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Author NM Ben Johnson Book Talk & Signing, Simul
(Perpetual Chess Podcast host; author Perpetual Chess Improvement)
Saturday, Oct 26, 2024
Talk - 1:00PM (Register in advance - space limited to 50)
Optional Advance Book Purchase - pick up in advance between now and book signing on Oct 26
SIMUL - 2:15~4:15PM play vs NM Ben Johnson - Register in advance - limited to 15)

Join the 2024-2025 Hamden Chess Team
(Scholastic, Ages 8-17)
Flyer and Tournament/Training Schedule (PDF)
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Hamden Chess Club named Connecticut Chess Club of the Year for 2023 by Connecticut State Chess Association


Upcoming USCF and weekly online Tournaments, Adult Casual Play are listed on Events page


Chess Classes
for Kids (Year-Round)



*Beginner and Intermediate Classes - Eight class times offered each week

*New Advanced class (For age 13+ or rating of 1000+ taught by
NM Jordan Groff)

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

*Online and In-Person Options

*Includes option to participate tournaments at reduced rate; free online chess club participation

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Hamden Chess Club

*Casual Play and USCF Tournaments


*In-Person Activities:
Casual Play Mondays & Thursdays; Monthly USCF- Rated tournaments for kids and adults

*Online Activities: 10+ tournaments each month with prizes

*151 HCC members


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Chess Classes for Adults
(Fall, Winter, Spring)



Classes meet one evening
(two hours) per week

*Chess for Beginners
*Chess Tactics and Calculation
*Chess: The Power of Pawns (New Fall 2024)
*Chess Openings: Play the Sicilian! (New Fall 2024)
*Chess Endgames: Tactics & Strategies
*Chess: Plans and Strategies


Sign up online at Hamden Adult Education or at PMCA for Adult Chess Classes




Upcoming Adult Chess Classes

FALL 2024 (Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30PM)

*Chess for Beginners (9/18, 9/25, 10/2)
*Chess Tactics and Calculation (10/9, 10/16, 10/23)
*Chess: The Power of Pawns (New Fall 2024) (10/30, 11/6, 11/13)
*Chess Openings: Play the Sicilian! (New Fall 2024) (12/4, 12/11, 12/18)

  • Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site at the course links above or in-person at PMCA. The entire catalog of Enrichment courses is at: www.hamdenadulted.com.

Congratulations:

Congratulations to our recent winners of HCC online and OTB tournaments (in Bold):

Oct 9: Arthur Xu
Oct 7: Leo Turner
Oct 5: HCC October Odyssey (Scholastic) Trophy Winners: Aaron Torres (Section 1); Rayan Mathivanan, Timur Tuktomyshov (Section 2); Caden Giacomarro, Breiden Cox (Section 3)
Oct 2: Praharsh Varada
Sep 30: Alan Watrous
Sep 28: Praharsh Varada
Sep 25: Akshay Sriram
Sep 18: Akshay Sriram
Sep 16: HCC September Action Quads: Kushagra Bhargava, Nick Watrous, Cole Markham (3-way tie 1st-Quad 1); Tomas Gordon, Wyelin Newell, Kevin Tae (3-way tie 1st-Quad 2); Mendel Bogard, 1st; Greg Schwartz 2nd (Quad 3-Sm Swiss Section).
Sep 14: HCC September Game-in-45: Tommy Kozlek IV, Alex Emmons (tie 1st/2nd-Top Section); Tomas Gordon-1st, Leroy Chang-2nd (U1700 Section); Susan Metrick-1st, Stephen Betts-2nd (U1300 Section)
Sep 13: HCC September Scramble (Friday Knight Quads Scholastic) Trophy Winners: Logan Carney, Aarav Singh Lamar (Section 1); Lucas Lyon, Maximilian Mashkov (Section 2); Leo Turner, Timur Tuktamyshov (Section 3)
Sep 11: Asher Luszcz
Sep 9: Maicon Miguel
Sep 7: Roberto Frunzio


As of Oct 10, 2024, $30,480 has been distributed in cash and prizes at the adult and kids tournaments (OTB and online) since our first tournament was held in Fall of 2017. All USCF cross tables for HCC tournaments are listed here. Recent results of Completed HCC Online tournaments on Lichess are listed here.

Join the HCC, participate in our next tournament, and win a prize!


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