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

Tucson Chess Center July Camp! July 2nd-6th (1/2 day on July 4th). Come join us and our experienced staff of coaches and learn pattern recognition, typical mates, general opening information (what is the idea behind the many different openings) and delve into the history of the game of chess. To register go to https://www.tucsonchesscenter.net/summer-chess-camps.html or to https://www.events4chess.com/events/?event_ID=886

Hope to see you there! All skill levels/ages welcome.

SUMMER CHESS CAMPS! We are excited to offer you our July Chess Camp for you to enroll. We offer several options: $285 with lunch provided or $225 if you bring your own lunch (he have a refrigerator available for food...

Don't forget - 4 round G/25 d/5 Action tournament Friday Night at 6:30 and Saturday Night Blitz tomorrow at 7PM a 6 round G/5 d/0 EF only $10! 70% of EF goes towards prizes. Come join us for some quick or blitz chess!

Also, we have our Thursday Night Month Long - g/60 with 30 second bonus per move - there is still time to enter and get 1/2 point byes for the first two rounds - this will go on until July 5th to make it a five round event. EF $12.

We also have group lessons available for all levels on Sundays from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM for only $20 for the afternoon!

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!

Friday Quick Event! We will hold an Open Rated Event every Friday Evening We have changed this schedule from Tuesday to Friday and moved back the starting time to give people more time to get to the site. Friday seems...

We have TWO Chess Camps coming soon. Camp One is for the first week in June and Camp Two is for the first week in July. Check our website for more details.

SUMMER CHESS CAMPS! We are excited to offer you TWO chess camps for you to enroll. We offer several options: Each camp on it's own is $300 with lunch provided or $250 if you bring your own lunch (he have a...

Events this week at the Tucson Chess Center: Thursday, join our Month Long Tournament at a reduced $15 entry fee - TONIGHT! Get byes for the first two weeks. USCF Rated! Games start at 7:15

Friday - Action Friday, 4 Round SS, G/25 d/5 - USCF Rated! Games start at 6:30

Saturday Blitz - 6 Round SS Blitz G/5 0/d - Games start at 7:15

Check out our calendar for at https://www.tucsonchesscenter.net/calendar.html or visit tucsonchesscenter.net for more detailed information.

Come play in the Center!

See you there!

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Tucson Chess Center The First Three Months This short video shows what we have accomplished so far and how far we plan to go. We have a bright future ahead of us but we could still use some help. If y...

Here's a video of our first three months in business as the Tucson Chess Center.

Tucson Chess Center The First Three Months This short video shows what we have accomplished so far and how far we plan to go. We have a bright future ahead of us but we could still use some help. If y...

The Void Chess Tournament was won by IM Alexi Dulger and Robert Keough, George Andres managed to come in clear 3rd. In the Reserve Section Rick Quesada pulled off an impressive streak of 5 straight wins to take a clear first place for his section. Dr Awais Khan, thanks to a little trickery in the final game of the event, managed a draw in a hopeless position and that was enough for him to earn the 2nd place in the reserve section and Benjamin Levy scored 3 points to take home the best U1200 - congratulations to all the winners and to all of the players for coming out to help the Tucson Chess Center.

On Friday at 7 PM we will be holding a meeting of all those who wish to see the Tucson Chess Center maintain our successful ways in light of the news that founder Rob Keough will soon be leaving us for work in Europe.

This week we will start out Month Long tournament on Thursday night (there will be five rounds this month). Also, we will still hold our Saturday Blitz as usual.

We will update our May schedule within a day or two.

Thank you all who have showed their concern and support for the Chess Center