Columbia Chess Club Newsletter 11/24/2025

Columbia Chess Club Newsletter 11/24/2025

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Columbia Chess Club Newsletter


In This Issue:
  • Club Closed Wed-Thurs for Thanksgiving!
  • This Week's Club Events
  • Weekly Results Corner
  • Alzheimer's Project Needs Study Participants
  • Want an Icon?
  • From the Discord
  • On the Horizon Schedule
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This Week's Club Events
5:15 p.m. Developmental Class (Sign Up) [K-8]
6:15 p.m. Developmental Class (Sign Up) [HS-Adult]
Developmental classes are suited for new players and players rated under 1000.
4:45 p.m. Kid's Night
Suited for K-12 players who are new or rated under 1000, we offer a rated tournament with a medal to the winner, an unrated tournament for new players with a USCF membership to the winner, and free casual play.
Kid's Night Registration
6:30 p.m.: Quad Night! G/25+10. Quads place you in a group of four players as closely rated to you as possible, with three rounds to determine the winner. $20 Entry fee can win $40 ($45 for a perfect score). You must be registered by 6:20 p.m. to participate, so don't wait until it's too late!
Quad Night Registration
6:00 p.m.: Cheers & Chess! Come join us for a drink at Hazelwood Brewing and a game chess! Open to all skills levels. We love playing blitz and rapid as well as teaching newcomers to the game.
No Classes! Happy Thanksgiving!
No Meeting! Happy Thanksgiving!
Weekly Results Corner
Kid's Night: 
We had a great crowd at Kid's Night! In the A Section, Ezra took first place with a perfect score, and in the B Section, Emmett took first place with a perfect score. Well done to all of our competitors!
 
Kid's Night Rating Report
Quad Night
Congrats to Carson Norton for winning his quad with a 400 point upset in the last round!

Quad Night Rating Report
Thursday Main Meeting:  Congrats to Aaryav Saha for winning November's Classical Month with a perfect 3.0/3.0 score in the Over 1200 section. In the Under 1200 section, Tucker Norton also completed a perfect run to take first place! Our Rapid Night was also taken by Aaryav Saha with a perfect 3.0/3.0, a full point ahead of the log jam tie for second place.
Alzheimer's Project Needs Study Participants
Good Morning/Afternoon,

My name is Caton Tsao, and I’m a junior at D.W. Daniel High School conducting research with the Cognition and Decision Science Lab at Clemson University under Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Dr. Kaileigh Byrne. Our lab is conducting an exciting research study exploring how factors, such as health status, work status, and an engaged lifestyle, are associated with memory and decision-making in individuals aged 65 and older. One of the factors that we are focusing on is experience with cognitively stimulating games like chess.

The study entails a prescreening digital survey (~10-15 minutes) and one remote study session (~25-30 minutes). Participants will be asked to survey questionnaires, memory tasks, and decision tasks. We are very much in need of participants and would greatly appreciate your help in participating in this study. If you have any questions or to schedule a study session, please let us know via email (decisionlab@clemson.edu) or phone (864-656-9731).

Sincerely,

Caton Tsao
Research Assistant
Cognition and Decision Science Lab
Clemson University
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From the Discord
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On the Horizon
Saturday, December 6, 2025:
Saturday, December 6, 2025:
Saturday, December 13, 2025:
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