Tucson Chess Center

Sad news today. The Tucson Chess Center is now closed. The summer time hit us hard.

This was a huge learning experience and while it might seem that the idea of a brick and mortar chess club in Tucson is not possible we feel that it most certainly a possibility.

We plan on coming back in the future; bigger, better and stronger. This may take a year or two to get everything in-line.

We had a wonderful time with the chess center. In just 6 months we hosted four chess camps, a mini-camp during the Red 4 Ed days, held numerous weekly events, experimented with different time controls and even held one moderate size tournament that was a huge success.

In all we hosted over 550 US Chess Federation rated games and countless non-rated games. We held group lessons and a few lectures.

We had a fantastic time while the club was open but manpower remains an issue and the lean months of summer have made it impossible to stay open. The three founders have lost money on this venture but not enough to revisit the thought of opening again in the future.

If you can help down the road with teaching/coaching, manning the store or are a Tournament Director and want to stay in touch for when we reopen please email us at [email protected]

Thank you for your patronage!
Steve Farmer

Join us for the June Month-Long Tournament which will actually run over to July 5th to give us a good 5 round tournament. EF is now 1/2 off and is only $12!!! It is a Game in 60 with 30 second increment. Round One was last Thursday but you can still join the fun and get a 1/2 bye for the first round. Stop on by on Thursday night - the games start at 7:15 and you can register up to that time, after that we will not be able to get you in that evening's round. You can also email us that you will be attending at [email protected]

5 Minute Blitz tonight at the Tucson Chess Center - 7 PM. 6 Rounds G/5 d0. Entry Fee ONLY $10 and 70% goes back in prizes for 1st and 2nd!

We hope you were able to play in the Amateur West and that you did well, but we miss you!

Just a reminder that the TCC is open Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for free play and library access.

On Friday we will have our weekly G/25 d/5 dual rated 4 round swiss https://www.tucsonchesscenter.net/friday-quick-event.html and on Saturday we will have our weekly Saturday Night Blitz G/5 0/d starting at 7 PM https://www.tucsonchesscenter.net/saturday-night-blitz.html

We are looking for a TD for Saturdays during the day so we can host events on the weekend - if you can help out, please let us know!

Finally, we are open Sundays from 2 PM to 5ish PM for impromtu private/group lessons at $20 per person. Feel free to come on down and join the group! Steve Farmer will be starting this out but we hope to have a few more coaches and extended times in the near future!

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