| SAN DIEGO CHESS CLUB GM Gregory Kaidanov at the Gambito Open on 6/21/08 Tournament Play every Wed at 7 PM, 2225 6th Avenue Website Contributors: Rick Aeria, Bruce Baker, Chuck Ensey, Richard Jensen, Cyrus Lakdawala & Ron Rezendes - we now have over 600 website members! Join our MSN group - it's free & it's fun! | WELCOME NEW SDCC MEMBERS -
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RAY VIERNES Current Official SD Chess Club Membership Total is 134 Annual dues are $60 a year, and the entry fee for most events is $25 Website is free to join (when applying, please type if you want to join the website or also the club); the costs quoted above are for rated play on Wed nights |
| Wednesday Night Events Next Event: The Jerry Soelberg Open Fast (G/90) and Slow (40/90, G/60) Sections, pick one Rd 1 of 6 is on 7/09/08 Sign Up now online!! Email chucnglo@aol.com Jerry Soelberg collects the Fred Borges Reserve Trophy from Ron | Gambito Open Every Saturday!! Now in Balboa Park exclusively Super Gambito (extra prizes) is on the 1st Saturday of every month Gambito Info Gambito Archives Gambito History July Super Gambito June Super Gambito May Super Gambito April Super Gambito March Super Gambito February Special Gambito Open January Super Gambito |
| 2008 UPCOMING EVENTS A rare rainy day in sunny San Diego's Balboa Park July 9 - August 13 - The Jerry Soelberg Open August 2 - The August Super Gambito August 9-10 - San Diego County Championships November 1 - 2 The 8th Annual Double Super Gambito | Wednesday Night Schedule The Jerry Soelberg Open 7/09 - 8/13 The San Diego Open Shootout 8/20 - 9/24 The Fall Swiss 10/01 -11/05 The 2008 Class Championships 11/12 - 12/17 Vacation in the Yucatan where you can find ancient Mayan temples right on the beach in Tulum May your chess be as accurate as the famous Mayan calendar! |
| Scholastic Chess Upcoming Events: K-12th Grade Sunday June 1, 2008 $15 EF if pd in advance details are here | Jedi Knights Chess Club Friday Nights the kids take over the San Diego Chess Club! Click here for more info. |
| 2008 Class B Player Damani Fair at the Fred Borges Open | RICH JENSEN'S CHESS BOOK REVIEWS The Life and Games of Carlos Torre, Mexico's First Grandmaster! Currently featuring "Rethinking The Chess Pieces" by Andrew Soltis |
| President's Corner Update The new SDCC Board President Ron Rezendes; Vice President Chuck Ensey; Secretary Tom Webb; Treasurer Tom Kuhn; Members-at-Large Leonard Sussman and Mark Lawless; Sergeant-At-Arms Rick Aeria and Park Liaison and Club Manager, Bruce Baker | |
| 2008 Class B Player Robert Draper at the Fred Borges Open | CONGRATULATIONS VISHY ANAND World Champion 2007 The world Championship at a glance |
| Player of the Month for May 2008: Darwin Laylo Enrico Sevillano approved this message! | GM Darwin Laylo at the SCCF Senior/Junior Open |