By Adam Lignell
A chess veteran said he wants as many experienced and new players alike to come to the double-elimination chess tournament, 12-7 p.m. each day April 30 to May 4.
Frank Williams, administrator and founder of the club, arrives before 11 a.m. on weekdays to play anyone in a game of chess.
“I’m set up to play anybody who wants to show up, they don’t even have to be a student,” he said.
The tournament will cost $5 before April 27, and $10 after. The games will take place in the Down Under. No refunds will be given. Players must finish two timed games in the first two days to stay in the tournament.
Club administrators Williams and Gray Sanders will time and announce the ends of games and answer any questions players might have about chess or the tournament.
Students can fill out a form with their name, phone number, college ID number, days they will attend the five-day tournament and if they’ve paid.
Williams said the club hopes that their numbers will increase as this tournament gets underway, and he has advice for players new to the game.
“If you play people who are not as good as you are, they’ll learn, you won’t,” Williams said. “You want to play somebody stronger than you to improve.”
Contact Frank Williams, Chess Club administrator for more information at knarf1938@yahoo.com.
Contact Adam Lignell, staff reporter, at alignell@jccc.edu.
These long tournaments should be held in institutions all across the globe.