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2026
Summer Chess Program
(5 Weeks - June 22, 2026 - July 24, 2026)
Sign up for one or more weeks
(Full day, Half-day and 3-day options available)
Flyer/Daily
Schedule
HCC
Upcoming USCF Tournaments
(For a full listing, see the Events
page)
May
9 (Sat) 1:00PM~ 4:00PM HCC
May U1200 Beginner Open G/25,d5; 3SS (Prizes: $300 b/20):
$150-$100; Top Female: $50 Trophies: Top U900, Top U600, Top Unrated
or choice of chess medals for those not receiving the above
May
18 (Mon) 6:30PM~9:15PM HCC
May Action Quads Tournament G/25, d5; 3RR Quads; (Prizes
$300 b/24; Winner of each quad: $50
May
30 (Sat) 1:00PM~5:45PM HCC
May Game-in-45 Challenge G/45,d5; 3SS (Prizes: $600 b/24;
Open Section: $150-100, Top Female $50; U1600 Section: $125-75,
Top Female $50; Biggest Upset in tournament $50. Prizes adjusted
on pro rata basis based on actual entries. Players with tie score
within section share prizes equally
First
Friday Chess Social
Friday, May 1, 2026 5:00-6:30PM
Enjoy
chess with fellow enthusiasts. Rousing game replays on the big screen,
music,
free cookies.. Open to all ages and chess levels - Whether a casual
player or serious competitor this is a great space to meet new people,
test your skills, and enjoy a shared love of the game
FREE - Just show up - no registration needed.
.
Come join the fun!
GM
Maxim Dlugy
Date TBA
(This event is being rescheduled from its original date)
Lecture, Book signing, Simul
acclaimed chess author and 2025 CT State Champion
Sign up for Lecture (1:00PM), book signing (free - but must rsvp your
name to info@playmorechess.com
Sign up for Simul (~2:15PM - Play a game with GM Dlugy) Registration: $30, by one week prior), $40 by Tues prior; $50 thereafter
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 USCF tournaments in the region during the course
of the year. Full team year runs July 1-Jun 30. A half-year signup
option is also now available. Discounts: $100 for current HCC club
members and/or PMCA students; Also $100 discount for full year
Online
Sign Up
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
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Up
Chess
Classes for Adults
(Fall, Winter, Spring)
Classes meet one evening
(two hours) per week
Winter/Spring 2026 Courses:
*Chess
for Beginners
*Chess
Tactics and Calculation
*Chess
Endgames
*Chess
Openings
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 Winter/Spring 2026):
WINTER/SPRING
2026(Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30PM)
Taught by NM Jordan Groff
- Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site at the respective course links or in-person at PMCA. The entire course catalog of Enrichment courses will be listed 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):
April
29: Andy Slater
April 22: Omkar Maralappanavar
April 20: HCC
April Action Quads Quad 1 (Small Swiss): Rees Thomas, Marfa Esaulova
(Tie 1st/2nd with 2.5/3.0 each)
April 18: HCC April
Game-in-45 Challenge Open: 1st/2nd (3-way tie): Jordan Groff,
David Bernat, Rees Thomas; U1600: 1st: Niranjan Sivakumar; 2nd Tucker
Charles Henry; Top Female: Elizabeth Smith; Biggest upset in tournament:
Atharv Agarwal
April 15: Omkar Maralappanavar
April 13: Gabi Rosenstein
April 11: HCC
April U1200 Rated Beginner Open: 1st/2nd (3-way tie): Christopher
Corneau, Rohin Turaga, Chase Watrous; Top Female: Gopichandana Tatiguntla;
Trophy Top U900: Nicholas Read; Trophy Top U600: Timur Tuktaymyshov; Trophy
Top Unrated: Jorge Cuero
April 8: Todd Kearns
As
of April 30, 2026 $46,840 has been distributed in cash and prizes at the
adult and kids tournaments (OTB and online) since our first tournament.
See USCF cross
tables for HCC tournaments and HCC
Online tournaments on Lichess for cross-tables and lists of past tournaments.
Join the HCC, participate in our next tournament, and win a prize!
Recent News:
- 2025-11-4 Mini-documentary (5 min) about PMCA and Hamden Chess Club
- 2025-09-08 HCC Family membership option added
- 2025-09-05
Inaugural First Friday Chess Social
- 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
Newsletter:
Play More Chess Academy
1227 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517
Email: info@PlayMoreChess.com | Phone: 203.680.8456