Some recent activity at the Mechanics Chess Club, a successful chess club indeed. Some recent activity at the Mechanics Chess Club, a successful chess club indeed.

Thanks to the hard work of the US Chess Clubs Committee and Executive Board liason Ryan Velez, we are pleased to announce the updated Guide to a Successful Chess Club. It can be downloaded by clicking on this link. Velez says, "The clubs committee worked very hard on this document over a period of a couple of months. The Guide to a Successful Chess Club gives needed insight and a framework for anyone to start a chess club from scratch." The US Chess Clubs Committee is chaired by Judit Sztaray, who can be reached at judit.sztaray@gmail.com . The Executive Board liaisons are Ryan Velez (primary) and Hal Sprechman (alternate), and the staff liaisons are Dan Lucas and Susan Kantor. The committee members are: Paul M. Covington, Steve Immitt, Sean Manross, Steve Morford, Robin Floyd Ramson, Sophia Rohde, Abel Talamantez, Joey Troy, Chuck M. Unruh, Vish Viswanath.