Casual, Blitz, Bughouse, Chess960

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 discuss details of the Chess960 tournament tentatively scheduled for September 14th.

Free

Fischer Random (Chess960) Tournament

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

The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold its first Fischer Random (Chess 960) tournament Wednesday, September 14th, beginning at 7pm sharp. The event will be unrated and will occur over one evening with a time control of G/8 d/2, there will be three or four rounds depending upon the number of entries, entry is free

Free

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse Chess Evening

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 discuss details of the next tournament tentatively scheduled for September 28th.

Free

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

Casual, Blitz, Bughouse Chess Evening

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 discuss details of the rated, five-round club championship beginning October 12th.

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

No Club Meeting November 23rd, 2022

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

The club will not meet the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, November 23rd. We'll be back in action the following week, of course!

Free