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== Area Served == | == Area Served == | ||
''MaChessC'' is for all, but especially for those in '''Maynard''' and nearby towns including '''Gleasondale''', '''Stow''', '''Boxborough''', '''West Acton''', '''Acton''', '''Sudbury''', '''Littleton''', '''Boxboro''', '''Hudson''', '''Marlborough''', '''Bolton''', '''Wayland''', '''Lincoln''', '''Concord''', '''West Concord''', '''Carlisle''', '''Westford, Berlin''', '''Harvard''', '''Southborough''', and '''Weston'''. Please | ''MaChessC'' is for all, but especially for those in '''Maynard''' and nearby towns including '''Gleasondale''', '''Stow''', '''Boxborough''', '''West Acton''', '''Acton''', '''Sudbury''', '''Littleton''', '''Boxboro''', '''Hudson''', '''Marlborough''', '''Bolton''', '''Wayland''', '''Lincoln''', '''Concord''', '''West Concord''', '''Carlisle''', '''Westford, Berlin''', '''Harvard''', '''Southborough''', and '''Weston'''. | ||
Please email to ask that your town be added if it isn't on the list! :-) | |||
== Club Focus == | == Club Focus == | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 9 September 2023
From the first meeting on 2023-06-18 to the latest on 2023-9-3 we've had a low of 4 and a high of 16 players, from beginners to experts.
Take a look at our photos. You can use #MaChessC as a unique hashtag if you have some you'd like to post elsewhere.
Basics
The most important thing is to join the mailing list! Be sure to check your spam and trash and reply to the follow-up email you'll receive after you request to join.
Time: Sundays, 2:10pm - 6pm
Location: Excelsior Comics & Games Lounge, 8 Waltham St, Maynard, MA (508) 808-9124
Parking: Behind the Jiffy Lube across the street, or at any of the very nearby municipal parking lots.
Questions? maynard-chess-help at mit dot edu
Families et cetera: Many other games & wifi available if you want to play chess but another in your party doesn’t.
Lead Organizer: Danny Clark @ (617) 401-6414 Text preferred. Any queries at all!
Area Served
MaChessC is for all, but especially for those in Maynard and nearby towns including Gleasondale, Stow, Boxborough, West Acton, Acton, Sudbury, Littleton, Boxboro, Hudson, Marlborough, Bolton, Wayland, Lincoln, Concord, West Concord, Carlisle, Westford, Berlin, Harvard, Southborough, and Weston.
Please email to ask that your town be added if it isn't on the list! :-)
Club Focus
A more fun/social club with clockless, G/30, rapid, and blitz being played most often.
Stay in contact
Mailing Lists
- Add yourself to maynard-chess at mit dot edu at https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/maynard-chess
- Contact organizers via maynard-chess-help at mit dot edu
Chess Servers
Social Media
Discord
If you like Discord, you can:
- Accept this invite.
- Go to the SERVER INFO/#choose-server-roles channel and click on the silhouette gingerbread man icon at the bottom with the number next to it.
- Go to the BOARD GAMES/#boardgames channel.
Reviews
On Google Business or Yelp!.
Physical Flyer
Please use this PDF if you'd like to print some flyers.
Other local(ish) options
Drive times are from MaChessC.
See also WhereToPlayChess.info - MA, Massachusetts Chess Federation, US Chess Federation - MA.
MetroWest Chess
30 minute drive - https://www.metrowestchess.org/
- Wednesday nights, 7-10:30pm
- Single USCF-rated game per night and the control is always G/90; d5
Billerica Chess Club
40 minute drive - https://www.chess.com/club/billerica-chess-club
- Friday nights, 7pm
Medford Chess Club
45 minute drive - https://www.medfordchessclub.com/
- Saturdays, 1-3pm
Boylston Chess Club
60 minute drive - https://boylstonchess.org/
- See https://boylstonchess.org/events for times
Wachusett Chess Club
65 minute drive - http://www.wachusettchess.org/
- Wednesdays from 6-10:30pm