Southern California
Chess Federation
The
Southern California Chess Federation (SCCF) is the affiliate
organization recognized
by the United States
Chess Federation (USCF),
for the Southern California area. Click here
to join or renew your membership on line. Northern California is
represented by affiliate
CalChess,
the Northern California Chess Federation.
Click
here for video intro
The November-December and January-February issues of Rank & File are now available
in PDF format. Earlier issues may be found here.
Please note that these files are in excess of 5 MB, and will take at
least 15-20 minutes to download with a dial-up connection.
New
feature: Games from the Los Angeles Times
chess column. In two files: 1881-1955,
and 1956-85.
Note that you will need ChessBase to access these files. Thanks to John
Blackstone for providing them.
4-way tie in Century West Open
Khachiyan, Matikozyan, Sevillano, Wang
Games
in PGN format
Games in Java viewer
Three tie in American Open
Khachiyan, Matikozyan, Landaw
Games in PGN format
Games in Java Viewer
Matikozyan tops Los Angeles Open
Games
in PGN format
Games in Java viewer
Video
interviews
Interview
with John Rowell (new!)
Interview
with IM Cyrus Lakdawala (new!)
Interview
with IM Jeremy Silman
Interview
with IM John Donaldson
News
& Notes
The SCCF publishes the bimonthly
magazine Rank
&File,
which offers games, tournament reports, instructional articles, and
much other material of local and regional interest. Advertsising rates
may be found here.
If
you play chess in Southern California, then you want to be a part of
the SCCF and its activities. We survive on the volunteerism of our
members, but our members benefit through an active and interesting
schedule of events. If you are not a member of the SCCF, you should be.
Membership in the SCCF is $18 per
year for Adults and $10 per year for juniors (under 19), and
includes a subscription to the bimonthly Rank &
File. To join, please send dues to Membership
Secretary Randy
Hough, PO Box 205, Monterey Park, CA, 91754, or click on the
link above.