Category Archives: Tournaments

**You can still jump in with half-point byes for the first round or two! Email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net**

The TOCC’s next tournament, the 2019 Late Summer Knights, will begin on Mon, July 29!

This event will run until Aug 26. It will again be five rounds and take place in four sections: Open, Under 1700, Under 1300 and Junior Under 900.
The top 3 sections play one game per week while the scholastic Junior section plays a double-round each week — that’s two games against the same opponent. Prizes consist of gift cards in each section.

If you would like register for this event, email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net 

It is always a big help to us when players register in advance, so we appreciate you doing so!

We will also be taking registrations at the club on Monday, July 22 and July 29 (6:00-6:15 pm).

Click here for full tourney details!

Hope to see you there!

***You can still jump into this event with half-point byes for the first round or two! Email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net or call 805-990-0136***

On Monday, June 24, we begin a new tournament, the 2019 Summer Spectacular!

We will be back to our usual format of five rounds and four sections: Open, Under 1700, Under 1300 and Junior Under 900. This event will begin the 24th and run until July 22.

Please click here for full tourney details!

If you would like to register for this event or have questions, please email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net

 We will also be taking registrations at the club on the 24th, 6:00-6:20 pm. Entry fee — $25. The round will begin at 6:30.

Note that there are a couple small changes being made with this event. First, we will no longer be awarding trophies, but instead gift cards to the top finishers in each section (more details to be discussed in person at the club).

Second, the 100-point rule for playing up has been relaxed and modified to be the 200-point rule (see flyer for details).

Hope to see you there!

***You can still enter into this event with half-point byes for the first round or two! Email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net to confirm you will be playing, and we’ll see you on Monday.***

The TOCC’s 6th annual Club Championship will begin on Mon, April 29!

This is a once-per-year special event that is six rounds and features lots of prizes, including trophies, books and free entries! The first-place winner, besides receiving the title and bragging rights of Club Champion, also receives free entry at the club for a year!

In previous editions, this event took place in a single section; however this year we are adding a Junior U1000 Championship! This all-scholastic section will play 6 double-rounds of G/30 — that’s twelve total games!

Everyone else will compete in the Open Championship for top place honors as well as seven class prizes: Best Under 2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200, U1000 and Unrated.

This tourney will also feature two special awards, the Biggest Upset and Most Upset Points prizes, as well as other goodies raffled away throughout the event!

If you would like to register for this event, please email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net

It is always very helpful to us when players register in advance, so we appreciate you doing so!

You may also register onsite on Apr 29 at 6:00-6:15 pm.  The entry fee is $30.

This event will begin Apr 29 and run until Jun 10 (6 rounds). CLICK HERE to see full event info!

This event is always full of excitement and surprises. We hope to have you all join us on the 29th

**Registration is still open for this event — jump in with a half-point bye for the first round or two! Email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net**

The TOCC will be starting back up with a new tournament next week! The 2019 Springtime Swiss will begin Mon, Mar 25 and run until April 22.

We are back to our normal format with one round per week and 4 sections: Open, Under 1700, Under 1300 and Junior Under 900. The top 3 sections play 5 rounds of G/60, while the scholastic Junior U900 plays 5 double-rounds. That’s two games every Mon evening!

For complete tourney information, please click here.

If you would like to register for this event, simply email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net! 

As a reminder, the club will be closed one more week (Mar 18) as the Goebel Center renovations wrap up.

We hope to see you on the 25th!

This Monday, Feb 11 will be our 2019 Winter BLITZ!

Like most blitz tournaments at the TOCC, this single-night event will be 5 double-rounds of G/5 (meaning you play two games each against five opponents for a total of 10 blitz games) and will be USCF Blitz rated.

Furthermore, this event awards cash prizes: 75% of all entries we receive will be given back to the players as prizes, guaranteed!

If you would like to play in this event, email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net

You may also register onsite on the 11th from 6:00-6:15 pm.

The entry fee is $15 — cash only please!

The first round will begin at 6:30 pm.

View flyer here for breakdown of prize money and complete info!

We recommend that players be rated at least 900 to participate in this event.

Unlike most of our blitz tournaments there will be open play available in the skittles room this night.

These fast-paced events are held about 3 times/year and are always a blast. We hope you can join us!

Next week, Feb 18, the club will be closed for President’s Day.

The TOCC’s next event, the 2018 Holiday HEXES, begins Dec 3! 

This event will only be 3 rounds, closing out the tournament year at the TOCC. It will consist of six-player sections by rating (the six highest rated players form the first hex, then the next six, and so on.) In addition to the hexes, we will also have a Junior Under 900 section with three double-rounds (6 total games). Scholastic players rated under 900 can choose to play in the Jr U900 or the regular hexes.

If you would like to play in this event, email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net

There will also be onsite registration on Dec 3 at 6:00 pm. 

This event will run Dec 3 to Dec 17. Click here to view the flyer with complete event info!

After this event the club will be closed Dec 24 and 31 for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

We hope to have you join us!

Mon Oct 22, the TOCC begins a new tournament, the 6th annual (2018) Autumn Blast!

This tourney will again be divided into four sections: Open, Under 1700, Under 1300 and Junior Under 900. The top 3 sections will again play 5 rounds, one game per week at a G/60 d5 time control, while the scholastic Junior U900 will play 5 double-rounds of G/25 d5 for a total of 10 games!

If you would like to register for this event, send us an email at ThousandOaksChess@att.net

Please specify desired section. It is always a big help when players register in advance, so we appreciate you doing so! We will also be taking registrations onsite 6-6:20 on the 22nd. 

Note that with this event there is a change in the 100-point rule for playing up. Now, players may play up into the next section if their peak rating is within 100 points of their section’s maximum. For example, if a player is currently rated 1580 but was at one time rated 1610, they are permitted to play in the Open section. Therefore, any player who maxed out at 1600 or above can play in the Open section, and any player who maxed out at 1200 or above (but is now under 1700 obviously) can play in the Under 1700. In other words, we are now going by your peak rating instead of current rating when deciding whether you are eligible to play up or not.

If you are confused and need clarification on this (or anything else) do not hesitate to ask!

This event will run from Oct 22 to Nov 19. Click here to view the flyer for complete tourney information!

We hope you can join us!

The TOCC’s next tournament, the 2018 Go Gold for Super Joey Open, begins Sept 10!

Like the last one, this event will consist of four sections: Open, Under 1700, Under 1300 and Junior Under 900.

The top 3 sections will play 5 rounds at the typical one-round-per-week format, while the Junior U900 is a scholastic section and will play 5 DOUBLE-rounds. This means that you play two faster games against the same opponent each week, for a total of 10 games! (Scholastic players rated under 900 have the option to play in the Junior U900 or the regular U1300 section).

If you would like to register for this event, email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net

We appreciate you signing up in advance as it is a big help to us!

Click here for complete tourney information!

This event will run from Sept 10 to Oct 8. Please note the club is closed this Mon, Sept 3 in observance of Labor Day. 

For this event, we are partnering with the Super Joey Foundation, a local nonprofit organization working to support families affected by childhood cancer. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and gold is the color representing childhood cancer awareness (like pink for breast cancer). Hence the unusual name of the tournament! Learn more at SuperJoey.org

Hope to have you join us for this event!

–It is not too late to jump into this event — email us at ThousandOaksChess@att.net–

The TOCC’s next tournament, the 2018 Late Summer Swiss, begins on July 30!

With this event we are trying out something a little bit different. There will be four sections: Open, Under 1700, Under 1300 and Junior Under 900.

The first three sections will have the same format and time control that you are all used to: 5 rounds with one round each Monday night at G/60, d5.

The last section, Junior Under 900, will be a scholastic section (open to K-12 players only), and will play 5 double-rounds at a G/25, d5 time control. This means that players in this section will play two games against the same opponent each Monday night, for a total of 10 games in the tournament!

Note that scholastic players rated under 900 have the option to play in the Junior U900 section OR the regular U1300 section. You can choose whether you want the double, faster games or the typical single longer game.

This event begins July 30 and will run until Aug 27. Click here to view the flyer for complete info!

To register for this event, email us at

ThousandOaksChess@att.net Please specify which section you would like to play in.

I believe this format is a great opportunity for newer, younger players as it will allow them to get more tournament games in, thereby establishing ratings and improving more quickly!

Feel free to email us with any questions (if they are not answered by this announcement or the flyer ?).

We hope you can join us!