CHESS this Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at Starbucks!

Hi Everyone!

We meet again this Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at our regular Starbucks venue, as we do every Sunday and Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 p.m. through to closing time. Players come and go anytime, there are no dues, no purchase required, all ages and skill levels welcome, etc... What's there not to like as we enjoy the game of chess over the boards?

Last Sunday's session was hopefully at or towards the very end of a rather scorching heat wave! There to enjoy chess were Tony, Reza, David, Mike T., Ben C., and young Suhas, who was there with his mom and grandmom! Suhas lost only one of his matches, and that one was to Ben C. in a very close battle. The best end game of the day went to Suhas, with several onlookers seeing that both he and his opponent (Tony) were down to their last 2 seconds of a tight G/15 match when Suhas pulled out a surprisingly quick sweeping move with his queen, backed up by a distant bishop, to the H1 square for a checkmate at the very last second!!

We believe Suhas and the other players may be back, along with many more players, at next Sunday's fun, challenging, chess session, same place, same time, and stay tuned for information/details regarding our next club tournament...! See you soon, and I need to get my game up, you can help!

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