CSCC September Recap

[Triumph]

Greetings,

The Colorado Springs Chess Club has a new plaque! The 1st Quick Chess Championship was complete last year, and the new plaque has arrived just in time for our Chamionship season, including the 59th City Chess Championship in October, 2nd Quick Chess Championship in November, and the 30th Speed Chess Championship in December.

Who will be the next one on the newest club plaque?

Over-The-Board Stuff

Connor Tran, Anmar Almallak, and Cameron Stark tie for 1st, and Vinod Gundu grabs a 268-point rating gain!

Ratings report: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202509236022

Here are the September Swiss 90 results & prizes:

You can view the full standings at the bottom the home page :

https://sites.google.com/view/colorado-springs-chess-club

Better with faces than names, then check out the 2025 Colorado Springs Chess Club photos:

https://x.com/cschessnews/status/1971687762006102463

Peace be with you,

Paul Anderson - President of the Colorado Springs Chess Club

[KenFarrar]

Is/Are there going to be a playoff game or playoff games if there is a tie for first place in points?

[Triumph]

Typically, no. We have used the default tie breakers for the plaque and split the money in the past.

[KenFarrar]

So, you will have only one 1st Place winner on the plaque each season?

[Triumph]

In 59 years of the City Champ and Quick Champ, there has never been a co-champion. However, last year the Speed Champ had 2 winners when Paul Anderson and Lawrence Scafuri became the first co-champions after Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi set the precedent by sharing the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship! Never say never.