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Chess Tournaments

Tournaments Explained

April

April 1 – 6pm | Booster Tournament

April 3 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

April 10 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

April 12 – 10am  |  Scholastic    

April 12 – 1pm  |  Super Quads

April 17 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

April 19 – 10am  | Classical Quads

April 24 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

April 25 – 1pm | NJ Women’s Championship

April 25 – 1pm | NJ Senior Championship

April 26 – 10am | NJ Scholastic Qualifiers

May

May 1 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

May 2 – 10am  |  Evesham Township Scholastic Chess Championship  

May 3 – 10am  |  Scholastic

May 3 – 1pm  |  Super Quads

May 6 – 6pm | Booster Tournament

May 8 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

May 10 – 1pm  | Rapid Marathon

May 15 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

May 17 – 1pm  | Classical Quads

May 23 | US Amateur East K-8 Scholastic

May 23-25 | US Amateur East Individual

June

June 3 – 6pm | Booster Tournament

June 5 – 10am  |  Haddonfield Township Scholastic Chess Championship

June 5 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

June 7 – 10am  |  Scholastic

June 7 – 1pm  |  Super Quads

June 12 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

June 14 – 10am  | Classical Quads

June 19 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

June 26 – 7pm | Friday Night Chess Club

Details & Time Controls

  • Booster Tournaments are unrated games for players just learning/ transitioning to tournament style play. First Wednesday of each month will be a Booster Tournament.
  • Scholastic PlayN’Go: G|25 d5   A scholastic tournament is a chess competition specifically for students, K-12. Players face an opponent from the same grade/age category. Many players bring score sheets to record their moves, so they can review mistakes and strategies later. These tournaments teach discipline, patience, and calculation.
  • Blitz Games:  G|5, G|7, or G|10   A blitz game is chess played at very fast time controls—usually 3 to 5 minutes for each player for the entire game. Players share a clock. That means the clock is ticking, and if your time runs out, you lose—even if you’re winning on the board. It’s about quick pattern recognition, instincts, and not freezing under pressure.
  • Rapid Marathon: G|10 d2  Rapid chess games give each player 10 minutes for the whole game (with a small increment, like +10 seconds per move). G|10 means that the game control is 10 min (10min per player) and d2 is a 2 second delay.
  • A Classical Chess game is around 90+ minutes.
  • Classical Quads: G|60 d10
  • Super Quads: G|30 d5
Jun 22
10:00 am

NJ Scientists & Engineers Championship

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Sep 21
10:00 am

Leon Shulman Cup

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Dec 7
10:00 am

Dr. Leroy Dubeck Cup

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Every Friday
7:00pm

Innovation Friday Night Chess

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Aug 10
1:00 pm

August Super Quads

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Aug 17
10:00 am

August Scholastic Play'n Go

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Aug 17
1:00 pm

August Rapid Marathon

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Aug 24
10:00 am

August Classical Quads

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Sep 7
10:00 am

September Scholastic Play'n Go

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Sep 7
1:00 pm

September Super Quads

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Sep 14
1:00 pm

September Rapid Marathon

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Oct 5
10:00 am

October Scholastic Play'n Go

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Oct 5
1:00 pm

October Super Quads

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Oct 12
1:00 pm

October Rapid Marathon

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Nov 2
10:00 am

November Scholastic Play'n Go

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Nov 2
1:00 pm

November Super Quads

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Nov 9
1:00 pm

November Rapid Marathon

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Nov 16
10:00 am

November Classical Quads

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