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Open Meetings:
Open meetings are held monthly from 4:30-6:30PM on select Mondays at Bush Tabernacle in Purcellville, VA.
New attendee's welcome! Please check the details on the events tab.
Quad Squad Meetings:.
Quad Squad meetings are held on select months. They will be on a Monday from 4:30-6:30 PM at Bush Tabernacle in Purcellville VA. Please attend one Open Meeting before attending a Quad Squad meeting. More details provided in the events tab for each Quad Squad meeting.
Members Only Opportunities:
Monthly Club Puzzle Challenge: Held on the second Monday of every month until the next open meeting on ChessKid.
Monthly Club Online Tournament: Held on the third Monday of every month at 5PM on ChessKid.
Team Entry to Local Tournaments
Scholarships: Limited availability for ChessKid Gold memberships, USCF memberships, tournament entry fees.
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE NOTE:
We still meet on Mondays, but not necessarily the first Monday of each month.
SEPTEMBER
9/14 | 4:30–6:30 — In-Person OPEN MEETING
9/21 | 5:00 — ONLINE TOURNAMENT
9/28 | 4:30–6:30 — In-Person QUAD SQUAD
OCTOBER
10/19 | 4:30–6:30 — In-Person OPEN MEETING
10/26 | 5:00 — ONLINE TOURNAMENT
NOVEMBER
11/16 | 4:30–6:30 — In-Person OPEN MEETING
11/23 | 5:00 — ONLINE TOURNAMENT
11/30 | 4:30–6:30 — In-Person QUAD SQUAD
DECEMBER
12/14 | 4:30–6:30 — In-Person OPEN MEETING
12/21 | 5:00 — ONLINE TOURNAMENT
**The 4:30–6:30 PM chess meetings will continue to follow LCPL guidelines while at Bush Tabernacle: Parents/guardians remain responsible for their child(ren). Children under age 10 need a supervising companion age 13 or older present. For everyone's safety, any minor not picked up by closing time may be referred to local authorities.
What's QUAD SQUAD?
A quick 30-minute tournament-skills lesson, followed by a casual quad tournament where we will pair players at a table of 4 with similar matched players.