CHESS this Wednesday, Dec. 28th at Starbucks Rain or Shine!

Hello All and Happy New Year Ahead!

Our next sessions for fun, challenging chess over the boards will be this Wednesday, December 28, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. on through closing time at our usual Starbucks venue, followed by our first session of the new year on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 same time same place! Our next Sunday session will be on January 8, 2023.

About 8 players joined the fun last Wednesday, with Matthew the first to solve the chess puzzle on his first try! We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to masters, and early arrivals have a chance to be the first to solve a chess puzzle on the first try to win a free tall Starbucks coffee drink!

See you soon,

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

CHESS this Wednesday, December 21st at Starbucks!

Hello, and Happy Holidays to All!

Because this year's Christmas and New Year Days' holidays fall on Sundays, our next 3 sessions of fun, challenging chess over the boards will only be on Wednesdays, as follows: this Wednesday, Dec. 21st; then Dec. 28; and, January 4th. Our next Sunday session will be on January 8. 2023. We start at 3:00 p.m., as usual, and go on through closing time, and players can come and go anytime!

Our last Sunday's session saw at least a dozen players come by for the fun of chess! Though I got there fairly late (I saw the Broadway Tour Show of "BeetleJuice!"), it was great to see Sam, Yancy, Roman, Red, Paul and Raquel, new player Vin and his Dad, Donovan and Andreena, Ronald, Duncan, Ron, and to know that Diego was there, too!

We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, and this Wednesday we will definitely have a chess puzzle to see who could be the first to solve it on the first try to win a free tall Starbucks coffee drink! There are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice).

See you soon!

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

CHESS this Sunday, December 18th at Starbucks!

Hello Everyone -- Happy Holidays!

There's chess over the boards as usual at our usual Starbucks venue this Sunday, December 18, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. through to closing time!

Looks like good weather, so please join us!

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

CHESS Today, Wednesday Dec. 14th at Starbucks!

Hello All, -- Happy Holidays!

There's chess over the boards to be enjoyed today at our regular Starbucks venue, from 3:00 p.m. on through closing time! Players come and go anytime, all ages and skill levels are welcome! No dues, and no purchase required (but it would be nice). Players there early have a chance to be the first to solve a chess puzzle on the first try to win a free tall Starbucks coffee!

Last Sunday's session saw 8 players come by despite the intermittent rainy weather: Sam, Meredith, Kevin, Mike T., Tony T., Ken C., Ron, and young Fideli and his Dad.

The weather looks really good out there today, see you soon!

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

CHESS this Sunday, December 11th at Starbucks!

Hello All, Happy Holidays Ahead!

We meet as usual for chess over the boards this Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022 at our usual Starbucks venue at our usual times of 3:00 p.m. through to closing time! Players can come and go anytime, there are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice). Players there early usually have a chance to be the first to solve a chess puzzle on the first try to win a free tall Starbucks coffee!

Last Wednesday's session saw about a dozen players enjoy the afternoon and early evening over the chess boards, but at Carl's Jr. Restaurant across the parking lot, instead of Starbucks, which for some reason had to close at 2:00 p.m. that day! Just as a couple of players showed up at 3:00p.m.only to be greeted by the Starbucks closed sign, Matthew pulled into the parking spot and luckily for everyone he had paper, pen and adhesives to ensure that a sign was posted to direct chess players to Carl's Jr.!!

So then, along with Matthew at Carl's Jr. were Sam, Mike T., Chris N., Ernie, Yancy, Red, Connor, Diego, Bert, Hossam, and John S.!!

We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to masters and all in between. See you soon!

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

CHESS this Wednesday, Dec. 7th at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone!

Chess over the boards again, as usual, this Wednesday, Dec. 7th at our usual Starbucks venue! This past Sunday, Dec. 4th, about 18 players came by to enjoy an afternoon of chess, and it was nice to see a good mix of kids and adults mix it up for the fun and challenge of the game: Jackson and Sabina with their Dad; Myles with his Dad and sister; Paul and Raquel; Kyle and his mom, too; Donovan with Andrena; along with Matthew, Red, Yancy (who solved a tough chess puzzle), Sam, Mike T., Kevin, Jim (long time no see, Jim!); and, about 3 other kids and their mom (was that Paige and her boys before I got there? -- I was about an hour late).

We do meet every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. on through closing time. Players come and go anytime; there are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice). Players there early usually have a chance to be the first to solve a chess puzzle on the first try to win a free tall Starbucks cup of coffee!

See you soon,

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

CHESS this Sunday, Dec. 4th at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone !

We meet again this Sunday, December 4, 2022, as we do every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. on through closing time, at our usual Starbucks venue, located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., in the Clayton Shopping Center, very close to the intersection of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Clayton Rd. in Concord.

We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to masters. There are no dues, players come and go anytime, and there is no purchase requirement (but it would be nice). Players arriving early have a chance to be the first to solve a chess puzzle on the first try to win a free tall Starbucks drink of choice! No player was able to solve last Wednesday's puzzle on the first try, it was a tough one!

Last Wednesday saw about a dozen players enjoying an afternoon and evening of chess over the boards: Donovan, Chris N., Sam, Mike T., Bert, Matthew, Irakli, Yancy, Mark, and a couple of players whose names I didn't quite get, but will see again!

See you soon, and we may have a fun impromptu unrated tournament !

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