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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220518T190000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION: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 a few members will be making up tournament games from our previous quads event. Next week we will hold a free\, informal\, unrated Swiss system blitz tournament with the G/5 d/2 time control of 4-5 rounds\, something which was very popular the last time we did this.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-9/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220511T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220511T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220516T134217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T134217Z
UID:398-1652295600-1652301000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:MPCC Spring Quads Round 3
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated quads over three weeks from April 27th – May 11th\, 2022\, with a make-up round to be held May 18th\, if needed. The time control will be the same as that used for our earlier Swiss tournament\, the dual Quick- and Regular-rated G/30 d/5\, while quads will be based on a factor of rating/skill level and age. Chess sets\, boards and clocks will be provided but please feel free to bring your own digital timer if you wish.  Entry fee will again be $0 and prizes for first place in each quad will be $20 gift certificates for Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park (https://www.keplers.com/) with ties being decided by a blitz chess playoff. More information can be found in our TLA here.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/mpcc-spring-quads-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220504T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220504T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220516T134101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T134101Z
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SUMMARY:MPCC Spring Quads Round 2
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated quads over three weeks from April 27th – May 11th\, 2022\, with a make-up round to be held May 18th\, if needed. The time control will be the same as that used for our earlier Swiss tournament\, the dual Quick- and Regular-rated G/30 d/5\, while quads will be based on a factor of rating/skill level and age. Chess sets\, boards and clocks will be provided but please feel free to bring your own digital timer if you wish.  Entry fee will again be $0 and prizes for first place in each quad will be $20 gift certificates for Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park (https://www.keplers.com/) with ties being decided by a blitz chess playoff. More information can be found in our TLA here.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/mpcc-spring-quads-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220427T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220427T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220516T132616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T135308Z
UID:394-1651086000-1651091400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:MPCC Spring Quads Round 1
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated quads over three weeks from April 27th – May 11th\, 2022\, with a make-up round to be held May 18th\, if needed. The time control will be the same as that used for our earlier Swiss tournament\, the dual Quick- and Regular-rated G/30 d/5\, while quads will be based on a factor of rating/skill level and age. Chess sets\, boards and clocks will be provided but please feel free to bring your own digital timer if you wish.  Entry fee will again be $0 and prizes for first place in each quad will be $20 gift certificates for Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park (https://www.keplers.com/) with ties being decided by a blitz chess playoff. More information can be found in our TLA here.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/mpcc-spring-quads-1/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220420T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220420T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220516T130647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T130647Z
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SUMMARY:MPCC Burgess Park Blitz
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold a free\, unrated blitz chess tournament Wednesday\, April 20th\, beginning at 7pm. There is no entry fee and no US Chess membership is required to play in this one-section Swiss system event using the G/5+2 time control. Chess sets\, boards and clocks will be provided but if you have a digital timer please feel free to bring it with you. Prizes for this event will be Hypermodern Chess books donated by the Jim Eade of the Eade Foundation and all are welcome to play!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/mpcc-burgess-park-blitz/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220406T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220406T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220312T142240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220312T142240Z
UID:295-1649269800-1649277000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Mini-Marathon (cont.)
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first rated tournament beginning Wednesday\, March 16th\, at 6:30pm\, one intended for new or newer US Chess members seeking to establish OTB regular and quick ratings (though more experienced players are certainly welcome to join). The tournament is modeled after the revered Mechanics Institute Tuesday Night Marathons (https://www.milibrary.org/tuesday-night-marathon) and will run over four successive weeks\, ending on April 6th\, with one G/30 d/5 game played each evening. There is no entry fee given we are hoping to foster US Chess membership in the club and chess books will be offered as prizes to the top three finishers. Please feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in rated chess play and do share our tournament announcement with any and all in your chess community: \nhttps://new.uschess.org/menlo-park-chess-club-wednesday-night-mini-marathon \nSee https://menloparkchess.club/wednesday-night-mini-marathon/ for complete details.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-mini-marathon-cont-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220330T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220330T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220312T142118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220312T142118Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Mini-Marathon (cont.)
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first rated tournament beginning Wednesday\, March 16th\, at 6:30pm\, one intended for new or newer US Chess members seeking to establish OTB regular and quick ratings (though more experienced players are certainly welcome to join). The tournament is modeled after the revered Mechanics Institute Tuesday Night Marathons (https://www.milibrary.org/tuesday-night-marathon) and will run over four successive weeks\, ending on April 6th\, with one G/30 d/5 game played each evening. There is no entry fee given we are hoping to foster US Chess membership in the club and chess books will be offered as prizes to the top three finishers. Please feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in rated chess play and do share our tournament announcement with any and all in your chess community: \nhttps://new.uschess.org/menlo-park-chess-club-wednesday-night-mini-marathon \nSee https://menloparkchess.club/wednesday-night-mini-marathon/ for complete details.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-mini-marathon-cont-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220323T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220323T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220312T141924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220312T141924Z
UID:291-1648060200-1648067400@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Mini-Marathon (cont.)
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first rated tournament beginning Wednesday\, March 16th\, at 6:30pm\, one intended for new or newer US Chess members seeking to establish OTB regular and quick ratings (though more experienced players are certainly welcome to join). The tournament is modeled after the revered Mechanics Institute Tuesday Night Marathons (https://www.milibrary.org/tuesday-night-marathon) and will run over four successive weeks\, ending on April 6th\, with one G/30 d/5 game played each evening. There is no entry fee given we are hoping to foster US Chess membership in the club and chess books will be offered as prizes to the top three finishers. Please feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in rated chess play and do share our tournament announcement with any and all in your chess community: \nhttps://new.uschess.org/menlo-park-chess-club-wednesday-night-mini-marathon \nSee https://menloparkchess.club/wednesday-night-mini-marathon/ for complete details.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-mini-marathon-cont/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220316T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220316T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220312T141204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220312T141308Z
UID:288-1647455400-1647462600@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Mini-Marathon
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first rated tournament beginning Wednesday\, March 16th\, at 6:30pm\, one intended for new or newer US Chess members seeking to establish OTB regular and quick ratings (though more experienced players are certainly welcome to join). The tournament is modeled after the revered Mechanics Institute Tuesday Night Marathons (https://www.milibrary.org/tuesday-night-marathon) and will run over four successive weeks\, ending on April 6th\, with one G/30 d/5 game played each evening. There is no entry fee given we are hoping to foster US Chess membership in the club and chess books will be offered as prizes to the top three finishers. Please feel free to invite anyone who may be interested in rated chess play and do share our tournament announcement with any and all in your chess community: \nhttps://new.uschess.org/menlo-park-chess-club-wednesday-night-mini-marathon \nSee https://menloparkchess.club/wednesday-night-mini-marathon/ for complete details.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-mini-marathon/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220309T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220309T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220311T121148Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-8/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220302T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220302T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220228T133340Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-7/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220223T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220223T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220228T133029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220228T133029Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-6/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220216T183000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220216T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220215T131453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T143954Z
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SUMMARY:Fun/Informal Rapid Tournament
DESCRIPTION:We’ll hold the club’s first informal\, unrated rapid tournament beginning around 6:30pm Wednesday\, February 16th. This is a good opportunity for people new to tournament chess and/or to the use of a chess clock to get a feeling for what it’s all about. Everyone is welcome–experienced tournament players and newcomers alike. We’ll cover all of the following before the start but please let us know if you have questions in the meantime.\n\n\nDetails\nDate: February 16th (one evening)\nLocation: Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, Cypress Room\nFormat: Individual Swiss system in one section\nRounds: 3 or 4\, depending upon number of players\nTime Control: Rapid 10+5 (10 minutes per player per game\, plus a 5-second increment)\nRating: Unrated (we may use Lichess Rapid ratings for pairing purposes for those who have them)\nStart Time: First round starts at 6:30pm\nByes: Late arrivals may be given one or more half-point byes\nCost: Tournament is free ($3 to enter Arrillaga Family Recreation Center)\nEquipment: Boards\, sets and chess clocks provided by the club\n\n\nStandard US Chess rules apply (simplified to the following):\n– Touch move: you must make a legal move with the touched piece unless you make clear beforehand that you were adjusting it (“adjust”)\n– Same hand moves the piece and stops the clock\n– Player of the black pieces selects on which side of the board the clock is placed\n– Player of the black pieces starts the clock\n– After your game ends feel free to analyze together but keep your voices down\n– Keeping a game score is optional\n– Tournament Director may intercede in clearly drawn games\n– While observing other games in progress (games in which you are not playing):\n– – No kibitzing\n– – No pointing out time expired (only the players should do so)\n– – No pointing out illegal moves or offering any other advice\n– – No pointing out failure to stop the clock by one player or the
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/fun-informal-rapid-tournament/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220209T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220209T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220208T104334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220208T104334Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Either this week or next we may hold an informal\, unrated Swiss system rapid tournament (10+5 or the like) of 3-4 rounds to kick off tournament play at the club (for those who are interested–you needn’t play if you don’t wish to\, of course).
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-5/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220202T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220202T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220201T123709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T124317Z
UID:237-1643824800-1643838300@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-4/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220126T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220126T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220201T124120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220201T124120Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220119T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220119T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220117T114639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220117T114639Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220112T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220112T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20220107T114746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220107T114746Z
UID:226-1642010400-1642023900@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Wednesday Night Chess
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Wednesday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Cypress Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/wednesday-night-chess/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220105T180000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220105T214500
DTSTAMP:20260407T094552
CREATED:20211121T142623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T155512Z
UID:193-1641405600-1641419100@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:First Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The club’s first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday\, January 5th\, 2022\, from 6:00-9:45 pm in the Cypress Room\, Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Drop in anytime Wednesday evening to play some chess or simply say “hello” and\nplease share our flyer (Menlo_Park_Chess_Club_Flyer) to help spread the word and grow this new club in the Bay Area.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/first-club-meeting/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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