• 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 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 …

  • 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 …

  • Lauren Goodkind Chess Lecture

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

    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 …

  • Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament

    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 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 …

  • Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament

    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 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 …

  • Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament

    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 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 …

  • Casual Evening with Lecture and Blitz Tournament

    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 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 …

  • Fifth Menlo Park Chess Club Championship, Round One

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

    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 …