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DATES: Enrollment is ongoing throughout the year. Choose a day/time below. Initial sign up is for one month/four weeks (one hour class per week). Classes meet one hour per week and provide engaging topical chess lessons, short video tutorials, puzzles, examples from grandmaster games and other fun activities in a proven learning curriculum aligned with US Chess Federation recommendations. |
Students choosing to continue beyond initial four weeks do so on a month-to-month basis. Payment is automatic once per month ensuring enrollment for that month of classes. ALSO INCLUDES: Hamden Chess Club membership with reduced entry fee for in-person tournaments; free entry in weekly online tournaments. It includes PMCA Private Online Chess Club for optional casual games (with classmates and other PMCA students) each week. If preferred class day/time is full, please email below to be listed on waiting list. QUESTIONS? Please email info@PlayMoreChess.com or call 203.680.8456
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Hamden Chess Club Membership Rates: -Adults:
$100/year As
of March 2023 HCC has over 110 members and weekly casual play attendance
is 12 to 16 on a typical Monday or Thursday evening. |
Benefits: Discounted entry fees on USCF Rated Tournaments each month: -USCF Scholastic (Grades K-12 of any chess rating, including Unrated). Usually on Saturday afternoon. -G/45 USCF tournaments for adults (ages 13+) of any rating, including Unrated. Under 13 eligible if USCF rating of 800+. Usually on Saturday afternoon. -G/25 USCF Action Quads tournaments. For adults (ages 13+) of any rating, including Unrated. Under 13 eligible if USCF rating of 800+. Opportunity to play three rated games in one evening. Usually on 3rd Monday evening of month 6:30-9:30pm -G/75+30 several times a year we offer tournaments with a classical (longer) time control. Usually four rounds, one round per week, Sunday afternoon. Weekly
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Upcoming Weekly HCC Online Tournaments on Lichess Online tournaments are for all ages. Wednesday tournaments open to all rating levels; Mon and Sat tournaments are restricted based on rating levels as listed on tournament page; No entry fee for online tournaments but must be HCC member or enrolled chess student who has requested to join and been accepted to the HCC team on Lichess prior to the tournament. ($20 Gift Card prize for online tournament winner if tournament has four or more players. Winner must be HCC current member in good standing or currently enrolled PMCA chess student to claim a prize):
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Email: info@PlayMoreChess.com | Phone: 203.680.8456 | Hamden, CT |