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
HCC membership with option to participate tournaments at reduced rate;
optional online chess club participation
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Hamden
Chess Club
*Casual Play and USCF Tournaments

*In-Person
Activities:
Casual Mondays and monthly Little Open Tournaments (for Adults - ages
13+); Monthly USCF Scholastic Tournaments (K-12) and USCF Swiss System
Tournaments
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Chess
Classes for Adults
(Fall, Winter, Spring)

*Classes meet one evening
(two hours) per week
*
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.org
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Summer
Chess Program for Kids:
Registration is now open for Summer 2022
Description: The Summer Chess program is for students age 8 and
older who are intermediate level players (not beginners). Sign up for
one or more weeks; Learn and practice a new chess opening each day, learn
checkmate patterns, play standard chess and popular chess variants as
well as foosball, table tennis, strategy-based board games. Students should
already know standard chess rules and be able to play a complete game
to checkmate. Designed especially for intermediate level chess students
who have a foundational knowledge of chess tactics. Includes t-shirt and
engaging learning! Sign up today - space is
limited.
Upcoming Tournaments:
JUNE:
- Sat.
June 18, 2022, 1:00pm
HCC June Jolt (Scholastic Tournament)
USCF-rated;
Grades K-12; 4SS;
G/25,d5; In-Person
Three Sections: Open (K-12), Intermediate (K-6), and Primary (K-3)
Prizes: Nine Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Trophies for each section
and chess medals for all other participants)
Registration
link and current entries
- Mon.
June 20, 6:30pm
June Little Open
Elo-club
rated, USCF not required to register; Adults-ages 13+; Quads - 3RR;
G/20,d3; In-Person
Prizes: Winner of each Quad: $40
Registration
link and current entries
- Sat.
June 25, 2022, 1:00pm
HCC June Action
USCF-rated;
4SS, G/30,d5; In-Person;
Two Sections: Open (min 1400 req); and U1500
Projected
Prizes: $400,
based on 20 entries
Registration
link and current entries
JULY:
- Mon.
July 18, 6:30pm
July Little Open
Elo-club
rated, USCF not required to register; Adults-ages 13+; Quads - 3RR;
G/20,d3; In-Person
Prizes: Winner of each Quad: $40
Registration
link and current entries
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Sat.
July 23, 2022, 1:00pm
HCC July Jamboree (Scholastic Tournament)
USCF-rated;
Grades K-12; 4SS;
G/25,d5; In-Person
Three Sections: Open (K-12), Intermediate (K-6), and Primary (K-3)
Prizes: Nine Trophies (1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Trophies for each section
and chess medals for all other participants)
Registration
link and current entries
- Sat.
June 30, 2022, 1:00pm
HCC July Joust
USCF-rated;
4SS, G/30,d5; In-Person;
Two Sections: Open (min 1400 req); and U1500
Projected
Prizes: $400,
based on 20 entries
Registration
link and current entries
AUGUST
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.
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- Congratulations:
- Congratulations
to our recent winners of HCC online and OTB tournaments (in Bold):
- May
25: Asher Luszcz
May 23: Derrick Tang
May 21: Michael Fomin
May 18: Asher Luszcz
May 16: May Little Open Quad Winners: Will Johnson, Dylan
Wynne
May 16: Owen Anatra
May 14: HCC May Maneuver (Scholastic): Open K-12: Yonatan
Axelrad (1st); Truman Kaczmarczyk (2nd); Wyelin Newell (3rd); Intermediate
K-6: Amanda Jiang (1st); Owen Anatra (2nd); Arthur Xu (3rd); Primary
K-3: Aarav Singh Lamar (1st); Vivaan Lodha (2nd); Theodore Russell
(3rd)
May 11: Asher Luszcz
May 9: Luannie Wang
May 7: Roberto Frunzio
May 4: Todd Kearns
May 2: Luannie Wang
Apr 30: HCC April Action: OPEN: Nicholas Crispi (1st); Donald
McAndrew (2nd); U1600: Truman Kaczmarczyk (1st); Dylan Wynne (2nd);
U1200: Roberto Frunzio (1st); Katarina Kuhn Murray (2nd)
As of May 26, 2022, over $10,030 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!
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- Upcoming
Adult Chess Classes
- Chess
101 - Beginning Chess
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm
(Spring 2022: Apr 6, 13, 27);(Winter
2022: Feb 9, 16, 23);
(Fall 2021: Oct 6, 13, 20)
- Chess
102 -Chess Tactics
Wednesdays
6:30-8:30pm
(Spring 2022: May 4, 11, 18);
(Winter
2022: Mar 2, 9, 16); (Fall
2021: Oct 27, Nov 3, 10)
Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site:
www.hamdenadulted.org
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