Temecula Chess Club

Hello and happy Halloween everyone! Our phone line is back up and running(951-327-1000), and JJ Fall 1 and TCC 85 have been submitted for ratings and can be checked within a couple of hours.

Hi guys, just a couple of updates for you. JJ Fall #1 and TCC 85 have a couple of snags holding up the rating process but we will get through it as we always do and update you when they are through- which should be very soon. Also- TCC 86 will start on Wednesday, Nov. 4th instead of Tuesday, Nov. 3rd at 7pm. For the rest of the month the games will be played on Tuesday nights as usual.

Results for JJ Fall #2 have been submitted and ratings can be checked online at uschess.org

Gavin Ebreo wins his first Junior Joust with 3 wins, one draw and no losses! Congrats! It's great to see Gavin break through after getting so close so many times. Giovanna Bascon took 2nd with 3 wins and 1 loss. Max Bascon took 3rd with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss.

Junior Joust Fall 2020 #2 tomorrow at 11am!

Through 4 rounds Marius Lucan holds the lead in TCC85 but has his hardest tests remaining with NM's Scott Roods and Vadim Kudryavtsev left to play. We'll keep you posted.

The opening phase of Fall 2020 has begun, and underdog Maximus Bascon has captured the first tourney!!! Many veterans of the Jousts returned from long absences (Brandon Lee, Leo Zoller, Ben Reuben) and with the absence of the Arnold sisters it seemed certain that one of them would win it, but to everyone's surprise the 6 year old tore through his games with amazing tactical ability. In the final round he squared off against Brandon Yu. Watching Brandon's positional styl...e develop is something to behold. As he matures he becomes more and more adept at generating positions rich with space, harmony and possibilities. His game with Max was no different as he used a timely pawn break in the center to unlock the flow of all his pieces. Max's position was cramped until he broke it open with tactics and started chasing Brandon's beleaguered king. He emerged the winner and took clear 1st with 4 points! Brandon Lee showed great poise under time pressure against Giovanna Bascon and held Brandon Yu to a draw to go unbeaten with 3.5 points and take clear 2nd. See more

The weather is on cue! Tomorrow at 11am the Fall 2020 JJ season begins.

The Trophy and medals for JJ Summer 2020 season are finished and ready to be picked up! Another special congratulations to Lily Arnold, Brandon Yu and Ezekiel Alatorre for their outstanding displays of skill and character. What they did was something special.

Results for TCC 84 have been submitted and ratings can be checked within a couple of hours. Also a reminder that we will be closed on Monday and Tuesday and TCC 85 will begin on Wednesday night at 7pm.

The JJ Summer finals have been reported for ratings and should be available to check on uschess.org within a couple of hours. Congrats again to all who competed on a wonderful season. Also- reminder that Monday and Tuesday we will be closed for housecleaning and TCC 85 will begin on Wednesday night at 7pm because of this.

TCC 84 was won by Marius Lucan. He played a perfect score in a 10 round event with a solid top end of the field, so that's no easy task. Also, JJ summer 5 has been submitted for ratings and can be checked soon at uschess.org

Hi guys, just sending a heads up on two things. JJ Summer 4 was submitted for ratings today and results can checked at uschess.org. Over the next 3 days we will catch up on Summer 5, Summer finals, and TCC 84. Each tournament will be reported on a separate day in that order, 3 days in a row. Also- we will be closed on Monday and Tuesday of next week for housecleaning. TCC 85 will begin on Wednesday night at 7pm because of this. After the housecleaning we will have our break room back!