There will be no chess club meeting May 28th but we will meet June 4th

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Club Will Meet Tomorrow, June 11th

Just a quick note to confirm that the club will meet tomorrow evening, June 11th, at 6pm with Jeff McGinnis hosting (thank you again, Jeff!) and with a possible lecture from Frisco round 6:30pm. I will not be able to get the club chess clocks to the recreation center tomorrow so please bring a clock if you own one and wish to played timed games. Also, if you are able to arrive around 6pm to help Jeff set up and/or stay until 9pm to help him tear down that would be great — both tasks take but a few minutes with several people helping.

I will be at the club the following week for another “casual” evening with lecture and free, unrated blitz chess tournament and hope to see many of you then. Regards,

Mark Drury

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Casual Night Tonight, “Copa del Menlo” in July

Sharing a quick note to let people know we’ll hold another casual evening at the club tonight, with a 6:30pm lecture followed by a free, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm, with book prizes awarded based upon standing in our ongoing blitz series. I have also updated the club Events page to include our next rated offering, the “Copa del Menlo” tentatively scheduled for July 2nd, 9th and 16th (a gratuitous nod to this summer’s World Cup):

https://menloparkchess.club/event/copa-del-menlo-round-one/

This event is quick-rated (G/20;d3) with two rounds per evening but I may switch it to a single nightly game of G/45;d5 over three weeks, given our club appears to prefer the longer time controls. Take a look at the details and let me know if you have a preference (and feel free to register if you plan to play).

There remains a small chance that we’ll hold another rated event before July, given a number of members wish to do so, but I will miss the evenings of May 28th, June 11th and June 25th so I don’t know if we’ll be able to make that happen. More to come on that front soon and, as always, please let me know if you have any questions or comments in the interim. Regards,

Mark Drury