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We
will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 29, 2023.
There will be no kids classes, store hours that day and no casual play
that evening.
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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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
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.com
Summer Chess Program Registration is 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!
- Review 2023 Summer Chess Flyer (PDF)
Sign Up on the PMCA Summer Chess Program Page
Monthly USCF Tournaments:
JUNE
- Sat,
Jun 17, 2023, 1:00PM
HCC June Jolt (SCHOLASTIC K-12)
Registration and current entries
- Mon,
Jun 19, 2023, 6:30PM
HCC June Action Quads
Open to all Adults 13+; Under 13 must be rated 800+ to participate
Registration and current entries
- Sat,
Jun 24, 2023, 1:00PM
HCC June Joust (4SS; G/30,d5)
Open to all Adults 13+; Under 13 must be rated 800+ to participate
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):
May
24: Todd Kearns
May 22: Aarav Singh Lemar
May 20: Derrick Tang
May 17: Avi Jaffe
May 15: HCC May Quad Tournament: Shneor Edelkopf
May 13: HCC May Maverick G/30: Top Section (1500+): Jordan Groff
(1st); Alex Emmons (2nd); U1500 Section: Junwen Wang (1st); Liliana Bello
(2nd)
May 10: Todd Kearns
May 8: Anderson Zemon
May 6: HCC May Maneuver (Scholastic): Trophy Winners: Brayden Wang;
Luca Festa (Quad 1); Aarav Singh Lemar (Quad 2); Sahil Singh Lemar; Dev
Girish Kumar (Quad 3); Andrew Orlowski; Jack Brecks, David Kim (Quad 4-Small
Swiss)
May 3: Asher Luszcz
May 1: Alexander Zemon
Apr 29: HCC April Advantage G/30: Top Section (Over 1500): Jordan
Groff (1st); Alex Emmons, Jacob LaPlant, Michael Uwakwe (3-way tie for
2nd); U1500 Section: Jadon Wolfe (1st); David Froomkin, Aaron Piao, Brayden
Sabol
Apr 26: Will Johnson
As of May 25, 2023, $17,365 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 (Fall 2023)
- Chess
101 - Beginning Chess
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm-
Dates TBD
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Dates TBD
- Chess
102 - Chess Tactics
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm- Dates TBD
- Chess
Openings - Plans and Strategy
Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm-
Dates TBD
Sign up for Adult Chess Classes at Hamden Adult Education web site: www.hamdenadulted.com
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Dates TBD
News:
- 2023-05-13 PMCA Coach and HCC Member Jordan Groff breaks 2200 and becomes National Master
- 2023-04-24 The Stealth Campaign that's Getting Your Kids Hooked on Chess (New York Times)
- 2023-04-15 Teachers nationwide are flummoxed by students' new chess obsession (Washington Post)
- 2023-04-01 PMCA hosts 2023 Connecticut State Women's Chess Championship. Congrats to Jasmine Zhixin Su for winning the 2023 CT State Women's Championship
- 2023-03-07 Congrats to PMCA Coach Jordan Groff for winning the 2023 New Britain Chess Club Championship
- 2022-05-31 2021-2022 Year-in-Review (PDF)
- 2021-12-04 Hamden Chess Club named 2021 Chess Club of the Year in Connecticut by the Connecticut State Chess Association
- 2019-12-11 Our new location and chess programs were featured in Board of Education article in The Daily Nutmeg
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