Waltham Chess Club - ZOOM Grand Prix

Welcome to the ZOOM Grand Prix!  As of 05-03-2026, this page is UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Starting this Friday 05-08-2026, this will be the home of the USCF-Rated Tournaments that serve as Grand Prix Championships.  Players who commit to joining ZOOM, and who have won the highest accumulated scores in the Grand Prix series of tournaments hosted by the group Waltham Chess Club - USCF-Rated, will be invited to participate in an optional Grand Prix Cash-Prize event that will determine the Cycle Champion  Details to follow.

Membership in this Club and participation in its USCF-Rated tournaments requires a current Membership with USCF (https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.ph).  In addition, players must register one time with chess.com by filling out this USCF Authentication Form ( https://www.chess.com/news/view/uscf-member-authentication-9266) and join the US Chess Members Only Club to be eligible to play in this Club.

Because the ZOOM Grand Prix is also a Cash-Prize event, players who plan to participate in it are asked to install Proctor (http://chess.com/proctor).  This will be used to monitor players' computers and play areas in a manner more rigorous than ZOOM.  See this Forum: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/welcome-2853. DM me if you have questions or concerns about it. 

The old Club Waltham Chess Club - USCF-Rated will continue to run USCF-Rated Tournaments, but they will no longer require ZOOM.

More details to follow.  If you have been Invited or accepted into this Club, it is a privilege.  Treat it as such!   Nick :-)