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Upcoming Adult Chess Classes in partnership with Hamden Adult Education
(Offered in Fall, Winter and Spring):

FALL 2025 (Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30PM)
Taught by NM Jordan Groff

*Chess for Beginners (Sept 17, 24, Oct 1)
*Chess Tactics and Calculation (Oct 8, 15, 22)
*Chess Middlegames: Plans and Strategy (Nov 5, 12, 19)
*NEW! Chess: How to Analyze Your Games (Dec 3, 10, 17)

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

Class Location: Play More Chess Academy, 1227 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517

Congratulations:

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

July 9: Akshay Sriram
July 2: Alex Emmons
June 28: HCC June Joust Rated Beginner Open (U1200): Maxim Daniel Badaev, Ethan Bartiromo, Gus Jonathan Leffers, Pragyan Pandey, Rohin Turaga (Five-way Tie-1st/2nd - $53ea); Trophies-Best U900: Nibha Bala Gowda; Best U600: Bhanutej Gottam; Best U300 Isaac Rothman
June 25: Alex Emmons
June 21: HCC June Jolt Game-in-45 Challenge: Open: Nicolas Zimmerman (1st), Arthur Nagel (2nd); U1600: Aleksandr Kuzmin, Lisa Smith (Tie-1st/2nd); Biggest Upset in tournament: Oliver Barber
June 18: Arthur Xu
June 16: HCC June Action Quads: Quad 1/Sm Swiss: Kushagra Bhargava and Alexander Emmons (Tie 1st/2nd); Quad 2: Cole Markham; Quad 3: Art Beyer Jr and Mendel Bogart (Tie 1st); Quad 4: Gus Jonathon Leffers
June 11: Alex Emmons
June 4: Alex Emmons

As of July 10, 2025 $36,935 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.

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	2025 Summer Chess Program (3 Weeks remaining - July 14, 2025 - Aug 1, 2025) Sign up for one or more weeks Full day, Half day and 3-day options available Flyer/Daily Schedule 2025-2026 Hamden Chess Team Flyer and Schedule For kids of all rating levels, organized by National Master Jordan Groff (Coach Jordan). This team is for Scholastic chess players who wish to play in larger, regional USCF tournaments in CT and surrounding states during the course of the year. Sign Up Today! New HCC Membership Benefit: The books listed are available for purchase, and HCC Members may borrow up to two books at a time for up to 30 days. from the HCC Chess book collection. https://www.librarycat.org/lib/HamdenChessClub Hamden Chess Club named Connecticut Chess Club of the Year for 2023 (and 2021) 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, Intermediate and Advanced Classes - Eight class times offered each week 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 Sign Up	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 HCC library borrowing access 151 HCC members Sign Up*	Chess Classes for Adults (Fall, Winter, Spring) Classes meet one evening (two hours) per week Fall 2025 Courses: *Chess for Beginners Chess Tactics and Calculation Chess Middlegames: Plans and Strategy *NEW! Chess: How to Analyze Your Games Sign up online at Hamden Adult Education or at PMCA for Adult Chess Classes
	Upcoming Adult Chess Classes in partnership with Hamden Adult Education (Offered in Fall, Winter and Spring): FALL 2025 (Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30PM) Taught by NM Jordan Groff *Chess for Beginners (Sept 17, 24, Oct 1) *Chess Tactics and Calculation (Oct 8, 15, 22) Chess Middlegames: Plans and Strategy (Nov 5, 12, 19) NEW! Chess: How to Analyze Your Games (Dec 3, 10, 17) Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site at the course links above or in-person at PMCA. The entire course catalog of Enrichment courses is at: www.hamdenadulted.com. Class Location: Play More Chess Academy, 1227 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517 Congratulations: Congratulations to our recent winners of HCC online and OTB tournaments (in Bold): July 9: Akshay Sriram July 2: Alex Emmons June 28: HCC June Joust Rated Beginner Open (U1200): Maxim Daniel Badaev, Ethan Bartiromo, Gus Jonathan Leffers, Pragyan Pandey, Rohin Turaga (Five-way Tie-1st/2nd - $53ea); Trophies-Best U900: Nibha Bala Gowda; Best U600: Bhanutej Gottam; Best U300 Isaac Rothman June 25: Alex Emmons June 21: HCC June Jolt Game-in-45 Challenge: Open: Nicolas Zimmerman (1st), Arthur Nagel (2nd); U1600: Aleksandr Kuzmin, Lisa Smith (Tie-1st/2nd); Biggest Upset in tournament: Oliver Barber June 18: Arthur Xu June 16: HCC June Action Quads: Quad 1/Sm Swiss: Kushagra Bhargava and Alexander Emmons (Tie 1st/2nd); Quad 2: Cole Markham; Quad 3: Art Beyer Jr and Mendel Bogart (Tie 1st); Quad 4: Gus Jonathon Leffers June 11: Alex Emmons June 4: Alex Emmons As of July 10, 2025 $36,935 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! Recent News: 2025-05-31 2024-2025 Year-in-Review (PMCA and HCC) 2025-05-12 Congrats to HCC Club member Alex Emmons for earning USCF National Master title at the HCC May Action Quads tournament 2025-01-01 Annual College Scholarship program 2024-11-10 HCC Member Benefit can now borrow books from the HCC Library for up to 30 days 2024-05-31 2023-2024 Year-in-Review (PMCA and HCC) 2024-05-22 College Scholarship Winners Announced by PMCA/HCC 2024-05-14 Hamden Chess Club named Connecticut Chess Club of the Year for 2023 by Connecticut State Chess Association

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