Hi Everyone . . . !
There's more chess over the
boards at our usual venue, Starbucks, located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., Clayton,
Calif., this Wednesday evening, September 23, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m., come by anytime, the earlier the better for the best tables, more games,
and some really nice and interesting company!
CHESS EXHIBITION
Last Sunday afternoon,
September 20, 2015, despite some notable no-shows, more than a dozen chess
players and rooters enjoyed a special chess exhibition put on by International
Master Ronald Cusi. Ronald gave an interesting short lecture with a large
demo-chess board to show how a queen sacrifice worked in a past tournament game.
He then engaged about 8 or 10 players in a simultaneous chess exhibition,
winning on all boards and taking the time to give each player an analysis of
his or her match with him. After the simul, Ronald and several
challengers had fun at speed chess, wherein each challenger got 5 minutes while
Ronald gave himself just 1 minute . . . ! Kudos go to Lorenzo for
squeezing out the only win against Ronald by some seconds as Ronald's time
expired for the first and only time!!
The Contra Costa Chess Club's
thanks and appreciation go to IM Ronald Cusi and fellow chess master Manny
Perez for making the afternoon fun and a success, as well as to all who were
there to enjoy the afternoon, such as Hanza, Andrea, Lorenzo, Giselle, Tony T.,
Priya, Ron H., Sevien, Tamara, Alex, Mike T., Maria, Ariel, and Sebastian . . .
!
SUNDAY CHESS ?
Several club players would like
to continue to meet Wednesday evenings, and expressed a desire to meet on a
Sunday afternoon from time to time. As a result, beginning next month,
October 2015, our club will meet every Wednesday evening as usual, and every
Last Sunday of the Month from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. also at Starbucks, with
Carl's Jr. across the parking lot available if more space is needed.
Therefore next month, we'll have a session on Sunday, October 25, 2015 . . . !
Any comments, questions, need
more info? Let me know, and thanks again!
-- Mike T.
Contra Costa Chess Club
USCF Affiliate Club ID #A6024746