January 2017 Signups are Open

Signups are now open for our 3 round January League Qualifier and Tournament Series to begin on Monday, January 2, 2017.

Negotiated Time Tournaments

New players can sign up for our 3 round League Qualifier. You must be a member of the Dan Heisman Learning Center and the Slow Chess League to be included. You don’t have to win a game to qualify. Just follow the rules and complete the tournament.

Qualified league players can choose from:

Traditional OTB Style

Open Swiss G/45+45

Open Swiss G/90+30

Winners of our Open Swiss this month earn invitations to the 2017 SCL League Championship

SCL Fair Play

Swiss 1-2 G/45+5

Swiss 1-2 G/90+30 Double – 2 games per week

Signups will close at 22:00 League Time on Friday, December 30. Go to slowchessleague.org to get in on the fun.

Live Tournaments!

And now: Live Club tournaments every day! Join us at 20:00 LT / New York every day for 3 rounds of G/25+10. Then on Saturday or Sunday try 3 rounds of G/45+5 at 13:00 LT / New York. You must be a club member and use V3 to see and join our live tournaments. The top 3 finishers in our new 2016 Live Grand Prix (who are also qualified players) will earn invitations to the 2016 SCL Championship. Next year's top 5 finishers will earn invitations to the 2017 SCL Championships.

Live Club Matches!

Coming up, a new SCL Live Club Match League. We are awaiting a new Chess.com feature to make this possible.

Sponsored by the Dan Heisman Learning Center and the Slow Chess League.