• Burgess Park Double-Blitz G/3+2

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Based on conversations at the club last week and on a few online interactions over the past couple days it seems that another Blitz tournament is what people most wish to partake of this week, so we'll hold another free, unrated double-blitz tournament of four rounds and a G/3+2 time control. A double-blitz event entails

    Free
  • Menlo Park Chess Club Championship, Round 1

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our club championship beginning Wednesday, October 12th, at 7pm, a four- or five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60 d/5 time control

    Free
  • Menlo Park Chess Club Championship, Round 2

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Note: Registrations are now closed for the championship given the maximum number of players (40) signed up for and played in the first round. Feel free to send email to

    Free
  • Menlo Park Chess Club Championship, Round 3

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Note: Registrations are now closed for the championship given the maximum number of players (40) signed up for and played in the first round. Feel free to send email to

    Free
  • Menlo Park Chess Club Championship, Round 4

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Note: Registrations are now closed for the championship given the maximum number of players (40) signed up for and played in the first round. Feel free to send email to

    Free
  • Menlo Park Chess Club Championship, Round 5

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our club championship beginning Wednesday, October 12th, at 7pm, a four- or five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60 d/5 time control

    Free
  • Casual, Blitz and Club Championship Playoffs

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing and we’ll also hold the blitz playoffs for our recently-completed club championship.

    Free
  • Casual 5-Round G/3+2 Blitz Tournament

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    We'll hold a casual 5-round G/3+2 blitz tournament as something of a warmup for our club's blitz championship, to occur the following Wednesday, December 14th. Tomorrow's event will either be one single Swiss section or, depending upon turnout, we may hold 6-person round robins based on rating (or some estimation thereof). We'll begin "promptly" at

    Free
  • Year-End Blitz Ouroboros

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Our final meeting and tournament of 2022, we'll play 5 or 6 rounds of G/3+2 blitz in a single Swiss section or, depending upon turnout, we may hold 4- or 6-person round robins based on rating (or some estimation thereof). We’ll begin promptly at 7:15pm so please register ahead of time via the button on

    Free
  • First Thursday Club Meeting of 2023

    Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States

    Our regular weekly club meeting now occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz and bughouse chess are in the offing

    Free