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Day Start End Event Location Reg-
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Fri Jan 08 Jan 08 $10 Tracy Quads Tracy   Y Tracy
Sat Jan 09 Jan 09 10th Annual Bob Burger Open G/45 SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Jan 10 Jan 10 newBay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 10 Jan 10 newBay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 10 Jan 10 newBay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 16 Jan 18 Golden State Open Concord Y   Continental
Sat Jan 23 Jan 23 MI Scholastics Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Jan 23 Jan 23 Sacramento Scholastics Sacramento   Y Sacramento
Sat Jan 23 Jan 23 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 23 Jan 23 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 23 Jan 23 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 30 Jan 30 Bay Area Team Championship Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 30 Jan 30 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Jan 30 Jan 30 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Feb 06 Feb 06 10th Annual Henry Gross Memorial G/45 SanFrancisco     Mechanics
Sun Feb 07 Feb 07 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) Walnut Creek Y Y Bay Area
Sun Feb 07 Feb 07 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Sun Feb 07 Feb 07 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Sat Feb 13 Feb 15 People's Tournament Concord Y   Superb
Sun Feb 14 Feb 14 CalNorth Age Level (Kirshner) San Mateo   Y Kirshner
Sat Feb 20 Feb 20 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Feb 20 Feb 20 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Feb 20 Feb 20 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Feb 20 Feb 20 MI Scholastics Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Mar 06 Mar 07 Bay Area Winter Open (1200+) 6SS x G/90 San Jose Y   Bay Area
Fri Mar 12 Mar 12 $10 Tracy Quads Tracy   Y Tracy
Sat Mar 13 Mar 14 10th AJ Fink Amateur (under 2000) SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Fri Mar 19 Mar 21 High School Championship – Denker Qualifier Santa Clara   Y Bay Area
Fri Mar 19 Mar 21 Bay Area Regional Scholastic Championship Santa Clara   Y Bay Area
Sat Mar 20 Mar 20 MI Scholastics Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Mar 27 Mar 27 10th Annual Max Wilkerson Open G/45 SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Mar 27 Mar 28 SCCF Super States Irvine   Y Bay Area
Sat Apr 03 Apr 03 Bay Area $uperSwiss (1200+) G/60 Atherton Y   Bay Area
Sat Apr 03 Apr 03 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) Atherton Y Y Bay Area
Sat Apr 03 Apr 03 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Apr 03 Apr 03 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Apr 10 Apr 10 10th Annual Imre Konig Memorial G/45 SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Apr 10 Apr 10 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Apr 10 Apr 10 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Apr 10 Apr 10 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Fri Apr 16 Apr 18 35th Annual CalChess State Scholastics  Santa Clara   Y Bay Area
Sat Apr 17 Apr 18 10th Annual Walter Lovegrove Senior Open  SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Apr 24 Apr 24 MI Scholastic Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat May 1 May 2 NorCal Open 6ss x G/100 San Jose Y   Bay Area
Sat May 1 May 1 Sacramento Scholastics  Sacramento   Y Sacramento
Sat May 8 May 8 10th Annual Charles Powell Memorial G/45  SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sun May 9 May 9 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) Walnut Creek Y Y Bay Area
Sun May 9 May 9 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Sun May 9 May 9 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Fri May 14 May 14 $10 Tracy Quads Tracy   Y Tracy
Sat May 15 May 15 MI Scholastics Quads SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat May 22 May 22 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat May 22 May 22 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat May 22 May 22 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat May 29 May 29 California Class Champ - Memorial Day Weekend San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat May 29 May 31 California Open - Memorial Day Weekend San Jose Y   Bay Area
Sat Jun 5 Jun 5 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Jun 5 Jun 5 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Jun 5 Jun 5 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Jun 5 Jun 06 45th Annual Arthur Stamer Memorial SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Jun 12 Jun 12 10th Annual William Addison Open G/45 SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Jun 19 Jun 19 Bay Area $uperSwiss (1200+) G/60 San Jose Y   Bay Area
Sun Jun 20 Jun 20 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sun Jun 20 Jun 20 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sun Jun 20 Jun 20 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Jun 26 Jun 26 MI Scholastic Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Jul 03 Jul 05 Sacramento Chess Championship  Sacramento Y   Sacramento
Sat Jul 10 Jul 10 Martin Wiskemann /MI Scholastic Championship  SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Jul 17 Jul 17 10th Annual Charles Bagby Memorial G/45  SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sun Jul 18 Jul 18 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) Walnut Creek Y Y Bay Area
Sun Jul 18 Jul 18 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Sun Jul 18 Jul 18 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Sat Jul 24 Jul 25 Bay Area Open 4ss x 30/90 G/60 San Jose Y   Bay Area
Sat Aug 07 Aug 07 10th Annual Vladimir Pafnutieff Memorial G/45 SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Aug 14 Aug 14 Bay Area $uperSwiss (1200+) G/60 San Jose Y   Bay Area
Sat Aug 14 Aug 14 MI Scholastic Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Aug 21 Aug 22 Bernardo Smith Amateur (Under 1800)  SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Aug 28 Aug 28 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Aug 28 Aug 28 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Aug 28 Aug 28 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Sep 04 Sep 06 Labor Day Chess Festival SanFrancisco Y   Koepcke
Sat Sep 11 Sep 11 MI Scholastic Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sun Sep 12 Sep 12 Bay Area Patriots Day Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sun Sep 12 Sep 12 Bay Area Patriots Day Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sun Sep 12 Sep 12 Bay Area Patriots Day Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Sep 18 Sep 18 10th Annual Howard Donnelly Memorial G/45  SanFrancisco     Mechanics
Sat Sep 25 Sep 26 Bay Area Fall Open 4ss x 30/90 G/60 San Jose Y   Bay Area
Sat Oct 2 Oct 2 Bay Area Team Championship Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Oct 2 Oct 2 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Oct 2 Oct 2 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Oct 9 Oct 9 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Oct 9 Oct 9 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Oct 9 Oct 9 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Oct 23 Oct 23 MI Scholastic Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sun Oct 24 Oct 24 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) Walnut Creek Y Y Bay Area
Sun Oct 24 Oct 24 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Sun Oct 24 Oct 24 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Walnut Creek   Y Bay Area
Fri Oct 29 Oct 31 Bay Area Long$wiss (1200+) 5ss x 30/90 G/60 San Jose Y   Bay Area
Sat Nov 06 Nov 07 38th Carroll Capps Memorial SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Nov 13 Nov 13 MI Scholastic Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Nov 13 Nov 13 Bay Area $uperSwiss (1200+) G/60 Atherton Y   Bay Area
Sat Nov 13 Nov 13 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) Atherton Y Y Bay Area
Sat Nov 13 Nov 13 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Nov 13 Nov 13 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads Atherton   Y Bay Area
Sat Nov 20 Nov 20 10th Annual Pierre Saint Amant Memorial G/45 SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Fri Nov 26 Nov 28 California Class Championship (New and under 1000) Santa Clara Y Y Bay Area
Sat Dec 04 Dec 04 10th Annual Guthrie McClain Memorial G/45  SanFrancisco Y   Mechanics
Sat Dec 11 Dec 11 MI Scholastic Quads SanFrancisco   Y Mechanics
Sat Dec 11 Dec 11 Bay Area Swiss (new & under 1400) San Jose Y Y Bay Area
Sat Dec 11 Dec 11 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Dec 11 Dec 11 Bay Area Scholastic Afternoon Unrated Quads San Jose   Y Bay Area
Sat Dec 11 Dec 11 Sacramento Chess Club Weekend Swiss 23 Sacramento Y   Sacramento
Sun Dec 12 Dec 12 Bay Area $uperSwiss (1200+) G/60 San Jose Y   Bay Area



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