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SUMMARY:Lauren Goodkind Chess Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Lauren 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 let others know about this event so we can help grow the game among women and girls who are or may be interested in the game we all love. \nAfter the lecture there will be free casual play for anyone wanting a game and chess boards\, chess sets and chess clocks will be provided by the club. We hope to see many of you there and please help spread the word!
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/lauren-goodkind-chess-lecture/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:free,game analysis,lecture
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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SUMMARY:Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak or Elm Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and ladder chess games as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free\, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm\, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-evening-with-lecture-and-blitz-tournament/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,lecture,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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UID:2887-1792087200-1792098000@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak or Elm Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and ladder chess games as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free\, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm\, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-evening-with-lecture-and-blitz-tournament-2/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,lecture,swiss,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261022T180000
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UID:2889-1792692000-1792702800@menloparkchess.club
SUMMARY:Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak or Elm Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and ladder chess games as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free\, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm\, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-evening-with-lecture-and-blitz-tournament-3/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,lecture,swiss,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261029T180000
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SUMMARY:Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Our regular weekly club meeting occurs Thursday evenings from 6:00-9:00pm in the Oak or Elm Room of the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center. Casual\, blitz and ladder chess games as well as a lecture are in the offing and we will also play another free\, unrated blitz tournament beginning round 7pm\, given there appears to be a continuing appetite for same. Note that our free weekly lecture begins at 6:30pm and it remains one of the highlights of club attendance.
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/casual-evening-with-lecture-and-blitz-tournament-4/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:blitz,casual,free,lecture,swiss,tournaments,unrated tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261105T190000
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SUMMARY:Fifth Menlo Park Chess Club Championship\, Round One
DESCRIPTION:The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our fifth annual club championship beginning Thursday\, November 5th\, at 7pm\, a five-round USCF-rated Swiss system event using the dual-rated G/45;d5 time control over five weeks (there will be no round on November 26th\, Thanksgiving). Our championship is aimed at players with at least some tournament experience (one or two rated events\, say) and may not be suitable for children under the age of 10\, given games could last until almost 9pm on a school night. Details follow: \n\nFormat: Five-round Swiss-system tournament in one section\, one game per evening\nRounds: November 5th\, 12th\, 19th and December 3rd and 10th (there is no round November 26th\, Thanksgiving)—games begin promptly at 7:00pm\nControl: G/45;d5 (dual-rated game of 45 minutes for each player plus a 5-second delay per move)\nEntry Fee: $20 (the entire entry fee will be returned in prizes)\n\nPayment: PayPal: mark@drury.com; Venmo: @Mark-Drury-12\, Zelle: 6504006393\nPrizes:  Four prize groups based upon November US Chess regular ratings with roughly 8 players per prize group (Group 1: $120\, $60\, $40; Group 2: $100\, $60\, $40; Group 3: $80\, $40\, $20; Group 4: $80\, $40\, $20\, with adjustments as needed based on tournament/group size)\nByes: One half-point bye is available for any round save the last\, but the bye must be requested at least two days in advance of the day of play\nRegister: Please sign up in advance using the ‘Register’ button\, above (you only need register for round one of this event\, which covers all rounds)\nBoards\, sets\, clocks\, score sheets and pens will be provided by the Menlo Park Chess Club (bring a clock if you prefer your own)\nAll tournament participants must be current US Chess members\nOur tournament chess rules summary is required reading if you’re new to tournament play\nFor more information please send email to info@menloparkchess.club\nJoin our Facebook group or Google Group to stay abreast of future club tournaments and events
URL:https://menloparkchess.club/event/fifth-menlo-park-chess-club-championship-round-one/
LOCATION:Arrillaga Family Recreation Center\, 700 Alma Street\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:championship,dual-rated,rated tournaments,swiss,tournaments
ORGANIZER;CN="Mark Drury":MAILTO:info@menloparkchess.club
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