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Chess Classes
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*One hour per week

*Beginner and Intermediate Classes

*Engaging learning, tournament play within each week's group

*Online and In-Person; In-person class times added March 2021

*Includes HCC membership & option to participate in weekly tournaments

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Hamden Chess Club

* Casual and Tournament Play with fellow club members each week

* Join HCC, participate in our weekly online tournaments and win a prize:

Monday Madness 7pm
Wild Wednesday 8pm Saturday Skirmish 3pm

*In-Person Adult Casual Mondays and 3rd Mon Little Open Tournaments

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Registration Now Open: Adult Chess Classes - Winter/Spring 2021

• Chess 101 - Beginning Chess
  #2819A Begins Mar 3: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm (Mar 3, 10, 17)
  #2819B Begins May 5: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm (May 5, 12, 19)
  
  
• Chess 102 -Chess Tactics
  #2841A Begins April 14: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm (Apr 14, 21, 28)
  #2841B Begins Jun 2: Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30pm (Jun 2, 9, 16)
  
  
• Chess Club -"See if I Like it"
  #2846A Begins Mar 1: Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm (Mar 1, 8, 22, 29, Apr 5, 12)
  #2846B Begins May 3: Mondays, 6:30-8:30pm (May 3, 10, 31, Jun 7, 14, 21)
  
  Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site: www.hamdenadulted.org
  

Upcoming Hamden Chess Club - Little Open (In-Person Adult Quad Tournaments-3rd Mondays):

• March Little Open - Monday, March 15, 2021, 6:30PM-8:30PM
• April Little Open - Monday, April 19, 2021, 6:30PM-8:30PM
• May Little Open - Monday, May 17, 2021, 6:30PM-8:30PM

Little Open Details:
Time Control/format: G/20, d3; Round-robin quads; Equipment provided
Entry fee: $15 HCC members; $25 non-members
Prizes: $30 1st each quad; one six player swiss group if necessary, with $20 2nd place prize
Eligibility: USCF membership is not required. Adults of all levels (high school age and up) are welcome. Elo (club rated games) not USCF
Entry deadline: Noon on day of tournament. No signups at door. Refund/credit available until entry deadline
Defaults: Players not checked in prior to start time may be defaulted. Clocks will start promptly
Byes: No byes due to round-robin format. All participants must play all three rounds
COVID-19 Safety Protocols: Please see list of requirements on Sign Up page

Congratulations:

• Congratulations to our recent 1st Place Tournament Winners:

  • Mar 3: Todd Kearns
  • Mar 1: Luannie Wang
  • Feb 27: Wyelin Newell
  • Feb 24: Todd Kearns
  • Feb 22: Luannie Wang
  • Feb 20: Will Viloudaki
  • Feb 17: Todd Kearns
  • Feb 15: George Cole (Feb Little Open)
  • Feb 15: Amanda Jiang
  • Feb 13: Luannie Wang
  • Feb 10: Todd Kearns
  • Feb 8: Keda Tan
  • Feb 6: Will Viloudaki
  • Feb 3: Jordan Groff
  • Feb 1: John Freeman

As of March 4, 2021 over $3,340 has been distributed in cash and prizes at the adult and kids tournaments. Join the HCC, participate in our next tournament, and win a prize! Here is a List of all past Tournaments with names of first place winners (PDF).

Hamden Chess Club hosts online tournaments each week for both Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced players in our group. They are open to HCC Community Members, including currently enrolled students of Play More Chess Academy. A $20 prize, (usually an Amazon gift card) goes to the first place winner for tournaments that have at least four participants. If less than four participants, online tournament will automatically cancel and no prize will be awarded. HCC Community Membership status must be current (in good standing) to receive a prize. Upcoming tournament links are listed here: https://lichess.org/team/hamden-chess-club

• Congratulations to the following 179 Play More Chess Students on their Achievements this Year (June 2019 to May 2020): 2019-2020 Student Achievements (PDF)

News:

• Our Location and Chess Programs were featured in this article in The Daily Nutmeg!
  
  
• Best wishes to all of you and thanks so much for supporting our classes and other chess programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please stay safe! Play More Chess Academy is open for retail/store purchases only (books, chess sets, chess clocks, etc). In-person studio classes for kids are currently on hold due to COVID-19. HCC members currently play casual chess and tournaments each week on our Lichess.org platform (https://lichess.org/team/hamden-chess-club). In-person Adult Casual Play has resumed for HCC community members on Mondays, with COVID-19 safety protocols. Capacity is currently being limited. Join us Mondays, 6:30pm-8:30pm. No pre-registration necessary for casual play. However the 3rd Monday of the Month is reserved for the monthly Little Open, which does require pre-registration and an entry fee.