CHESS this Sunday, January 18 and Wednesday Jan. 21st at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone...!

The 17th Annual Golden State Open gets underway this long Martin Luther King holiday weekend at the Concord Hilton, and only a small handful of our club's regular players appear to have registered for the competition within at least five divisions, as of this writing.

Our chess club will therefore meet as usual this Sunday, January 18, 2026 at our regular Starbucks venue (in the Clayton Shopping Center), from 3:00 p.m. through to closing time, as players of all ages and skill levels can come and go anytime to enjoy the fun and challenge of chess over the boards among new and old friends in a community coffeehouse setting without any dues or tournament costs.

We'll also meet on Wednesday, January 21, as we do every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon, same time, same place, for the game of chess and perhaps even other board games, along the way to making new friends and even renewing old friendships!

For both Sunday and Wednesday sessions, there usually is a chess puzzle to solve, and the first player who solves it on his or her first try wins a free tall Starbucks drink of choice!

See you soon, maybe even at the Concord Hilton this weekend!

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