Summer
Chess Program Registration now Open!
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Five
Weeks Jun 26-Jul 28 (Sign up for one or more weeks)
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Full week/full day (9AM-3PM), Half day (9AM-12:30PM) and 3-Day (9AM-3PM)
schedule options are available
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Sibling and Multi-week discounts available
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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
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USCF
expert-level instruction!
Congrats
to HCC Member (and PMCA 2022 Summer Program Participant) Lacey Wang
for winning the CT State Girls Championship (Jan 21, 2023)!
Congrats
to former PMCA Classes student Kushagra Bhargava for winning the
CT State Scholastic Championship-Elementary K-5 Section (Jan 7, 2023)!
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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
Sign Up
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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
Sign Up
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Chess
Classes for Adults
(Fall, Winter, Spring)

*Classes meet one evening
(two hours) per week
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Chess 101 - Chess for Beginners
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Chess 102 - Chess Tactics
*Sign
up for Adult Chess
Classes
at Hamden Adult Education web site:
Sign Up at
hamdenadulted.com
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Upcoming
USCF Tournaments:
- HCC
January Journey (G/45,d5; Quads)
Sat, Jan 28, 1:00PM
Open
to all Adults 13+; Under 13 must be rated 1000+ to participate
EF: $25-40 (Discounts for early entry and Club members); Free Early
entry for Club members rated 2000+ (entry fee deducted from prize)
Prizes: Winner of each Quad $60; $65 for perfect 3-0 score
Registration
and current entries
- HCC
February Frenzy (SCHOLASTIC K-12)
Sat, Feb 18, 1:00PM
EF: $25-40 (Discounts for early entry and Club members)
Prizes: Trophies for player(s) scoring at least 2.0 points of 3 in their
quad (no tiebreaks) and chess medals for all other players!
Registration
and current entries
- President's
Day G/25 Action Quads
Mon. Feb 20, 6:30PM
Open
to all Adults 13+; Under 13 must be rated 800+ to participate
EF: $15-25 (Discounts for early entry and Club members); Free Early
entry for Club members rated 2000+ (entry fee deducted from prize)
Prizes: Winner of each Quad $30; $35 for perfect 3-0 score
Registration
and current entries
- HCC
February Fortress G/45 Quads
Sat, Feb 25, 1:00PM
Open
to all Adults 13+; Under 13 must be rated 800+ to participate
EF: $25-40 (Discounts for early entry and Club members); Free Early
entry for Club members rated 2000+ (entry fee deducted from prize)
Prizes: Winner of each Quad $60; $65 for perfect 3-0 score
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.
Adult
Casual Play
Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30-8:30pm
Note: On 3rd Monday of most months there is an over-the-board
tournament. Must pre-register to play in tournament - no casual play
on those Monday evenings
Congratulations:
Congratulations
to our recent winners of HCC online and OTB tournaments (in Bold):
Jan
25: Avi Jaffe
Jan
23: Owen Anatra
Jan 21: HCC January Joust (Scholastic): Trophy winners: Krystian
Tkaczewski, Jr., Luca Festa (Quad 1); Alexander Zemon, Dylan Brown (Quad
2); Nyah Grous, Jack Brecks (Quad 3); Caleb Festa, Malcolm Polly (Quad
4); Matsey Filon, Austin Place (Quad 5)
Jan 18: Will Johnson
Jan 16: HCC MLK Day Action Quads: Quad 1: Theodore Hart; Quad 2:
Eben Bauman, Brayden Sabol, Dylan Wynne (three-way tie)
Jan 16: Owen Anatra
Jan 14: Brayden Wang
Jan 11: Will Johnson
Jan 9: Owen Anatra
Jan 7: Derrick Tang
Jan 4: Brayden Sabol
Jan 2: Owen Anatra
As of January 26, 2023, $14,680 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
- Chess
101 - Beginning Chess
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
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Winter 2023: Mar 1, 8, 15;
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Spring 2023: May 3, 10, 17
- Chess
102 -Chess Tactics
Wednesdays
6:30-8:30pm
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Spring 2023: Mar 22, 29, Apr 5
Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site:
www.hamdenadulted.com
News:
2021-2022
Year-in-Review (annual report - PDF) posted 5/31/22
Hamden
Chess Club named 2021
Chess Club of the Year in Connecticut by the Connecticut State Chess
Association
2021
CT State Championship
was
held on Dec 4, 2021 (USCF cross table)
Our
new location and chess programs were featured in this article in The
Daily Nutmeg.
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