CHESS this Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone!

Just a short note reminder that we meet again, as we do every Wednesday and Sunday afternoon, this Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at our regular Starbucks venue, from 3pm on through closing time, in the Clayton Shopping Center, for fun, challenging chess over the boards!. All ages and skill levels are welcome, there are no dues, and players can certainly come and go anytime! There usually is a chess puzzle to solve, and the first to solve it on the first try wins a free tall Starbucks drink of choice!

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

CHESS this Saturday May 10th, then Sunday May 11th at Two Starbucks Shops!

Hi Everyone!

There's lots of chess over the boards and even other games this weekend for players of all ages and skill levels at a couple of Starbucks coffee shops this weekend! Players can come and go anytime from 3:00 p.m. through to closing time.

On Saturday, May 10th, it's on at the Starbucks located at 1900 Contra Costa Blvd. in Pleasant Hill. I'll be there to get at least a couple of games in, how about you?

On Sunday, May 11th, we're at our regular Starbucks located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., in the Clayton Shopping Center. We meet there every Wednesday and Sunday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. on. See you there!

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

CHESS this Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone!

It was so nice to see a full table and more of friends enjoying the fun and challenge of chess over the boards last Sunday at our regular Starbucks venue located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., in the Clayton Shopping Center. We meet there every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. to closing time, as players of all ages and skill levels are welcome to come and go anytime. There are no dues, and there's usually a chess puzzle to solve, with the first to solve it on the first try winning a free tall Starbucks drink of choice! We will certainly meet again this Wednesday, May 8th, same time, same place.

Looking ahead, in response to an invite from Starbucks, we will once again have an extra session this coming Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Starbucks located at 1900 Contra Costa Blvd., in Pleasant Hill. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome, as above, to enjoy chess as well as any other board games they wish to play in a coffeehouse atmosphere, also from 3:00 p.m. to closing time.

We will try to schedule a USCF-rated club tournament later this month or sometime in June, at our usual tournament venue, the Carl's Jr. Restaurant across the side parking lot from our regular Sunday/Wednesday Starbucks. What's holding up the schedule is that venue's restrooms, which seem to be unpredictably out of service lately. Stay tuned, hopefully it's been fixed.

So then, see you very soon, and along with chess and perhaps other games (there was some Scrabble last Sunday), don't be surprised if you happen to make new friends and/or renew old friendships!

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