Join Us for Thursday Evening Chess on the San Francisco Peninsula
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our second annual club championship beginning Thursday, October 26th, at 7pm, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/60;d5 time control over five weeks . Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events, say) and may not be …
Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.
Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:45pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.
There will be no chess meeting December 21st, 28th and January 4th due to the Holidays and the fact that the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center will be closed during that …
There will be no chess meeting December 21st, 28th and January 4th due to the Holidays and the fact that the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center will be closed during that …
There will be no chess meeting December 21st, 28th and January 4th due to the Holidays and the fact that the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center will be closed during that time. The club will meet again on January 11th--see you then!
Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold USCF Quick-rated double-round quads over three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, January 18th, using the G/15;d5 time control and playing two games against each opponent during the same evening, one as white and one as black. No byes will be available for this event so if you are unable to …
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold USCF Quick-rated double-round quads over three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, January 18th, using the G/15;d5 time control and playing two games against each opponent during the same evening, one as white and one as black. No byes will be available for this event so if you are unable to …
The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold USCF Quick-rated double-round quads over three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, January 18th, using the G/15;d5 time control and playing two games against each opponent during the same evening, one as white and one as black. No byes will be available for this event so if you are unable to …
Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual, blitz, bughouse and ladder chess games are in the offing and we may also play another impromptu blitz tournament (free, no prizes), given there appears to be an appetite for same.
"A4c" or "The Clock (Almost) Never Stops" Variant Background: One of the strongest blitz players in our club came up with this variant and, after hearing it described, we couldn't resist holding an informal tournament to give it a try. It involves a good deal of fast chess plus a game within a game (a …