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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.org

Upcoming Tournaments:

• October Little Open
  Mon. Oct 17, 6:30pm
  Adults - Ages 13+
  Elo-club rated, not USCF. USCF not required to register
  G/20,d3; 3RR Quads; In-Person
  Prizes: Winner of each Quad: $40
  Registration and current entries
  
  
• HCC October Odyssey (Scholastic K-12, USCF G/30 Quads)
  Sat. Oct 22, 1:00pm
  Prizes: Trophies for player(s) in each quad who achieve total of two points out of three. Chess medals for all other players within each quad.
  Registration and current entries
  
  
• HCC October Opposition (USCF G/45 Quads)
  Sat. Oct 29, 1:00pm
  Adults Ages 13+; under 13 must be rated 1000+ to participate
  Prizes: Winner of each Quad $60
  Registration and current entries
  
  
• HCC November Action (Scholastic, USCF, G/25)
  Sat. Nov 12, 1:00pm
  4SS, G/25, d5; Four rounds of USCF rated chess;
  Three Sections: Open (1200 and up); Under 1200 Section; and Under 600 Section
  Prizes: Trophies for Top 3 in each section and chess medals for all other players
  Registration and current entries
  
  
  
• LINK TO ALL SCHEDULED OTB 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):

• Oct 1: Aditya Narahan
  Sep 28: Todd Kearns
  Sep 26: Owen Anatra
  Sep 24: HCC September Showdown (USCF) Quad Winners: Joseph Bihlmeyer, Alexander Emmons (Quad 1 tie); Corin Gartenlaub, Omkar Maralappanavar, Jonathan Smucker (Quad 2 tie); Benjamin Foxman (Quad 3); Tyler Barry, Ethan Gavin, Nolan Krieger, Wyelin Newell (Quad 4 tie).
  Sep 21: Asher Luszcz
  Sep 19: September Little Open: Will Johnson
  Sep 19: Owen Anatra
  Sep 17: HCC September Scramble (USCF Scholastic): Arthur Xu, Aaryan Arora, Aleksandr Kuzmin, Logan Carney, Yash Khandelwal, Anderson Zemon
  Sep 14: Todd Kearns
  Sep 12: Derrick Tang
  Sep 7: Wyn Veiga
  Sep 5: Derrick Tang
  Sep 3: Katarina Von Kuhn
  
  
  As of October 2, 2022, $12,500 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 (Fall 2022: Sept 21, 28, Oct 12)
  
  
• Chess 102 -Chess Tactics
  Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm (Fall 2022: Oct 26, Nov 2, 9)
  
  Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site: www.hamdenadulted.org

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.