Houston's Premiere Chess Club

    8:00 AM- Doors Open

    8:45 AM Announcements

    9:00 AM- Round 1 G/25;d5

  10:00 AM- Round 2 G/25;d5

  11:00 AM- Round 3 G/25;d5

  12:00 PM- Lunch

    1:00 PM- Round 4 G/25;d5

    2:00 PM- Round 5 G/25;d5

    3:00 PM- Awards

Please start bringing your chess boards and clocks to tournaments. The club will begin to enforce the use of equipment for club members only starting this tournament. All players must turn off their cell phones and place them on their 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.  Vending is now available for snacks and drinks. Use of the refrigerator in the Playing Hall will no longer be accessible by non-club members. There is plenty of space for coolers in the lounge. The microwave has been transitioned to the new space but you can use it between rounds.

It is a hot day and we are  88% capacity. We have expanded and have the space next door.  Only players are allowed in the playing hall during live rounds. Parents and coaches may stay in the club lounge, and may enter the playing hall between rounds. We have remodeled and have seating for about 28 people in the lounge, so you might want to bring more chairs. There will be tables and chairs set up for skittles. We ask that you only enter at the side entrance through the club lounge.  Players are asked to enter and exit the playing hall through the new door that connects the spaces. . Only players competing in the round are allowed in the playing hall while games are active. NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE ALLOWED IN THE HALL WHILE GAMES ARE UNDER WAY. We may be streaming many of the games on TwitchTV. We may be showing some of the camera feed on the new Quad display in the Club Lounge. This feed will be shared with lounge attendees but will be delayed for the public during this tournament. We have installed an advanced chess engine to go over games. 

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 bathrooms. 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 door open so as to conserve energy and AC.

You will find Notation Sheets, Pencils, Earplugs, and Hand Sanitizer on the last table in the playing hall.  A scoring sheet can be found at the TD desk, as well as a touch screen to input your own scores. 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 on the wall and are available on the Poison Pawns website in this section.