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Saturnalia Quads Final Report
HCC's last tournament of 2025 is now complete. A match against another club early in the year will b…Fall 2025 Tournament Summary & HCC Future Directions
Gus wins with a perfect score while recent declines in participation in HCC events are provoking ref…Winter 2025 Tournament Summary
HCC's Winter 2025 Tournament was a success but as always, we are looking for ways to improve our eve…
Opening Prep
HCC Winter Tournament Round 2: In which your correspondent receives a lesson from an opponent who ta…The Spirit of Halloween
2024 Fall Quads tournament wrap-upHCC November Quads 2024
One classical game (60+30) a week, played in round-robin sections of four to nine players, grouped b…Sacrifice
Round 5 Report: HCC 2024 Fall QuadsPerspective
Round 3 Report: HCC 2024 Fall QuadsThe Initiative: Cracking Under Pressure
Round 1 Report: HCC 2024 Fall QuadsHCC 2024 Fall Calendar
Join the Hemmingford Chess Club this fall for our traditional tournaments as well as for special eve…HCC Fall Quads 2024
One classical game a week, played in round-robin sections of four to nine players, grouped by rating…Candidates 2024
I was hoping to make a video in Toronto for this round report and actually recorded something but it…
How, not What
Round 1 Report: HCC 2024 Spring Quads
HCC Spring Quads 2024
One classical game a week, played in round-robin sections of four to nine players, grouped by rating…HCC Championship 2024
The Hemmingford Chess Club Championship will begin on January 8th 2024. One classical (60+30) game a…Sportsmanship
Final Report: HCC September 2023 QuadsFirst Winners
Round 6 Report: HCC September 2023 QuadsI have not got a clue !
In the good old days before chess engines things were so much simpler. You could look at one of your…Balancing Act
Round 2 Report: September 2023 QuadsPatience is a virtue
Round 1 Report: September 2023 QuadsThere will be prizes! HCC September Classical Quad Tournament Announcement
HCC's 2023-2024 season kicks off with another in our series of classical quad (and quad variants) to…