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Author NM Ben Johnson Book Talk & Signing, Simul
(Perpetual Chess Podcast host; author Perpetual Chess Improvement)
Rescheduled for Saturday, November 16, 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 Nov 16
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 30: Akshay Sriram
Oct 28: Caden Giacomarro
Oct 26: Will Johnson
Oct 23: Asher Luszcz
Oct 21: HCC October Action Quads: Kwabena Adu-Poku 1st (Quad 1); Aaron Torres 1st, Mendel Bogart, Ashi Poltorak, Gabi Rosenstein 2nd-Tie (Quad 2/Sm Swiss)
Oct 16: Todd Kearns
Oct 14: Aditya Regmi
Oct 12: HCC October Game-in-45: Kushan Tyagi (Top 1700+); Akshay Sriram and Leroy Chang (tie 1st/2nd U1700); Daniel Deshpande-1st, Greg Schwartz-2nd (U1300)
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

As of Nov 1, 2024, $30,845 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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