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Activities and Events
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Non-rated G/5 tournament - one per year on a single night - usually an 8-12 round Swiss - small trophy awarded to the winner
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Quick-rated G/10 and G/15 tournament - one each per year, each on a single night - usually a 4-6 round Swiss - small trophy awarded to the winner of each
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Regularly rated Club Championship - 6 round G/90 Swiss with one round per night in February and March - Plaques awarded to the winner and to the top junior (under 18) performance
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Regularly rated fall tournaments (G/90) with 1 round per night - the top 8 players on the club ladder play in a round robin for the traveling Knight’s Cup - the next 8 players on the club ladder play in a round robin for the traveling Squire's Trophy - the remaining players play in a 5 round Swiss that has no award.
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Grandmaster simultaneous exhibitions - one or two per year - generally $10-15 per member playing or $20-25 per non-member playing to play in a simul - currently the only type of Thursday event with a charge not covered by the annual dues. The fee goes to the grandmaster.
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Normal ladder play - almost all remaining nights with one G/90 ladder game per night - the club ladder is maintained similar to hockey standings. Following the fall Swiss the ladder season begins with every player having zero points in zero games. One point is awarded for a win, 1/2 for a draw and zero for a loss. The ladder is sorted in descending order by total points scored for the season. Each ladder night people sign up by 7:45 PM to play on the ladder, the games are paired and play starts at 8 PM. The pairings are done with number one on the ladder playing number two, three playing four, etc. except that you play at least two different ladder opponents before being paired again on the ladder with a person. Any junior (under 18) that is paired has the option of changing the normal G/90 time control to G/60. Players draw for colors every game.
Many players do off-hand play after their serious ladder game is over.
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Theme ladder nights - similar to normal ladder play with the exception that every game will start with the same opening that was determined the week before. There are three per year.
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Other Activities
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Annual Master Challenge tournament run on a summer weekend in conjunction with the Elmhurst Chess Club at the Elmhurst club site (June or July).
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The Saint Charles Club provides many of the directors for scholastic tournaments in the Chicago metropolitan area. In the 2001-2002 school year that consisted of five Saturday K-8 tournaments with a total of 1784 players, two high school Saturday tournaments with a total of 300 players and the Saturday/Sunday K-8 state championship with 824 players. 2002-2003 had 2429 Sat. K-8 and 425 H.S.
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