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Club Ladder is Underway

By on January 19, 2011 in

[imagefield_assist|fid=8915|preset=fullsize|title=Bill Thompson is currently in line to win the biggest upset prize by defeating CCSCSL Executive Director Tony Rich.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=340|height=375]The Chess Club Ladder got off to a great start with 52 CCSCSL Members signed up and 16 USCF rated games played in the first two weeks. Alexsey Kazakevich is on top of the leaderboard for total points with 2.5. If he can maintain his top position until the end of the month, he will be rewarded with $100. Alexsey is also in line to win another $100 as the member that plays the most games during a month. He has played three. CCSCSL Instructor Bill Thompson has been playing some good chess lately as well. He even managed to defeat CCSCSL Executive Director Tony Rich. An upset of 275 points. The player that delivers the biggest upset for the month receives $50.

To see the crosstable of the first two weeks of action, click here.

To see the rules and the official, up to date club ladder click here.

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UPDATED POLICIES COMING SOON

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