• MPCC Burgess Park Blitz #2

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold a free, unrated blitz chess tournament Wednesday, May 25th, beginning at 7pm. There is no entry fee and no US Chess membership is required to play in this one-section Swiss system event using the G/5+2 time control. Chess sets, boards and clocks will be provided but if you

    Free
  • MPCC June Mini-Marathon, Round 1

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold another rated mini-marathon beginning Wednesday, June 1st, at 6:30pm, a four-round Swiss system event of G/45 d/5 over four weeks and one suitable for experienced players as well as new or newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. Details follow: Format: Four-round Swiss-system tournament in

    Free
  • G/3+2 Blitz Tournament in Two Sections

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

    We'll hold our first blitz tournament of 2023, a free 4- or 5-round G/3+2 unrated event in two sections, assuming there are sufficient entries. Clock move (as opposed to touch

    Free
  • February “Mud Month” Mini-Marathon, Round 1

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45

    $5
  • February “Mud Month” Mini-Marathon, Round 2

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45

    $5
  • February “Mud Month” Mini-Marathon, Round 3

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45

    $5
  • February “Mud Month” Mini-Marathon, Round 4

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold our first rated tournament of 2023 beginning Thursday, February 2nd, at 7pm, a four round USCF-rated Swiss-system event over four weeks using the dual-rated G/45 d/5 time control. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating. (“Mud Month”

    $5
  • Mad Hatter Ladder Blitz Swiss

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold a free, unrated 5-round blitz tournament with a G/5+0 time control in one section over one evening, April 27th, and the outcome of this event will determine the initial positions on the club's blitz ladder (more details about the ladder and possible prizes associated with it over the course

    Free
  • “Hall of Bright Carvings” Quick Swiss, Rounds 1 & 2

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

    The Menlo Park Chess Club will hold another USCF-rated tournament beginning Thursday, May 4th, at 7pm, a four round Swiss-system event over two weeks using the Quick-rated G/15 d/3 time control, with two games played each evening. This tournament is suitable for experienced players as well as newer US Chess members seeking to establish an over-the-board rating.

    $5