CHESS this Sunday, July 31, 2022 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . . !

The Contra Costa Chess Club meets every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon, from 3:00pm on through closing time at our usual Starbucks venue located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., in the Clayton Shopping Center, just a couple of driveways up from the corner of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Clayton Rd. in Concord. We meet again this Sunday, July 31, 2002, as the club continues to grow, with new players coming by practically every time we meet!

We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to masters and all in between. Come and go anytime, there are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice). Additionally, the first player to solve the day's chess puzzle on thefirst try wins a free tall Starbucks drink of choice! No player was able to solve last Wednesday's chess puzzle, but there will be another for this coming Sunday's session.

Last Wednesday's session was quite a lot of fun, with as many as 8 youngsters enjoying the afternoon, with most playing chess over the boards with new friends, including adults as well as other kids they met for the first time! Among the kids that day were Evan and Zane with their Dad Igor; Ohm and Sia with their Mom Hira; Myles and his Mom Ly; and, Ian, Jojo, and Kaden with their Mom Paige ! (I hope I got all the names right and spelled them correctly). The adults that joined the fun, challenging games were Sam, John Ht., Mike T., Tony T., Yancy, and Ronald C.-- and, thanks to Ronald C., there was quite an exhibition of chess that amazed adults and kids alike in playing, with odds on clock time given, Bullet Chess, Blitz, and even Blindfold Chess !!

It was also nice to see the kids' parents socialize with each other, including with some adults who were there, such as Ken, Dan, Mikey O., Gregg, and Ernie, who are well known to the club organizer and some players, all in the spirit of making new friends and renewing old friendships!

So then, we meet again this Sunday, July 31st, same place, same time, and I hope to see as many there as before, perhaps even more since we see more players on Sundays! For those players who are members of the US Chess Federation, we will once again soon be having our club tournaments, using Quad and other formats, stay tuned!

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

CHESS this Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . . !

Join us for fun, challenging chess over the boards this Wednesday, July 27, 2002, 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! That's just up from the corner of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Clayton Rd. in Concord!

This Wednesday will see several kids that enjoy the game of chess, along with our regular players plus at least one master if not two, who clearly enjoy and appreciate the game, too! We're also at Starbucks every Sunday afternoon, same time, same place! Last Sunday saw Sam, Mike T., Chris N., Setsal, Kevin, Tyler, visiting player Barak from Silicon Valley, and new player to the club, 12-year old Serg, who played just about everyone from classic games to blitz, winning every game except perhaps one! We also welcomed Serg's mom Anastasia, who knew quite a bit of chess!

We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, from beginners to masters and all in between! Come and go anytime, there are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice). Additionally, the first player to solve a chess puzzle on the first try wins a free tall Starbucks drink of choice! While no player solved last Sunday's puzzle on the first try, it was Serg who managed to figure it out!

So then, come on by, make new friends and/or renew old friendships! See you there,

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

CHESS this Sunday, July 24 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . . !

We meet for fun, challenging chess over the boards every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00p.m. on through closing time at the Starbucks located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., in the Clayton Shopping Center! That's just up from the corner of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Clayton Rd. in Concord!

We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, from novices to masters and all in between! Come and go anytime, there are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice). Additionally, the first player to solve a chess puzzle on the first try wins a free tall Starbucks drink of choice! Congratulations went to Tony for solving the puzzle on the first try!

Last Wednesday saw quite a few players enjoy the afternoon playing chess. There were even a couple of chess Masters there! Enjoying the game along with friendships new and renewed were Mike T, Tony, Matthew, Sam, Yancy, Hossam, Ronald C., Rich K., Bert, Olaf, and Carl!

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

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

CHESS this Wednesday, July 20th at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . .!

There's fun, challenging chess over the boards every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. on through closing time at our usual Starbucks venue, located just up from the corner of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Clayton Rd., at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., in the Clayton Shopping Center!

We will meet again this Wednesday, from 3:00pm on, and there will be a chess puzzle challenge for early arrivals: The first player to solve the puzzle on the first try wins a free tall Starbucks drink of choice!

At least half a dozen or more players enjoyed chess over the boards this past Sunday, and it personally was great to be back! Among the players there were Sam, Yancy, John H.,Tony, Chris N., and we welcomed two players new to the club, Kevin and Skip!

We welcome players of all ages and skill levels, come and go anytime, there are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice). There's interest in starting up club quads or other club tournament formats. Let me know if you're interested!

See you soon,

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

CHESS this Sunday, July 17 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone . . .!

There's chess over the boards as usual from 3:00 p,m, through closing time at our Starbucks venue located at 1536 Kirker Pass Rd., in the Clayton Shopping Center, just up from the corner of Ygnacio Valley Rd. and Clayton Rd. in Concord!

We continue to meet every Wednesday and Sunday afternoons at the same time, We welcome players of all ages and skill levels. Come and go anytime, there are no dues, and there is no purchase required (but it would be nice)!!

[I have been remiss in sending out these emails over the past month or so due to my having to deal with some rather tough health issues that even required a couple of trips to the ER. I am under a doctor's care and orders now, and will be able to be at Starbucks again to enjoy the game of chess and, most of all, your friendship and company! I am thankful for several players among so many other friends and associates for taking the time to check on me, even just to simply say hello and ask how I'm doing.]

Looking forward to seeing as many of you tomorrow and at future sessions!

-- Mike T.
Contra Costa Chess Club
US Chess Federation
Affiliate Club ID #6024746