The Denver Chess Club (DCC) is the oldest chess club in Colorado. Established in 1859, we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the goal of expanding chess culture in the Denver and Colorado community. We promote the study and knowledge of chess for its sake as a science, an art and a source of self-improvement. The DCC breeds competition between individuals as well as between rival clubs always trying to push the boundaries of these challenges. We have been home, at one time or another, to some of the strongest players in Colorado and the United States. With a population of over a million, Denver is the largest city in Colorado and thus our club has the most diverse, energetic group of members.
The club currently meets at the Grant Avenue Community Center. The address is 2400 S Ash St. Our meeting times are Tuesdays at 6:00pm. We hold month slow chess tournaments with one game every Tuesday night. The tournament starts at 7:30pm but make sure you arrive in time to register!
The first Tuesday of every year we hold DCC elections. Elections will choose, by a democratic vote, the next board of directors of the Denver Chess Club. There are four positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. You have to be a DCC member to vote, or run for office.
Some nights we offer free chess lectures. These are done by prominant players in Colorado or United States. In recent years, we have had GM Dashzeveg Sharavdorj, Daoud Zupa and Chris Peterson giving lectures. The lectures are informative, fun and are designed to improve your chess game in any of the different aspects of the game.
Attending the weekly meetings is 100% free. However, in order to participate in the scheduled tournaments, a small entry fee may apply. The monthly tournament currently costs $8 to play for non-members and $6 to play for members. This money goes toward a monthly cash prize fund as well as the operations of the club. Because the club is a non-profit organization, the club puts all of the money back into the operation of the club.
The club does sponsor tournaments at various times throughout the year. These tournaments do have a small entry which again, goes to cash prizes, tournament overhead, and club operations. These entry fees vary from event to event so it is not possible to tell you what they would be here. For information on a particular event you can visit the upcoming tournament page.
The club collects dues in order to keep track of club attendence and membership as well as pay for the club's operating expenses. Though it is not necesary to purchase a membership to participate in DCC events or attend the weekly meetings there are several benefits to becoming an official member. The current cost for an adult to join the club is $20 for an entire year.
There are many benefits to purchasing a Denver Chess Club membership. The most convincing, however, is the many discounts it offers. Not only will you get a discount on the weekly rated games but also discounts on events hosted by the Denver Chess Club. For the amount you pay for the membership you will earn that and much more just on the savings you'll incur by attending DCC events you would already participate in.
Who is not a fan of democracy? By registering your membership with the DCC you will be able to participate, or run yourself, in the elections held every year to choose the next generation of officers. The elections are very important because they will determine who will make important decisions about DCC policy.
In the near future, we will be implementing a Grand Prix system which will keep track of member participation in DCC events which will give active members access to left over money. Also, in the works, are plans for championship tournaments such as the revival of the Denver Open which will require a DCC membership to attend.
More important than any of those amazing benefits, you will be supporting the largest, longest running club in Colorado.
Unfortunately, because our operation is small compared to other non-profit organizations, we can only renew memberships in person. You will have to attend a DCC Event or weekly meeting to renew your membership. Once your membership is renewed your online account will be updated and you will receive the discounts and other benefits as normal.
There are four elected positions, one appointed position and one volunteer position on the board of directors for the Denver Chess Club. The elected positions are President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. The club Manager is appointed by unanimous vote of the entire board. The webmaster of this site is a volunteer position for anyone willing to undertake the task, provided there is no one currently running the site.
Current president, Daoud Zupa, is a long time chess player and DCC member. As President he is the head honcho. He makes case by case policy decisions, plans events, nominates appointees, develops new strategies and many other things for the DCC. This is the most difficult position on the Board because all the pressure is on the President to make sure the club does well year by year.
The position of Vice-President is currently open as the former retired before their term was up. The VP is the stand in for the President if the President is unable to perform his/her duties. This could be for a many reasons, for example, if the President is sick, or on vacation or if the President needs help getting some administrative things accomplished.
Elected in Jan. 2010, the current secretary is Joe Aragon. The secretary position is relatively undefined as far as the DCC's Board is concerned. Their main purpose is to provide an additional perspective on issues put to a vote as well as handle administrative duties passed along from the President or VP.
Paul Kullback is the current Treasurer for the DCC. The Treasurer is in charge of the club's finances. Balancing the checkbook, writing checks, and anything else that has to do with financial bookeeping.
The club manager position requires the most qualifications and is the only position that is paid. It is vital to have a USCF certified Tournament Director as club manager. The club manager is in charge of running DCC tournaments and events so they are within the USCF rules and guidelines so events can be rated. The club manager position is currently open due to a lack of qualified people willing to tackle this important job.
Chris Peterson is the webmaster for denverchess.com. This position is mainly to help keep the website up to date with the happenings of the DCC. It is recommended that the webmaster have some knowledge with programming and the languages of the web: HTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL/Javascript.
Right now it is not required to join this website once you become a DCC member. Memberships are currently recorded by pen and paper and not tracked by the websites databases. In the near future, once the online system is fully functional, an online profile will be created when a person purchases a DCC membership. When that time comes the profile created will be simply keep track of memberships and other gathered information. Therefore, it is not necessary to regularly use this website once you become a DCC member.
Registering as a member of denverchess.com is not necessary to partake in most of it's features. However, if you want to join the Denver Chess community you will want to register an account. Access to certain features are restricted to registered members. Registering an account is quick, simple and does not require divulging personal information.
It can be a hassle to remember all the usernames and passwords you use on various websites. There is an easy way to recover your username and password by visiting the account recovery page. You will need to provide your email address and verify you are a human and not a malicious software program, and a new, random password will be generated. Both your username and password will be emailed to the email address you used to register your account. Once you login, you will be prompted to change change your password from the randomly generated one.
Sometimes the system takes a little time to update the database. Please allow at least 15 minutes before logging in. If you are still experiencing issues you can follow the displayed instructions or email the webmaster.
Verifying your email has a couple purposes. First, it helps us narrow down indiviual users. Email address are unique and are a perfect way to help ensure users are unique. Secondly, the email verifcation allows us to make sure you are a human being instead of a malicious software trying to gain access to information on our site. Finally, emails can be used to provide you with updates on your account and the account recovery safety net, should you forget or lose your username/password. By verifying your email we know how we can reach you in one of these cases.
Please allow up to 24 hours to receive the verification email. Make sure to check your spam folder, just in case. If you find the verification email in your spam folder it is recommended that you add donotreply@denverchess.com to your whitelist (visit your webmail provider's FAQ for instructions). Once you have double-checked and you cannot find the email, have gone through the on screen instructions and you still cannot verify your account, email the webmaster.
The Denver chess community has no website. Denverchess.com strives to provide Denver and Colorado chess players with the most integrated online experience possible. By providing a revolutionary tri-cross-referencing system between games, tournaments and players, users will have never before access to chess information published online.
You do not have to be a DCC member, or a member in good standing, to join this website. This is an online community for chess players the world over. The Denver Chess Club publishes information on this site and uses to help manage their operations but the online accounts and memberships are seperate from the DCC.
DCC memberships are handled in person by a DCC representative. You will have to attend a DCC meeting or event to renew your membership.
The online database is a recently added feature. If you are not in the online database as a current member of the Denver Chess Club then your membership is expired. Please attend a DCC event or meeting and speak with a representative if you wish to renew your membership. The transition into a digitally run club is a slow, arduous process, so please have understanding and patience.
In order to experience the full benefit of our tri-cross-referenced database your USCF ID is required. This numer is used to keep track of tournament results, games played and mark you as an active particpant in chess across the country. By including this number in your profile we can properly display your tournament and game information.
[Event "2011 MLK Memorial"] [Site "DCC"] [Date "2011.01.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Amarbayasgalan, Losol"] [Black "Dorchuck, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "1647"] [BlackElo ""] [SourceDate "2010.01.06"] [WhiteTeam "13658214"] [BlackTeam "14576805"] 1. e4 e5 {comment} 2. Nf3 (2. Nc6 {variation}) Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 exd4 6. Re1 Bd6 7. Rxe4+ Be7 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 g6 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Qf3 Bc5 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Nxc6 dxc6 14. Qf6 Bf8 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 16. Bc4 Qg7 17. Qf4 Qf8 18. Qxc7 Bf5 19. Qxb7 Bxc2 20. Qxc6 Re8 21. Rc1 Bf5 22. Nd5 Be6 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qxe8 Bf5 26. Qxf7+ Kh6 27. h3 Bxh3 28. gxh3 a5 29. Rc3 g5 30. Bd3 {White wins}1-0
PGN format has two main parts. The tags and the moves. The tags are enclosed in brackets [] with type of information titled by the words outside of the quotation marks and the important data in the quotation marks. denverchess.com uses most of the information provided in general PGN's but some information is vital. The vital information is listed in the sample PGN above. The only information that is extraordinary is the WhiteTeam and Blackteam tags. These tags will contain the USCF ID of their respective players. WhiteTeam will have white's unique USCF id, which is an 8 digit number. BlackTeam will have black's unique USCF id.
By having your PGN's all in the correct format, it will expidite the upload process greatly. If you try to submit a PGN that is in the incorrect format it will not be posted on the website.
The easiest way to ensure a game is in the proper format is with the use of software. Chessbase has options to export games in PGN format that will always meet these standards. Just save your game into a database then locate the game with the Chessbase Database explorer, right click, output, selection to textfile and choose pgn. Once the file is saved you can open it with notepad and copy and paste the PGN.
