Upcoming Events

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.

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.

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.

Tournament is open to all BCF players rated between under 2200 and at least 1800 on the June or July 2026 supplement.

This tournament is part of the BCF Championship Series. Winner(s) receive free entry to the club championship.

Players rated at least 2200 will be invited to play in the club championship in the fall.

** 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.

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.

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.

The board will conduct its regular business meeting discussing budgeting, events, and other club issues.

This is an open meeting and will be hybrid between in-person and remote. Meet link to be posted closer to the meeting date.

It's Friday Night! It's also summer! We will be serving soft serve.

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.

Thank you for joining us for an ice cream social! To help cover costs, please register below.

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.