Reno Chess Club

03/01/2025

Reno Chess Club on Chess.com! Each week, our man Alex Weirauch hosts fast time control events Sunday on Chess.com. This Sunday, March 2, 15+10 blitz is scheduled for a 10:30am start time. Set a reminder for Sunday mornings if we ever forget to post, as the games will still be on!

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS HAVE BEGUN

CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEYS HAVE BEGUN

THE REIGN OF TERROR SWISS HAS BEGUN

All of the above events are game in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment per move.

These events are designed with the plan of you facing a challenging opponent each week even if you do not manage to win your way into the next championship round. Prizes for club and class champions include trophies, free entry to events, free annual memberships, and United States money.

Naturally, you should visit us at the Reno Bridge/Chess Club at 125 W. Plumb Lane, Reno 89509, starting at 530pm each Thursday. Especially if social media called you here, we encourage you to come through and play a couple of games with us! Rated games start about an hour later, so if you are interested at signing up for and becoming USCF-rated, this is a great opportunity.

Reno Quads happen the fourth Saturday of most months. We had one February 22, and our next will be March22nd at 10am at the Crosspoint Church at 4001 S. Virginia Street Suite D3, Reno 89502 inside the Reno Town Mall. (When you enter the mall, if you walk toward the Washoe County Library at the rear, you will see Crosspoint on your right.) You are sectioned into groups of four based on rating and then play three games at a 45+30 classic time control. Great fun! Reach out if you are seeking to participate or join us Thursday at the Reno Chess Club for more info! USCF membership is required to participate in Quads. Don't worry - we can help you join USCF if you are not a member at this time.

Soon we will announce a new Pub Chess with Eli date.

Reno Rotation - chess pick-up games throughout the Reno-Sparks area

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12/01/2024

December is Chess Month.

Now, that's not an official thing, but we think it should be.

Reno Chess Club on Chess.com!

Another rapid event is coming this Sunday on Chess.com. We will start at 10:15am on December 1. Set a reminder for Sunday mornings if we ever forget to post, as games will still be on! We want to get this snowball rolling.

Reno Rotation - chess pick-up games throughout the Reno-Sparks area

Our first "pick up chess" event will be at the Meadowood Mall this Wednesday (12/4) starting about 5:30pm.

Visit Us at the Club

December 5th will feature our regular meeting at the Reno Bridge/Chess Club at 125 W. Plumb Lane, Reno 89509, starting at 5:30pm. Especially if you were called in here by social media, we encourage you to come through and play a couple of games with us! Rated games start about an hour later, so if you are interested at signing up for and becoming USCF-rated, this is a great opportunity. December meetings are open for you to play rated, unrated, review your games with players at the chess club, and even show how you were about to win the game just before they checkmated you.

Pub Chess with Eli

On December11th starting at 6:00pm, we will be at Midnight Coffee Roasting, 1401 S. Virginia Street #250 for Pub Chess. If you have a bad position in front of you, just sacrifice a beer for some compensation.

Reno Quads

Saturday, December 21st is the monthly Reno Quads event. The games start with "quadding" and pairings at 10:00am at the Crosspoint Church at 4001 S. Virginia Street Suite D3, Reno 89502 inside the Reno Town Mall. You are sectioned into groups of four based on rating and then play three games at a 45+30 classic time control. It is great fun! Reach out if you are seeking to participate or join us tonight at the Reno Chess Club for more info! Because it is a rated event, USCF (United States Chess Federation) membership is required to participate in Quads. Don't worry - we can help you join USCF if you are not a member at this time.

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11/20/2024

*** Announcements ***

Hi Reno Chess Fans!

Couple of updates for us all: After our successful online event this past weekend, we have decided to host rapid events of varying formats every Sunday now on chesscom. They will start between 10 and 1030am, our first Arena Rapid is scheduled for 10:15am on the 24th. Set a reminder for Sunday mornings if we ever forget to post, games will still be on! To join, find us on chesscom and join the club there. You should be able to see upcoming events afterwards.

Additionally, tomorrow the 21st will feature our regular meeting at the Reno Bridge/Chess Club at 125 W. Plumb Reno 89509, starting at 530. We highly encourage you to come through and play a couple of games with us! Rated games start about an hour later, so if you are interested at signing up for and becoming USCF rated, this is a great opportunity.

Also this week are the monthly Reno Quads. Those happen Saturday at 10am at the Crosspoint Church at 4001 S. Virginia Street Suite D3 Reno 89502 inside the Reno Town Mall. You are paired into groups based on rating and then play three games of 45+30 classic time control. It is great fun! Reach out if you are seeking to participate or join us tomorrow for more info! USCF membership required.

Lastly, we are working hard to make the "Reno Rotation" work. Preliminarily, we are planning on in-person "pick up chess" at the Meadowood Mall next Wednesday (11/27) afternoon. This is very much subject to change, but the idea is that a few members of the club play against mall visitors with small prizes for those beating one of us.

Thank you for taking the time, see you all tomorrow!

Cheers,
~ Alex

11/17/2024

Online Tournament on chesscom starting now!! ❤️

10/30/2024

Join us for some fun games tomorrow at 530p at the Reno Bridge Club on Plumb Ln.

Rated games usually start around 630-645, until then anyone can join and play. See you then! ❤️

10/26/2024

Chess Warriors!

After some time of hibernation we are stoked to announce not one but two (2) events this weekend!!

Tomorrow, 10/26/2024 at 10am, we are holding our monthly quads (every last Saturday of the month) at the Crosspoint Community Church. Join us for a great day of games - even without USCF membership there is a good chance you can find somebody to play a quick couple of unrated side games! Be there or be a Fool's Mate. All information at our Renochess website.

Additionally, we are excited to announce semi-regular online tournaments starting this Sunday, 10/27/2024 at 10am. We will be playing a Swiss style rapid Tournaments with five games of ten minutes each! All you need to play is a chess.com account and join our club there: https://www.chess.com/club/reno-chess-club - no USCF membership needed!

Should make for a great weekend, feel free to spread the word; excited to see you soon!!

~ Reno Chess Club ❤️