Congratulations to Daniel Faries for winning RTCC #3 with a 3.5 point score. Daniel earned $27 for his performance and gained 60 ratings points. Iuliu Barta finished in clear second with 3 points. Iuliu traveled up from Spring Lake all four weeks for his first USCF rated tournament.

Bruce,
    The Borders Club does still meet on Saturdays from 2PM-7PM. There are usually 6-8 boards going. As for Wednesday night, we do have room for everyone who wants to play USCF-rated competetive chess (Spectators are welcome too). I live right behind the Borders so I'd be happy to give you a ride (We're starting to get a pretty good carpool going from Cary.) I would recommend Borders first as you get comfortable with more serious play.

Hello, I have stumbled on your site and have questions. I am relatively new to Chess and would like to get better. I am almost 40 and am looking for adults to play Chess with. I live 1 mile from Borders but am unsure if they are still meeting there because their website has not been updated in 2 years. I have never played seriously but am learning notation to analyze my mistakes in the game. Do you have space for a beginner/novice in your Wednesday evening games? You can reach me at bamor223@gmail.com. Kind Regards, Bruce

I've made a few changes to the RTCC website. Some cosmetic like a new image map on top of each page and some new wallpaper. I've streamlined the Games page rather than try to categorize the games. Also, I've merged the Members and Directors pages. I would appreciate any feedback. Remember the site is at http://raleighchess.freewebpages.org

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I've finally gotten around to posting a few pictures from the Pawn Pickin'. You can find them at http://raleighchess.freewebpages.prg/pix.html

/m489 Also, silly me...... I forgot you have to log into facebook first to see our facebook page.

The Raleigh Tournament Chess Club has a facebook page!!! CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR FACEBOOK SITE!!
I finally got around to posting some pictures from the Pawn Pickin' back on Labor Day.

    The chess club at the North Durham Branch Library at 221 Milton Road in Durham continues to grow with weekly meetings every Saturday from 2:00 to 4:30 PM. We welcome players of any skill level to participate. There are no fees, and we provide sets and boards. Stop by if you get a chance and enjoy some casual chess. If you have any questions, I can be contacted at cconero@aol.com or ph 919-479-7020.

This Wednesday the Raleigh Tournament Chess Club completed it's second Wednesday night tournament. Jeff Jones took clear first with 4.5 points and won $33. Daniel Solarez and Jeff Schneider split second with 3 points each. Both pocketed $9. 7 players participated in total and 11 games were played.

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I am looking for a roommate for the State Championships October 30-November 1. Must be a non-smoker. If you are interested please CLICK THIS LINK TO MY E-MAIL. I will be arriving from Kentucky that Friday so I cannot help with transportation to this event.

I am looking for games from the Pawn Pickin'. If you have a game, please CLICK HERE!

Congratulations to John Smithwick for winning the 5th Pawn Pickin today in Raleigh. 18 players showed up to enjoy a bountiful buffet of barbecue, ribs, fried chicken, and several sides. I will more likely try to do this on a Saturday next year as I heard from several people who couldn't make it due to work commitments today.

I'd like to thank everyone who participated. We raised $198 for the USCF Legal Defense Fund.

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Games from the RTCC September Event:

Jeffrey Jones (1895) 1-0 Spencer Quick (NEW)
Jeffrey Schneider (NEW) 1-0 Jon Achelpohl (1260)
Jim Lineberger (423) BYE.

This month is a 5-round event. If you wish to enter you will be granted a 1/2-point bye in round one. Hope to see you next Wednesday!

http://raleighchess.freewebpages.org

Just a reminder to everyone to get their RSVPs in for the Pawn Pickin on Monday. Right now we're around 15 players who have RSVPed. I would like to hear from you by Saturday afternoon so I can get any orders placed that I need to. Also, I am only taking on site entries so if you are running a little behind please call me at (919)270-9948. Because this is a G/35 event, I would prefer not to pair players until they have checked in to reduce the possibility of forfeits.

RTCC founder Jon Achelpohl is the first official champion of the Raleigh Tournament Chess Club scoring an undefeated 3 out of 4 points to claim the crown. Jon earned the $27 first prize. Daniel Solarez and Emil Mayev shared second with 2½ points. Each wins $7 for splitting second.

On a quick note. We will as I mentioned earlier be changing out time control to Game/75. Also, we voted tonight that players are entitled to one ½-point bye per tounrnament. Player may use this bye in any round except for the final round.

We will be starting our next tournament next Wednesday at 7PM. Games will be paired at 7:30PM. Our website of course is at http://raleighchess.freewebpages.org/index.html

Daniel -- We don't do the tournaments at Borders, but there is plenty of informal games going on there. Hope to see you back there again.