Monday, September 28, 2015

Chess this Wednesday Sept. 30 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . . !

There's chess as usual over the boards this Wednesday evening, September 30, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at our usual venue, Starbucks, located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., Clayton, Calif., come by anytime, the earlier the better for the best tables, more games, and some really nice company!
Starting next month, on October 25, 2015, we're adding a session to take place 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the last Sunday of each month at the Starbucks above, or if there is a need for more space, we can always move to the Carl's Jr. across the parking lot.
See you soon,
-- Mike T.
Contra Costa Chess Club
USCF Affiliate Club ID #A6024746

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

CHESS this Wednesday Sept. 23rd at Starbucks!

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

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

CHESS Wednesday Sept. 2nd at Starbucks!


Hi Everyone . . . !
Chess over the boards continues every Wednesday evening at Starbucks, located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., Clayton, Calif., from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., and so it does this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, come by anytime, the earlier the better for the best tables, more games, and some really nice, interesting company!

Our session last week drew quite a crowd, including onlookers, starting with our newest player, Ron Howard, welcomed by our regular and returning players, some of whom we haven't seen in a while, like . . . Washington, who played Mike T. to a draw in quite an interesting match . . . and Christopher Y., who engaged Lorenzo in a couple speed games, then gave FM Rich K. quite a complicated game before giving in at the end, as did Tony earlier . . . and Hans edged Andrew in their match, while Young and Chris Th. both blundered their way into a hard-fought draw!  Priya got a game or two in along with her knock-knock jokes, and Bernard joined in to learn some chess basics from Chris Th. . . . yes it was a busy evening, complete with rumors about Howard Stern being Donald Trump's Vice President, and if that ever happens, well you heard it here first . . . !

Don't forget, Sunday Sept. 20th, at 2:00 p.m. at Carl's Jr. Restaurant across the lot from our Starbucks venue, IM-elect Ronald Cusi will be giving a brief chess lecture then will play as many players as possible in a simul . . . !  Space is limited, already 8 players have signed up or let me know, there's at least a dozen or so more spots still open, come join the fun. let me know ahead of time to assure you a spot in the simul, thanks!
See you soon,

-- Mike T.

Contra Costa Chess Club
USCF Affiliate Club ID #A6024746