Join Us for Thursday Evening Chess on the San Francisco Peninsula
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 control than the G/3+2 of our impromptu blitz series. Brush up on your favorite lines as both white and black in this dynamic opening and …
After 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 control of our impromptu blitz series. Brush up on your favorite lines as both white and black in this dynamic opening and join us for …
This 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, …
After 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. …
The club will not meet Thursday, September 3rd, but will reconvene the following week for the first round of our Copa del Menlo rated tournament.
To 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 Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating, with one game played per evening. With the World Cup in mind, this will also be a …
To 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 Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating, with one game played per evening. With the World Cup in mind, this will also be a …
To 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 Swiss sections of 6-8 players grouped by rating, with one game played per evening. With the World Cup in mind, this will also be a …