CHESS this Wednesday March 23rd at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . . !

We meet once again for chess over the boards this Wednesday evening, March 23, 2016, at our usual venue, Starbucks, located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., Clayton, Calif., 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 interesting people!

Last Wednesday's session saw about a dozen players enjoy the evening, including Jeff W., Priya, Chris B., Anthony B., Peter, Tony T., John H., John S., Rich K., Bob C., and Mike T. . . .

. . . and our now regular 3rd-Sunday-Afternoon-of-the-Month session saw at least 18 players enjoy an afternoon of chess over the boards at Panera Bread Restaurant in Walnut Creek!  Players and chess afficionados of all skill levels were there, including Bob C., Kitty, Jackie, Priya, Chris Th., Sevien, Chess Master Ron Cusi (who as usual wowed players with his speed-chess magic), Irving, Ginger, Michael, George S. and his son, Mark S., Bill K., Dimitri, Liliana, Tony T., and Mike T. . . .

. . . our next Sunday afternoon session at the Panera Bread Restaurant will be from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30p.m. on April 17, 2016, something nice to put on your calendar as a reminder . . . !

See you soon,

-- Mike T.

Contra Costa Chess Club
US Chess Federation
Affiliate Club ID #A6024746

CHESS this Wednesday 3/16 at Starbucks & Sunday 3/20 at Panera Bread!

Hi Everyone . . . !

There's lots more fun and challenging chess with all skill levels over the boards at two different locations this week!

--  This Wednesday evening, March 16, 2016, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:0 p.m. at Starbucks, located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., Clayton, Calif., come by anytime, the earlier the better for the best tables, more matches, and some really interesting company!

--  This coming Sunday afternoon, March 20, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Panera Bread Restaurant, located at 744 Bancroft Rd., Walnut Creek, Calif. (corner of Bancroft Rd. & Treat Blvd), again come by anytime, the earlier the better, etc. . . . as we'll be meeting now every 3rd Sunday of each month, at this new venue!  Our first session at this venue last month saw at least 18 players enjoying the afternoon over the chessboards!

Last Wednesday evening's session also saw a nice turnout, with at least a dozen players enjoying the evening at Starbucks, and we had the opportunity to meet and welcome Joe B., a prospective new player who enjoys chess and who just might bring his son(s) to join us sometime!  On hand for chess and to meet Joe or simply take in the scene last week were Ron H., Mike T., Chris Th., Dale K., John H., Sevien, Tamara, Tony T., Bob C., John S., Tom, and Rich K. . . .

. . . See you soon,

-- MIke T.

Contra Costa Chess Club
US Chess Federation
Affiliate Club ID #A6024746

CHESS this Wednesday March 9th at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . . !

We meet again for fun and challenges over the boards this Wednesday evening 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 interesting company!  First player to come in and mention the Golden State Warriors' record of wins and losses for the NBA season through Wednesday wins a free Starbucks drink, courtesy of the chess club!

Last week's session saw only about 10 players enjoy the evening.  It was great to see John H. again after so long a time.  We also saw that more players are taking down the moves of their games, as John H. did, then analyzing them afterwards . . . !  On hand for chess and conversation were Bob C., Ron H., John H., John S., Mike T., Tony T., Dan K., Peter, Colleen, Chris Th., Rich K., and Anthony B., followed by a game of Chronology across the lot after the chess session!

Put the afternoon of Sunday, March 20, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the Panera Bread Restaurant (at the corner of Treat Blvd. and Bancroft Rd. in Walnut Creek) on your calendar for another fun chess session with players of all skill levels -- from masters to novice and everything in between -- featuring regular chess, off or on the clock, "960" chess, and even speed chess!

See you soon!

-- Mike T.
Contra Costa Chess Club
US Chess Federation
Affiliate Club ID #A6024746

CHESS this Wednesday March 2nd, and Last Sunday Was a Hit !

Hi Everyone . . . !

There's chess fun and challenges as usual over the boards this Wednesday evening, March 2, 2016, at Starbucks, located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., Clayton, Calif., from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., come by anytime, the earlier the better for the best tables, more matches, and some really interesting company!

Last Wednesday's session was pretty good, with about a dozen or so players, including Chris Th., Mike T., Anthony B., Rich K., Robert and Ana with Julia, Bob C., Ron H., Hanza, John S., Tom, all welcoming our newest player, Peter, that evening . . . !

. . . And our very first Sunday afternoon of chess at Panera Bread Restaurant (at 74 Bancroft Rd., Walnut Creek -- at the corner of Bancroft and Treat) was indeed a happening yesterday, Sunday, February 28, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to about 5:00 p.m. or later, with at least eighteen (18) players there to enjoy an afternoon of chess in what turned out to be a very nice venue and atmosphere . . !!  We had the privilege of meeting players new to the club, namely George S., Irving and Ginger, and Jackie C., and it was fun to see Mark S. and Priya again, as Sevien was also there along with Ron H., Tom, Bill K., chess masters Ron Cusi and Manny Perez, with draw master Mike T., and Chris Th., Tony T., Hanza,  Kitty and Bob C.. . .!

We have Bob C. and Kitty to thank for brokering a very good relationship and agreement with the Panera Bread management and staff, for them to reserve space for our chess club, the Contra Costa Chess Club, to enjoy an afternoon with the fine game of chess, over the boards!  We also thank Ron Cusi and Manny Perez for having fun with us, including holding the usual amazing exhibition of taking on (and winning) any and all players at speed chess, giving each challenger 5 minutes while having only 1 minute to go on!

Our next Sunday afternoon session at the Panera Bread Restaurant will be on Sunday, March 20, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. or later (come anytime, the earlier the better, of course), which will actually be the third Sunday of March.  So then, put March 20th on your calendar, and that also happens to be the first day of Spring!

See you this Wednesday, or see you soon, . . . and if you haven't been by in a while, it may be a good time to renew old friendships, and even make new ones.

-- Mike T.

Contra Costa Chess Club

US Chess Federation
Affiliate Club ID #A6024746