Water Bottles - new design - available now!

Starting Round 2 of Dec 2010 Monthly Tournament, for as long as the supply lasts, we will have new water bottles for sale, for $2.00 each. Members get their first bottle free!

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Club Bookseller

The Club Bookseller will be at the Club on Round 1 of Dec 2010 monthly tournament

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Dec 2010 Newsletter is available

The Dec 2010 newsletter has:
1. Call for volunteers
2. Reconnect with a past member (Henry Blackwell) via postal chess
3. MCC's newest Master - Ben Goldberg
4. Senior Center move - 1st week of Jan
5. DGT Boards, and top game collection
6. Update to forfiet rule
7. Results from last tournament
8. Next (Dec 2010) tournament



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Calendar reminder

Remember to check for important events on the calendar, such as:
-- Monthly tournament nights (generally every Tue night)
-- Bookseller nights (frequently 1st round, but sometimes 2nd round like this month)
-- Weekly group lesson nights (when we know in advance)

The calendar is in the center of the homepage.

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2011 Championship Race Heats Up!

IM Igor Foygel overtook a relatively inactive SM Denys Shmelov with his tie for first (with GM Arthur Bisguier) in the "Trick Or Treat Swiss" last month. The current standings for the Club Championship Qualification are:

1. I. Foygel (273)
2. D. Shmelov (237)
3. L. Times (236)
4. J. Curdo (124)
5. A. Bisguier (93)
6. E. Thompson (89) *

* Ethan Thompson also qualifies for the Class (U2000) Championship

The race for the Class tournament is very close also:

1. E. Thompson (89)
2. M. Fins (85)
3. N. Cousin (79)
4. L. Pratt (79)
5. R. Harvey (74)
6. M. Phelps (45)

The complete list, with rules and explanations about the entire process are on the Club website here (PDF).


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November 2010 Newsletter Available

http://www.metrowestchess.org/Community/History/News/Top_Newsletter.htm

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UPDATE: Stanley Crowe Performance Awards

We will have a ceremony to present the Stanley Crowe Performance Awards in November 2010. Details forthcoming.

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