Houston's Premiere Chess Club

   5:30 PM- Doors Open

   5:45 PM Announcements

   6:30 PM- Round 1 Starts  G/90;+30

   3-Day Schedule Will Be Merged After Round 1 Of 2-Day Is Complete.

    8:30 AM- Doors Open

    9:25 Announcements

    9:30 AM- Round 1 Starts  G/60;d5

  12:00 PM- Lunch Break

    1:00 PM- Round 2 Starts  G/90; +30

    6:30 PM- Round 3 Starts  G/90; +30

  8:30 AM- Doors Open

  9:25 Announcements

  9:30 AM- Round 4 Starts G/90; +30

12:00 PM- Lunch Break

  2:00 PM- Round 5 Starts G/90; +30

All players must turn off their cell phones and place them on table while games are active. All electronic game recording devices will be allowed, but must be kept on tables. Please keep communication with other participants at a quiet respectful level. If there are any issues during the game please raise your hand and the Tournament Director will come over to resolve. Food and drink are allowed at the table, but please clean up after yourself after every round. 

It is a warm day and we are 77% capacity.  Observers may stay in the tournament hall. We will be streaming many of the games on TwitchTV with look ins and a couple of featured games per round.  Please keep entry/exit to a minimum to conserve AC. Our Twitch channel is Poison Pawns Chess Club (see link below). If foot traffic is too busy and players are competing late into the round, we will ask those who leave the hall to stay outside so as not to disturb play. There will be a table and chairs set up for skittles.

Please be respectful of the club facilities. It is a privilege to play at this outstanding facility. Only use furniture as intended. Food and drink are allowed. Please clean up after yourself and others and keep the facilities in pristine order, just as you found it, or better. Please knock before entering the bathroom. Try to keep the bathroom tidy for the next guest. Smoking is allowed outside of the building, please mind your butts. Please do not leave the front door open so as to conserve energy and AC.

You will find Scoring Sheets, Pencils, Earplugs, and Hand Sanitizer on the Coffee table in the players lounge area. We also keep clock, boards, and extra sets in case you need to borrow . Please put Sets, clocks and boards back on table when you are done with your round. A scoring sheet can be found on the Gray cabinet near the 😎 concession refrigerator . Please mark your score after completion, and mark a WD next to your name if you would like to withdraw. Round pairings will be projected over this area and are available on the Poison Pawns website  in this section.