King’s Gambit Thematic Tournament
After Frisco's lecture from 6:30-7:00pm we'll hold a free 5- or 6-round King's Gambit thematic tournament beginning with the moves 1. e4 e5 2. f4, using a slightly longer time …
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Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United States
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Queen’s Gambit Thematic Tournament
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesAfter Frisco’s lecture from 6:30-7:00pm we’ll hold a free 6- or 7-round Queen's Gambit thematic tournament beginning with the moves 1. d4 d5 2. c4, using the shorter G/3+2 time …
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Lecture & Casual Chess Evening
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesThis week we will have a lecture beginning at 6:30pm followed by casual play for the remainder of the evening, given Mark is out of town and cannot host a blitz tournament or the like. Please bring your own clocks if you would like to play timed games -- boards and sets will be provided, …
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Lecture, Bughouse Tournament & Casual Play
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesAfter Frisco's lecture from 6:30-7:00pm we'll hold a free 4- or 5-round bughouse tournament for those who are interested, though the chess room will be open and available for casual play for those who do not wish to participate. We'll follow the rules documented here and will use the G/5+0 time control for this event. …
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Copa Del Menlo, Round One
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesTo honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we'll hold our own Copa del Menlo during three Thursdays in September (10th, 17th, 24th), a dual-rated G/45;d5 event played in small …
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Copa del Menlo, Round Two
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesTo honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we'll hold our own Copa del Menlo during three Thursdays in September (10th, 17th, 24th), a dual-rated G/45;d5 event played in small …
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Copa del Menlo, Round Three
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesTo honor the FIFA World Cup this summer we'll hold our own Copa del Menlo during three Thursdays in September (10th, 17th, 24th), a dual-rated G/45;d5 event played in small …
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Lauren Goodkind Chess Lecture
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA, United StatesLauren Goodkind, a well-regarded chess coach and author in the Bay Area, will give a FREE chess lecture at the Menlo Park Chess Club to inspire more women and girls to play chess. Lauren will review one or two of her recent tournament games and the lecture is suitable for beginners and experienced players. Please …