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Chess Classes
for Kids (Year-Round)



*Beginner and Intermediate 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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Chess Classes for Adults
(Fall, Winter, Spring)

*Classes meet one evening
(two hours) per week

* Chess 101 - Chess for Beginners

* Chess 102 - Chess Tactics

*Sign up for Adult Chess
Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site:


Sign Up at
hamdenadulted.com

Hamden Fest!  Sat, June 3, 11am-4pm

Visit the Hamden Chess Club booth in the Arts, Crafts and Civic section of the festival. Stop by and play a couple casual games, sign up for classes, the Kids Summer Program and more!

• Five Weeks Jun 26-Jul 28 (Sign up for one or more weeks)
• Full week/full day (9AM-3PM), Half day (9AM-12:30PM) and 3-Day (9AM-3PM) schedule options are available
• Sibling and Multi-week discounts available
• Open to: Students Ages 7-17 who already know the basics AND are comfortable playing complete games to checkmate. Instructional groupings by level and age
• USCF expert-level instruction!
• Review 2023 Summer Chess Flyer (PDF)

JUNE

• Sat, Jun 17, 2023, 1:00PM
  HCC June Jolt (SCHOLASTIC K-12)
  Registration and current entries
  
  
• Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 6:30PM
  HCC June Action Quads
  Open to all Adults 13+; Under 13 must be rated 800+ to participate
  Registration and current entries
  
  
• Sat, Jun 24, 2023, 1:00PM
  HCC June Joust (4SS; G/30,d5)
  Open to all Adults 13+; Under 13 must be rated 800+ to participate
  Registration and current entries
  

LINK TO ALL SCHEDULED USCF TOURNAMENTS

EVERY MONTH:

10+ Online Tournaments each month for every level (Free Entry for HCC team members)
No entry fee for online tournaments on the Lichess.org platform. HCC team members just sign up at the respective tournament link. Winner receives $20 gift card if HCC membership in good standing (or currently enrolled student); and a minimum of four team members participated in the tournament.

Congratulations:

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

May 31: Todd Kearns
May 27: David Lewis
May 24: Todd Kearns
May 22: Aarav Singh Lemar
May 20: Derrick Tang
May 17: Avi Jaffe
May 15: HCC May Quad Tournament: Shneor Edelkopf
May 13: HCC May Maverick G/30: Top Section (1500+): Jordan Groff (1st); Alex Emmons (2nd); U1500 Section: Junwen Wang (1st); Liliana Bello (2nd)
May 10: Todd Kearns
May 8: Anderson Zemon
May 6: HCC May Maneuver (Scholastic): Trophy Winners: Brayden Wang; Luca Festa (Quad 1); Aarav Singh Lemar (Quad 2); Sahil Singh Lemar; Dev Girish Kumar (Quad 3); Andrew Orlowski; Jack Brecks, David Kim (Quad 4-Small Swiss)
May 3: Asher Luszcz
May 1: Alexander Zemon
Apr 29: HCC April Advantage G/30: Top Section (Over 1500): Jordan Groff (1st); Alex Emmons, Jacob LaPlant, Michael Uwakwe (3-way tie for 2nd); U1500 Section: Jadon Wolfe (1st); David Froomkin, Aaron Piao, Brayden Sabol

As of June 1, 2023, $17,385 has been distributed in cash and prizes at the adult and kids tournaments (OTB and online). A List of all our past tournaments/first place winners is at here (PDF). USCF cross tables for HCC are listed here. Join the HCC, participate in our next tournament, and win a prize!

Upcoming Adult Chess Classes (Fall 2023)

• Beginning Chess
  Instructor: TBD
  Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
  
  • Sept 20, 27, Oct 4
    
    
• Chess Tactics
  Instructor: TBD
  Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
  • Oct 11, 18, 25
  
  
• Chess Openings - King Pawn
  Instructor: Jordan Groff, National Master
  Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
  • Nov 1, 8, 15
  
  
• Chess Openings - Queen Pawn
  Instructor: Jordan Groff, National Master
  Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
  • Nov 29, Dec 6, 13
    
    Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site: www.hamdenadulted.com or in-person at PMCA

News:

• 2023-05-31 Year-in-Review (PMCA and HCC)
• 2023-05-13 PMCA Coach and HCC Member Jordan Groff breaks 2200 and becomes National Master
• 2023-04-24 The Stealth Campaign that's Getting Your Kids Hooked on Chess (New York Times)
• 2023-04-15 Teachers nationwide are flummoxed by students' new chess obsession (Washington Post)
• 2023-04-01 PMCA hosts 2023 Connecticut State Women's Chess Championship. Congrats to Jasmine Zhixin Su for winning the 2023 CT State Women's Championship
• 2023-03-07 Congrats to PMCA Coach Jordan Groff for winning the 2023 New Britain Chess Club Championship
• 2022-05-31 2021-2022 Year-in-Review (PDF)
• 2021-12-04 Hamden Chess Club named 2021 Chess Club of the Year in Connecticut by the Connecticut State Chess Association
• 2019-12-11 Our new location and chess programs were featured in Board of Education article in The Daily Nutmeg