Event Announcement Blundercheck CLUB MEETING and VISION — Monday August 24 - Discussion on future plans for the club and your feedback! All club attendees encouraged to join! 5:45 - 6:30 PM
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ABOUT
THE CLUB

Who we are, what we're building, and the handful of rules that keep this a place everyone actually wants to be. Blundercheck Chess Club meets every Monday night in Hampton, Virginia — all ages, all skill levels, always free to attend. Showing up and playing casual chess costs nothing, permanently; see membership for what the weekly tournament and Club Challenge cost.

MISSION & VISION

Chess is about thinking ahead, and so is building a club. Here is where we are headed, in three steps. The second and third are years out — but we start now, and every Monday night moves the whole thing forward.

1

GROW & PROMOTE CHESS AS A SPORT FOR EVERYONE

Get more people playing, at every age and every level. Chess belongs to beginners just as much as it belongs to masters.

2

FORM A LOCAL LEAGUE FOR SCHOOL CLUBS AND ADULTS

Real team competition on the Peninsula, season after season — school clubs and adult teams with something to play for.

3

GET CHESS INTO SCHOOL CURRICULUMS

Not an after-school extra. Part of how kids learn to think — critical thinking, discipline, decision-making, and living with the consequences of your own choices.

This club is the hub that supports every one of those programs and their players.

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Non-Negotiable

EVERYONE IS WELCOME HERE

All humans are welcome at Blundercheck. Every age, every race, every religion, every nationality, every gender and gender identity, every sexual orientation, every ability, every income level, and every rating from absolute beginner to titled player. If you want to push wood, you have a seat here.

The board doesn't care who you are, and neither do we. What matters at this club is that you show up, play chess, and treat the person across from you like a person.

Bullying, hate, and bigotry will not be tolerated. Not in jokes, not "just kidding," not under your breath. Harassment, slurs, intimidation, and targeting anyone for who they are will get you asked to leave — and in serious cases, asked not to come back. This is the one thing we are completely inflexible about.

If something happens to you or you see it happen to someone else, tell the club director. You will be taken seriously.

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For Parents & Guardians

DROPPING OFF KIDS

Kids are a huge part of this club and we love having them. We also want to be clear about what we are and aren't: Blundercheck is a chess club, not a childcare service. Here's how drop-off works.

AGE 14 AND UNDER
A parent or legal guardian must complete and sign a drop-off form before the child can be left at the club. The form collects current contact information for the parent or guardian and releases Blundercheck Chess Club and its volunteers from liability. Forms are available at the sign-in table — it takes about two minutes and only has to be done once.
AGE 15 AND OVER
No form required to attend on their own. We still ask that a parent or guardian's phone number be on file so we can reach someone if we need to.
A FEW PRACTICAL ASKS
Be reachable while your child is with us, and please pick up by the end of club at 9:30 PM — earlier is completely fine. If your child needs supervision beyond "playing chess in a room full of friendly adults," plan to stay. Parents are always welcome to stick around, and plenty do — many end up playing.

Not sure which applies to your family, or have a situation that doesn't fit neatly? Just ask the club director. We'll work it out.

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Safety

SAFESPORT CERTIFIED

Every coach, tournament director, and formal instructor at Blundercheck is SafeSport certified. That certification is the U.S. Center for SafeSport's training in preventing abuse and misconduct in youth sport, and it's the same standard used across US Chess and Olympic-movement sports nationwide.

It isn't a formality to us. If someone is teaching, directing, or working with kids under the Blundercheck banner, they've done the training — no exceptions.

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When We Meet

OPEN EVERY MONDAY

The club runs every Monday, 5:30–9:30 PM, at Ivy Memorial Baptist Church, 2200 Coliseum Drive, Hampton — with the exception of the dates below.

Scheduled Closures
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Third Monday in January
Memorial Day
Last Monday in May
Labor Day
First Monday in September
Christmas & New Year
Closed for two weeks
Unscheduled closures. Two things can close the club on short notice: serious illness, or the space not being available to us that week. We announce any closure on this website and through our usual channels as far ahead as we can. When in doubt on a Monday, check the site before you drive out.

That's the whole rulebook. Everything else is just chess.

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