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MLK Day, Monday January 20, 2025
In recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr Day, Jan 20, 2025, we will have no classes* or store hours but will be OPEN for the HCC January MLK Day Action Quads Tournament, 6:30~9:30PM. Advance Registration is required (registration closes at 6:00PM day of tournament).

*Beginner and Intermediate Students who regularly attend classes on Mondays may attend their respective level class as a makeup class later in the week:

Beginner makeup class options: Tues @ 5:15PM or Wed @ 4:15PM
Intermediate make up class options: Tues @ 4:15PM or Wed @ 5:15PM
or Online Intermediate Class on Thu @ 4:15PM (Please email info@playmorechess.com to request class link (email student name if you wish to do an online makeup class).

2025 Summer Chess Program
(6 Weeks - June 23, 2025 - Aug 1, 2025)

Sign up for one or more weeks
Full day, Half day and 3-day options available

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 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

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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
*HCC library borrowing access
*151 HCC members

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Chess Classes for Adults
(Fall, Winter, Spring)

Classes meet one evening
(two hours) per week

Winter/Spring 2025 Courses:

*Chess for Beginners
*Chess Tactics and Calculation
*Chess Openings
*Chess Endgames: Tactics & Strategies

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):

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

*Chess for Beginners (Feb 12, 19, 26)
*Chess Tactics and Calculation (Mar 12, 19, 26)
*Chess Openings (Apr 9, 23, 30, not Apr 16)
*Chess Endgames-Tactics and Strategy (May 7, 14, 21)

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):

Jan 18: HCC January Game-in-45 Challenge: Open Section: David Herscovici, Michael Uwakwe (Tie 1st/2nd); U1600 Section: Ravendra Nohra 1st; Aleksandr Kuzmin 2nd; Biggest Upset in tournament: Rylan Chang
Jan 15: Arthur Xu
Jan 13: Sahil Singh Lemar
Jan 11: HCC January Rated Beginner Open (U1200): Joshua Lyon, Jesse Prescott (Tie: 1st/2nd); Top U900 Ryan Christopher Somuk; Top U600 Maximilian Mashkov
Jan 8: Akshay Sriram
Jan 6: Aarav Singh Lemar
Jan 1: Arthur Xu
Dec 30: Alan Watrous
Dec 23: Lucas Lyon
Dec 21: HCC December Game-in-45 Challenge: Open Section: Jordan Groff 1st; Alex Emmons, Michael Uwakwe (Tie-2nd); U1600 Section: Tomas Gordon 1st; Baron Hammons, Akshay Sriram, Rick OConnnor (Tie-2nd)
Dec 20: HCC December Rated Beginner Open (U1200): Zeeshan Syed (1st): Duncan Steeples, Maceo Regan, Jesse Prescott, Sheldon Prescott (Tie-2nd)
Dec 18: Arthur Xu
Dec 16: HCC December Action Quads: Alex Emmons (Quad 1); Ravendra Nohar (Quad 2); 3-way Tie: Yosef Bogart, Maicon Miguel, Gabi Rosenstein (Quad 3)

As of Jan 19, 2025, $32,805 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:

2024-11-10 HCC Member Benefit can now borrow books from the HCC Library for up to 30 days
2024-06-30 2023-2024 Year-in-Review (PMCA and HCC)
2024-05-22 2024 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

Newsletter:

Play More Chess Academy
1227 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517
Email: info@PlayMoreChess.com | Phone: 203.680.8456

*Play* More Chess! Home About Classes Events Hamden Chess Club Hamden Chess Team Lessons Live Games 2025 Summer Program 2025 College Scholarship Program Gift Certificates! $25 \| $50 \| $100
	MLK Day, Monday January 20, 2025 In recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr Day, Jan 20, 2025, we will have no classes* or store hours but will be OPEN for the HCC January MLK Day Action Quads Tournament, 6:30~9:30PM. Advance Registration is required (registration closes at 6:00PM day of tournament). Beginner and Intermediate Students who regularly attend classes on Mondays may attend their respective level class as a makeup class later in the week: Beginner makeup class options:* Tues @ 5:15PM or Wed @ 4:15PM Intermediate make up class options: Tues @ 4:15PM or Wed @ 5:15PM or Online Intermediate Class on Thu @ 4:15PM (Please email info@playmorechess.com to request class link (email student name if you wish to do an online makeup class). 2025 Summer Chess Program (6 Weeks - June 23, 2025 - Aug 1, 2025) Sign up for one or more weeks Full day, Half day and 3-day options available 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 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 Winter/Spring 2025 Courses: *Chess for Beginners Chess Tactics and Calculation Chess Openings Chess Endgames: Tactics & Strategies 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): WINTER/SPRING 2025 (Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30PM) Taught by NM Jordan Groff *Chess for Beginners (Feb 12, 19, 26) Chess Tactics and Calculation (Mar 12, 19, 26) Chess Openings (Apr 9, 23, 30, not Apr 16) Chess Endgames-Tactics and Strategy (May 7, 14, 21) 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): Jan 18: HCC January Game-in-45 Challenge: Open Section: David Herscovici, Michael Uwakwe (Tie 1st/2nd); U1600 Section: Ravendra Nohra 1st; Aleksandr Kuzmin 2nd; Biggest Upset in tournament: Rylan Chang Jan 15: Arthur Xu Jan 13: Sahil Singh Lemar Jan 11: HCC January Rated Beginner Open (U1200): Joshua Lyon, Jesse Prescott (Tie: 1st/2nd); Top U900 Ryan Christopher Somuk; Top U600 Maximilian Mashkov Jan 8: Akshay Sriram Jan 6: Aarav Singh Lemar Jan 1: Arthur Xu Dec 30: Alan Watrous Dec 23: Lucas Lyon Dec 21: HCC December Game-in-45 Challenge: Open Section: Jordan Groff 1st; Alex Emmons, Michael Uwakwe (Tie-2nd); U1600 Section: Tomas Gordon 1st; Baron Hammons, Akshay Sriram, Rick OConnnor (Tie-2nd) Dec 20: HCC December Rated Beginner Open (U1200): Zeeshan Syed (1st): Duncan Steeples, Maceo Regan, Jesse Prescott, Sheldon Prescott (Tie-2nd) Dec 18: Arthur Xu Dec 16: HCC December Action Quads: Alex Emmons (Quad 1); Ravendra Nohar (Quad 2); 3-way Tie: Yosef Bogart, Maicon Miguel, Gabi Rosenstein (Quad 3) As of Jan 19, 2025, $32,805 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: 2024-11-10 HCC Member Benefit can now borrow books from the HCC Library for up to 30 days 2024-06-30 2023-2024 Year-in-Review (PMCA and HCC) 2024-05-22 2024 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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