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