26 – To be announced.

June

June 2 – Kenilworth Summer Tournament, Week 1 of 14.

Here are the rules of the tournament:

• The tournament will run from June 2nd through September 1st.
• The event is NON-RATED.
• Entry Fee is $5 for club members, Free entry for under age 18 (-$5 from prize). $6 others. $5 of each paid EF goes into the prize fund.
• The time control is G/60.
• G/55+5 (delay) may be used if there is mutual agreement between paired players. Increment settings are not allowed.
• You may play anyone who is entered. The first time you play an opponent, the lower rated or unrated player has White. In subsequent games against the same opponent you alternate colors. If both players are unrated or have identical ratings, they toss for initial color.
• You may not play the same opponent more than four times in the tournament.
• Games may begin at 7:30 p.m.
• You may play up to 2 games per week. You may play those games simultaneously. You can skip weeks but the more you play the more points you can accumulate.
• You get one point for a win, a half-point for a draw and zero for a loss. No bye points are awarded.
• The winner is the person who has the most points at the end of the tournament.
• Prizes: 1st place: 40%. 2nd place: 20%. 3rd place: 10%. U1600: 10%, Under Age 18: 10%, Under Age 13: 10%.
• Registration is expected to remain open for the duration of the tournament. However, if there is an overwhelming turnout, the TD may cut-off entries at some point.
• Bring clocks. The club has a limited number for use.
• All games are to be played at the Kenilworth Chess Club during normal operating hours.

Ted Cross won our online Summer Tournament in 2020 & Lev Zilbermintz won the most recent OTB edition in 2019.

Other past winners of this popular event include LM Scott Massey (2004), LM Mark Kernighan (2005, 2011 & 2018), Greg Tomkovich (2006), Ari Minkov (2007, 2010), Ian Mangion (2009), Bob Sherry (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and John Moldovan (2008, 2016, 2017).

Round by round coverage of the tournament will be posted in our Facebook group.

For stories of past Summer Tournaments, see the Kenilworthian blog, the Chess Coroner Blog, the KCC Tournaments Blog & https://lichess.org/forum/team-westfield-chess-club/summer-tourneys-i–ii?page=1

June 9 – Summer Tournament, Week 2 of 14.

June 16 – Summer Tournament, Week 3 of 14.

June 23 – Summer Tournament, Week 4 of 14.

June 30 – Summer Tournament, Week 5 of 14.

July

July 7 – Summer Tournament, Week 6 of 14.

July 14 – Summer Tournament, Week 7 of 14.

July 21 – Summer Tournament, Week 8 of 14.

July 28 – Summer Tournament, Week 9 of 14.

August

August 4 – Summer Tournament, Week 10 of 14.

August 11 – Summer Tournament, Week 11 of 14.

August 18 – Summer Tournament, Week 12 of 14.

August 25 – Summer Tournament, Week 13 of 14.

September

September 1 – Summer Tournament, Week 14 of 14.

September 8 – Kenilworth Memorial Swiss: Round 1 of 4.

Here are the rules of the tournament:

• USCF-RATED (tentative).
• 4-round Swiss.
• Begins September 8 & runs through September 29th (1 game per week).
• Rounds: At 8:00 p.m. on September 8, 15, 22 & 29.
• Time Control: G/50 with 5 second delay.
• Entry fee: $15. $10 for Kenilworth & Westfield Chess Club members.
• Prizes b/16 paid entries: 1st place $60, 2nd place $40, Under 1900 $30, Under 1600 $20.
• Register with Jack McCorkell prior to the 9/8 meeting @ Kenilworth Community Center, 575 Boulevard, Kenilworth, N.J. 07033.
• Byes: 1 half-point bye per player allowed, any round. Email Jack at kenilworthchessclub@gmail.com at least 8 hours in advance to request.

September 15 – Kenilworth Memorial: Round 2.

September 22 – Kenilworth Memorial: Round 3.

September 29 – Kenilworth Memorial: Round 4.

October

October 6 – To be announced.

October 13 – To be announced.

October 20 – To be announced.

October 27 – To be announced.

November

November 3 – To be announced..

November 10 – To be announced.

November 17 – To be announced.

November 24 – NO MEETING. Closed for Thanksgiving.

December

December 1 – To be announced.

December 8 – To be announced.

December 15 – To be announced.

December 22 – Annual Business Meeting (& maybe a party?)

December 29 – To be announced.

Updated 03.04.2022 | Contact The Kenilworth Chess Club