Online
Chess Classes
for Kids

*One hour per week
*Beginner and Intermediate Classes
*Engaging
learning, tournament play within each week's group
*Includes
HCC membership & option to participate in weekly tournaments
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In-Person
Chess Classes
*One hour per week
*Beginner
and Intermediate Classes
*Engaging
learning tournament play within each week's group
*Includes
HCC membership & option to participate in weekly tournaments
*Check back soon for when In-Person classes for kids resume!
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Hamden
Chess Club

* Casual and Tournament Play with fellow club members each week
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Join HCC, participate in our weekly Online Tournaments and win a prize:
Monday Madness 8pm
Wild Wednesday 8pm Saturday Skirmish 3pm
*In-Person Adult Casual Mondays and 3rd Mon Little Open Tournaments!
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Upcoming
Hamden Chess Club - Little Open (In-Person Adult Quad Tournaments-3rd
Mondays):
Little
Open Details:
Time Control/format: G/20, d3; Round-robin quads; Equipment provided
Entry fee: $15 HCC members; $25 non-members
Prizes: $30 1st each quad; one six player swiss group if necessary,
with $20 2nd place prize
Eligibility: USCF membership is not required. Adults of all levels
(high school age and up) are welcome. Elo (club rated games) not USCF
Entry deadline: One day (24 hours) prior. No signups at door. Refund/credit
available until entry deadline
Defaults: Players not checked in prior to start time may be defaulted.
Clocks will start promptly
Byes: No byes due to round-robin format. All participants must
play all three rounds
COVID-19 Safety Protocols: Please see list of requirements on Sign
Up page
Congratulations:
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Congratulations
to our recent 1st Place Tournament Winners:
- Jan
20: Todd Kearns
- Jan
18: Will Viloudaki
- Jan
18: David Lewis (Jan Little Open)
- Jan
16: Alex Montero
- Jan
13: Todd Kearns
- Jan
11: Will Viloudaki
- Jan
9: Jeremy Davis
- Jan
6: Jordan Groff
- Jan
4: Will Viloudaki
- Jan
2: Asher Luszcz
- Dec
30: Todd Kearns
- Dec
28: Luannie Wang
- Dec
26: Alex Montero
- Dec
23: Todd Kearns
As of January 21, 2021 over $3,070 has been distributed
in cash and prizes at the adult and kids tournaments. Join the HCC,
participate in our next tournament, and win a prize! Here
is a List of all past Tournaments with names of first place winners
(PDF).
Hamden Chess Club
hosts
online tournaments each week for both Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced
players in our group. They are open to HCC Community Members, including
currently enrolled students of Play More Chess Academy. A $20 prize,
(usually an Amazon gift card) goes to the first place winner for tournaments
that have at least four participants. If less than four participants,
online tournament will automatically cancel and no prize will be awarded.
HCC Community Membership status must be current (in good standing) to
receive a prize. Upcoming tournament links are listed here: https://lichess.org/team/hamden-chess-club
News:
- Our
Location and Chess Programs were featured in this article in The
Daily Nutmeg!
- Best
wishes to all of you and thanks so much for supporting our classes and
other chess programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please stay safe!
Play More Chess Academy is open for retail/store purchases only (books,
chess sets, chess clocks, etc). In-person
studio classes for kids are currently on hold due to COVID-19. HCC members
currently play casual chess and tournaments each
week on our Lichess.org
platform (https://lichess.org/team/hamden-chess-club).
In-person Adult Casual Play has resumed for HCC community members on
Mondays, with COVID-19 safety protocols. Capacity is currently being
limited. Join us Mondays, 6:30pm-8:30pm. No pre-registration necessary
for casual play. However the 3rd Monday of the Month is reserved for
the monthly Little Open, which does require pre-registration and an
entry fee.
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