Upcoming Events

See MHSCL website for more details.

The MHSCL was founded in 2021. The league is completely student-run and our tournaments are 100% free for all players. Food, drinks, and prizes are provided thanks to our generous sponsors.

In person events are held at the Boylston Chess Club, the largest chess club in Boston, with our main event being a school team tournament, where teams compete over the span of several months for the title of MHSCL Champions.

Event starts on March 3 ends on March 31. Registration limited to first 70 players.

In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.

Sections with fewer than six players may be merged.

February and March supplements and "live rating" may be used to play up a section.

The winner(s) of a section from this month's tournament may play up one section regardless of their rating for the April Tuesday Night Swiss.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

Contact info: TD Nick Sterling. E-mail: td@boylstonchess.org. Text/cell: 781-733-0849.

If I do not have your e-mail and cell phone # already, please send those to me in case we have to contact each other.

If I do not have your lichess Username, please send that to me or include it in the comments in your Registration.

For Round 1, Pairings will be posted on Tuesday just after 6 PM on the Boylston CC website. The cutoff time for registration in time to play a Round is Tuesday at 6 PM. Any players who register subsequent to 6 PM will be skipped until the following week's Round. Each Round begins at 6:30 PM except for games whose start times were agreed in advance to be changed.

The tournament may be run as one large Swiss instead of Quads at the TD's discretion.

Players must join Zoom and Share their Screens or show their play areas in their camera views. The link will be sent to players by e-mail. Players with scores of at least +2, or in contention for a prize, may, at the TD's discretion, be required to provide at least two separate camera views on Zoom.

Players must be current Members of USCF.

Forfeit of a Round for any reason may result in forfeit of any prize $$$ that would otherwise have been won, at the TD's discretion.

Rating with USCF will be delayed by 72 hours after the completion of the tournament to give lichess time to ensure Fair Play was observed in all games.

** No byes or withdrawals are allowed. All rounds must be played. **

Free entry for GMs and IMs.

If the number of players is not divisible by 4 then the bottom section will be a small Swiss with 5-7 players.

Registration limited to the first 70 entries.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

Players must be under the age of 18 at the time of play.

A current USCF membership is required for all three sections.

Players must be rated between 800 and 2000 to play in the Championship section

Event starts on April 7 ends on April 28. Registration limited to first 70 players.

In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.

Sections with fewer than six players may be merged.

March and April supplements and "live rating" may be used to play up a section.

The winner(s) of a section from this month's tournament may play up one section regardless of their rating for the May Tuesday Night Swiss.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

Come for a night of chess, stay for the analysis afterward! Rated ladder games available as well as casual, unrated games. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed but people still take the classical game quite seriously.

Anyone may play, but in order to be ranked on the ladder and be eligible for prizes, you must be a club member.

See full ladder information

The rules are subject to change as we introduce this new format.

A current USCF membership is required for rated games (but not for casual games). Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

It's Friday Night!

This is an unrated event. It is NOT USCF rated and you do not need a USCF membership to play.

We'll play six double rounds (one game with each color) with a G/5 time control, no delay and no increment. Doors open at 7:30pm, first round starts at 7:45pm.

Afterwards, what happens happens...

Please note, this event may be canceled in the event of low registration. In the event of cancellation, entry fees will be refunded and you will be notified by email at approximately 6:00pm on the day of the event.

The Sunday Morning Action event is making a reappearance but this time on Saturday. Come join us for a four round OTB rapid event.

Sections with less than 10 players will be merged. If sections are merged accelerated pairings will be used.

In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Rated players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.

Only QUICK ratings are impacted (not regular). Taking notation is not required.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

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Come for a night of chess, stay for the analysis afterward! Rated ladder games available as well as casual, unrated games. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed but people still take the classical game quite seriously.

Anyone may play, but in order to be ranked on the ladder and be eligible for prizes, you must be a club member.

See full ladder information

The rules are subject to change as we introduce this new format.

A current USCF membership is required for rated games (but not for casual games). Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

It's Friday Night!

We'll play six double rounds (one game with each color) with a G/5 time control, no delay and no increment. Doors open at 7:30pm, first round starts at 7:45pm.

Afterwards, what happens happens...

Please note, this event may be canceled in the event of low registration. In the event of cancellation, entry fees will be refunded and you will be notified by email at approximately 6:00pm on the day of the event.

This is a US Chess Federation rated event. USCF membership is required for all players. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

Sections with fewer than eight players may be merged.

In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

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Come for a night of chess, stay for the analysis afterward! Rated ladder games available as well as casual, unrated games. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed but people still take the classical game quite seriously.

Anyone may play, but in order to be ranked on the ladder and be eligible for prizes, you must be a club member.

See full ladder information

The rules are subject to change as we introduce this new format.

A current USCF membership is required for rated games (but not for casual games). Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

Come for a night of chess, stay for the analysis afterward! Rated ladder games available as well as casual, unrated games. The atmosphere is fun and relaxed but people still take the classical game quite seriously.

Anyone may play, but in order to be ranked on the ladder and be eligible for prizes, you must be a club member.

See full ladder information

The rules are subject to change as we introduce this new format.

A current USCF membership is required for rated games (but not for casual games). Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

** No byes or withdrawals are allowed. All rounds must be played. **

Free entry for GMs and IMs.

If the number of players is not divisible by 4 then the bottom section will be a small Swiss with 5-7 players.

Registration limited to the first 70 entries.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

Join us for music, snacks, and casual chess.

Please either register to cover snacks, or bring along snacks to the party. BYOB welcome, no alcohol will be provided by the club.

Participants will help with clean up to ensure the club stays tournament ready.

Event starts on May 5 ends on May 26. Registration limited to first 70 players.

In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.

Sections with fewer than six players may be merged.

April and May supplements and "live rating" may be used to play up a section.

The winner(s) of a section from this month's tournament may play up one section regardless of their rating for the June Tuesday Night Swiss.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

Players must be under the age of 18 at the time of play.

A current USCF membership is required for all three sections.

Players must be rated between 800 and 2000 to play in the Championship section.

Event starts on June 2 ends on June 30. Registration limited to first 70 players.

In accordance with BCF policy, unrated players may play in any section. Players rated within 200 points of the lower section maximum may play up one section.

Sections with fewer than six players may be merged.

May and June supplements and "live rating" may be used to play up a section.

The winner(s) of a section from this month's tournament may play up one section regardless of their rating for the July Tuesday Night Swiss.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

** No byes or withdrawals are allowed. All rounds must be played. **

Free entry for GMs and IMs.

If the number of players is not divisible by 4 then the bottom section will be a small Swiss with 5-7 players.

Registration limited to the first 70 entries.

A current USCF membership is required. Please visit the US Chess Membership site to join or renew.

See our clinic page for full details.

Schedule 9am - 12pm Morning Instruction 12pm - 1pm Lunch 1pm - 4pm Afternoon Instruction

Please pack a lunch as food will not be provided Half day attendance from either 9am - 12:30pm or 12:30pm - 4pm is also an option for students with other conflicts during the week.

The summer clinics are aimed at students from age 7 up to high school. The clinics are all open to chess beginners as well as experienced players. Students will have opportunities to learn from their own games, play practice games against similarly-rated students, receive personal instruction from local masters, and meet fellow chess enthusiasts in the Boston area.

See our clinic page for full details.

Schedule 9am - 12pm Morning Instruction 12pm - 1pm Lunch 1pm - 4pm Afternoon Instruction

Please pack a lunch as food will not be provided Half day attendance from either 9am - 12:30pm or 12:30pm - 4pm is also an option for students with other conflicts during the week.

The summer clinics are aimed at students from age 7 up to high school. The clinics are all open to chess beginners as well as experienced players. Students will have opportunities to learn from their own games, play practice games against similarly-rated students, receive personal instruction from local masters, and meet fellow chess enthusiasts in the Boston area.

See our clinic page for full details.

Schedule 9am - 12pm Morning Instruction 12pm - 1pm Lunch 1pm - 4pm Afternoon Instruction

Please pack a lunch as food will not be provided Half day attendance from either 9am - 12:30pm or 12:30pm - 4pm is also an option for students with other conflicts during the week.

The summer clinics are aimed at students from age 7 up to high school. The clinics are all open to chess beginners as well as experienced players. Students will have opportunities to learn from their own games, play practice games against similarly-rated students, receive personal instruction from local masters, and meet fellow chess enthusiasts in the Boston area.

See our clinic page for full details.

Schedule 9am - 12pm Morning Instruction 12pm - 1pm Lunch 1pm - 4pm Afternoon Instruction

Please pack a lunch as food will not be provided Half day attendance from either 9am - 12:30pm or 12:30pm - 4pm is also an option for students with other conflicts during the week.

The summer clinics are aimed at students from age 7 up to high school. The clinics are all open to chess beginners as well as experienced players. Students will have opportunities to learn from their own games, play practice games against similarly-rated students, receive personal instruction from local masters, and meet fellow chess enthusiasts in the Boston area.