2025 KLC "Trick-or-Chess" Halloween Bughouse Tournament - Pleasanton

October 31, 2025

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KLC "Trick-or-Chess" Halloween Bughouse Tournament

 

Location: Pleasanton Office: 1024 Serpentine Ln, Suite #101, Pleasanton, CA 94566

 

The KLC "Trick-or-Chess" Halloween Bughouse Tournament is here!

The festive Pumpkin Festival is just around the corner, and the long-awaited Halloween Bughouse showdown is about to begin! Team up for thrilling challenges, endless surprises, and non-stop fun. Join us at KLC to celebrate an exciting and spooky Halloween!

Chess and Halloween fun combined—who can resist? With the Pumpkin Festival in full swing, the Halloween Bughouse battle is ready to kick off! This is a one-of-a-kind chess party, where you and your tactical partner can face challenges, uncover surprises, and enjoy unlimited fun. Don’t miss out—come to KLC Chess School for an unforgettable Halloween experience!

Event Requirement:
Wear your creative Halloween costume! We’ll choose the Best Costume, adding more "trick-or-chess" fun to the chessboard!

Event Highlights:

  1. All kids will arrive in costume, fully immersed in the Halloween celebration.
  2. Enjoy the excitement and fun of Bughouse teamwork—strategic moves and endless surprises!
  3. Become a little tactician and showcase your unique chess skills on the board.
  4. Team up with friends, build lasting friendships and improve your social skills through teamwork.
  5. Experience the innovation, cooperation, and team spirit throughout the matches!
  6. Participate in fun interactive games and raffles with loads of prizes to be won!
  7. Capture the moment with your teammate and take memorable photos of this fun event!

Prizes & Surprises:

  1. Winning Team in Each Round: Each round’s winning team will spin the prize wheel for a chance to win awesome gifts!
  2. Top 3 Final Teams: The top 3 teams prizes
  3. All Participants: Every player will receive a surprise gift bag—no one goes home empty-handed!
  4. Best Costume Award: A special prize for the player with the most creative and festive costume.
  5. Youngest Team Award: A prize for the youngest team—the “Little Chess Champs”!
  6. Best Girls’ Team: An award for the best all-girls team to encourage more girls to shine in chess!
  7. Raffle Ticket Prizes: Earn raffle tickets by participating in games and events for a chance at the ultimate prize!

Amazing Prizes:

  1. KLC Scholarships Voucher: 1st Prize $100/team, 2nd Prize $80/team, 3rd Prize $50/team.
  2. KLC Cash Prizes: $5 cash prize via the prize wheel.
  3. KLC Chess Money: Earn 100 chess money points to use for future classes or activities.
  4. Ultimate Raffle Prize: Win a Lego Chess Set in the final grand prize draw!

Tons of prizes and exciting activities await—challenge yourself and win big! Everyone’s a winner, with prizes for all players!

This isn’t just a tournament—it’s the perfect mix of chess and festive fun! Chess players, come join KLC and make this Halloween full of surprises and strategic excitement!

Non-Rated Bughouse Tournament Rules:

Date & Time:
Friday, October 31, 2025
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Check-in: 5:00 PM-5:30 ( Team up/group photos)
Pick-up: 8:30 PM

Event Requirement:
Wear your creative Halloween costume! We’ll choose the Best Costume, adding more "trick-or-chess" fun to the chessboard!

Team Formation:
You can team up with a friend! If you don't have a partner, don't worry—we will assign teams randomly using our system. (Just sign up first)

Rounds:
The number of rounds will depend on the schedule, but there will be at least 4 rounds.

Time Control:
G5+3 (each player has 5 minutes, with a 3-second increment per move).

Pairing:
Pairings will be based on the higher-rated player’s rating in each team.

Entry fee: $50/player

How to Register:
Click the link to sign up. A USCF membership is not required, so if you don’t have a USCF ID, simply enter "000000".
Please note: the tournament fee is non-refundable.

​ After Registering
1. Check Processed Entries to confirm registration (available 1 day before the tournament).
2. USE this email to request changes and corrections: judit.sztaray@gmail.com and please make sure to forward a copy to kingslandchess@gmail.com
3. Any tournament regulation-related question can be addressed to Chief TD Judit Sztaray (NTD/IA) via Judit.sztaray@gmail.com

 

 

Final Results 

 

SwissSys Standings. 2025 KLC "Trick-or-Chess" Halloween Bughouse Tournament - Pleasanton: Bughouse-Pleasanton

# Name Rating Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Total
1 Allen Z. & Vihan B 982 W11 W10 W15 W7 W4 5.0
2 Kayden M & Max S 1683 W12 W11 L3 W5 W6 4.0
3 Scott Liu & Peter Xu 1544 W10 W17 W2 L4 W7 4.0
4 Ethan B. & Max H. 893 W17 W14 W11 W3 L1 4.0
5 David & Ron 313 H--- W9 W6 L2 W12 3.5
6 Elvin W. & Taylor S 1462 W13 W15 L5 W8 L2 3.0
7 Sophia L. & Karissa L. 1227 W16 W12 W13 L1 L3 3.0
8 Iyaan B. & Albert L 907 W15 L13 W10 L6 W9 3.0
9 Jonathan & Hans 467 H--- L5 W17 W12 L8 2.5
10 Ryan L. & Zachary L 617 L3 L1 L8 W15 W14 2.0
11 Yuvan B. & Andrew C. 315 L1 L2 L4 W17 W13 2.0
12 Divik G. & Sheldon S 674 L2 L7 W14 L9 L5 1.0
13 Logan X. & Wilson H 555 L6 W8 L7 L14 L11 1.0
14 Krish & Shiv Amde 502 U--- L4 L12 W13 L10 1.0
15 Arya A. & Iniya G. 284 L8 L6 L1 L10 W17 1.0
16 Jonathan W. & David R. 467 L7 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0
17 Vikram A & Jiayu S 105 L4 L3 L9 L11 L15 0.0