2026 West Orange Chess Club June Quads

2026 West Orange Chess Club June Quads

Tournament Director – Steve Lorimor

Location

All games will take place at the West Orange Chess Club, located at the Toby Katz Community Center, 650 Pleasant Valley Way in West Orange (turn off of Pleasant Valley Way onto Alisa Drive and follow the road past the first parking lot on the left, tennis courts and ball field all the way to the TKCC building).

Dates and Time

One game per week on June 9th, 16th and 23rd.  A make-up round may be available on June 30th.  All games begin promptly at 7:00 PM.

Structure

The tournament is three rounds, round-robin style.  This is a quad-style event.  Players will be set in groups of four starting with the four highest rated players, then the four next-highest rated, etc.  This will continue all the way to the bottom.  Unrated players will be given a provisional rating for grouping purposes only as best can be determined by the TD.  If the number of players in the tournament is not evenly divisible by four, one of the groups will be increased in size and run as a small Swiss System tournament.

Time Control

G75/d5 (75 minutes per game with a 5 second clock delay before each move)

USCF Membership

This is a United States Chess Federation rated tournament. All players must have a valid USCF Membership through the end of the tournament.  If you do not have a USCF Membership either click https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess or email TD Lorimor at sdlorimor@comcast.net for assistance.

No byes are available.

If a player cannot attend a game (and notifies TD Lorimor in advance), their opponent will be presented with a choice:  1) a forfeit win or 2) a make-up game.  Both players must be available on June 30th to conduct a make-up game.

Players who cannot attend a round should notify TD Lorimor as soon as possible via text or phone at 908-286-0720 or via email at sdlorimor@comcast.net.

Registration Cost

$20 for 2026 WOCC Members and $25 for Non 2026 WOCC Members.  You can register online here:  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-west-orange-chess-club-june-quads (preferred) or in person at the WOCC before Round One.

If not already a 2026 WOCC Member you may join online via this link:  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/west-orange-chess-club-voting or in person at the WOCC.  The 2026 WOCC Membership dues are as follows:  $6 unless between the ages of 18 and 49, not a college student and not a West Orange resident, in which case the Membership is $12.

Online registration will close at 6:00 PM on June 9th. On site registration will be accepted until 6:45 PM on June 9th, after which registration will be closed.  Also, for those who registered online but are paying the entry fee in cash, failure to pay by 6:45 PM on June 9th may result in a withdrawal of registration at the discretion of TD Lorimor.

Entry fee payment can be made through the online registration process (preferred) or paid in cash at the event.

We appreciate your cooperation so that we may start the tournament on schedule.

Prizes

1st place in each quad receives $60.  If a section has more than four players, there will be a second-place prize equal to the number of additional players x $15 each.

If you cannot make it for a round please let TD Lorimor know as soon as possible.  Even if something comes up last minute still please inform TD Lorimor as that way your would be opponent can perhaps be paired with someone else without a game, either counting for the tournament or as an extra game.  Or at the very least they are not forced to wait around.

And keep in mind that the round is expected to start at 7:00 PM each night, and that especially some participants need to register and pay their entry fees shortly before Round One on 6/9, so please make every effort to ensure we can start each night at 7:00 PM.  Also keep in mind that WOCC tournaments have many young kids participating and round start time delays may be difficult for them and their parents, who would like to get home as early as possible, especially on a school night.  

Your cooperation will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Here is the link for online registration:  https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-west-orange-chess-club-june-quads.

If there are any questions or issues with the Zeffy online registration site please email the WOCC at wochessclub@gmail.com.

Any other tournament related questions should be texted or phoned to TD Lorimor at 908-286-0720 or sent to TD Lorimor via email at sdlorimor@comcast.net.  Thank you.

As always, thank you for your interest and participation in this event.  We hope to see you on June 9th!