CHESS this Sunday, March 29 and Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at Starbucks!

Hello All,

Players of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to masters, are welcome to join us for fun, challenging chess over the boards at our regular venue, the Starbucks located in the Clayton Station Shopping Center!

We are there every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. through to closing time, so we hope to see you there this Sunday, March 29, 2026 and Wednesday April 1st (and don't be surprised if there might be an April Fools' Day joke or trick on the chessboards that day).

There are no dues, and there usually is a chess puzzle to solve. The player who is the first to solve it on the first try wins a free tall Starbucks drink of choice!

See you soon, and expect to make new friends, perhaps even renew old friendships!

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

CHESS Sunday, March 22 and Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone!

The Contra Costa Chess Club welcomes players of all ages and skill levels to enjoy the fun and challenge of chess over the boards every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon at our regular Starbucks venue in the Clayton Station Shopping Center! Come and go anytime from 3:00p.m. on through closing time as you make new friends and perhaps even renew old friendships!

Last Wednesday's highlights included a fun, tight, session-ending match of "Hand & Brain" Chess that saw the Matt & Alexander team besting the Andrew & Patrick team! Each session usually features a chess puzzle to solve, with the prize of a free tall Starbucks drink of choice going to the first player to solve the puzzle on his or her first try!

See you soon!

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

CHESS this Sunday, March 15 and Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone!

Enjoy the really nice weather and stop in for some fun, challenging chess over the boards at our regular Starbucks venue in the Clayton Shopping Center! We are there every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon, located just up from the intersection of Clayton Rd. and Ygnacio Valley Rd., on the border of Clayton and Concord, CA...!

Last week we welcomed more new players, and Antonio and Tyler come to mind, along with Alisa and her friend! Players of all ages and skill levels are welcomed to come and go anytime from 3:00 p.m. through to closing time! There are no dues, and there usually is a chess puzzle to solve, with the prize of a free tall Starbucks drink of choice going to the first player to solve it on the first try!

See you soon, and be open to making new friends, and perhaps even to renewing old friendships!

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

CHESS this Sunday, March 8 and Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone!

Join us this Sunday, March 8th and Wednesday, March 11th as well, as we meet every Sunday and Wednesday for fun, challenging chess over the boards at our regular Starbucks venue, located in the Clayton Shopping Center! Come and go anytime from 3:00 p.m. to closing time (9pm), and be game to make new friends and even to renew old friendships!

There are no dues, and there's no purchase required (but it would be nice, after all). 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!

See you soon, as we welcome players of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to masters and all in between! Looking ahead, as we begin Daylight Savings Time (starts Sunday!) and roll into warmer weather, we will start having rated tournaments!

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