• Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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

    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 as well as

  • Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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

    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 as well as

  • Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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

    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 as well as

  • Casual, Blitz, Lecture, Ladder Chess Evening

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

    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 as well as

  • King’s Gambit Thematic Tournament

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

    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

  • Queen’s Gambit Thematic Tournament

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

    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

  • Lecture & Casual Chess Evening

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

    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

  • Lecture, Bughouse Tournament & Casual Play

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

    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

  • No Chess Club Meeting September 3rd, 2026

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

    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.

  • Copa Del Menlo, Round One

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

    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

  • Copa del Menlo, Round Two

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

    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

  • Copa del Menlo, Round Three

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

    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