Chess Club
A "recreational" group dedicated to monitoring rare board states and unauthorized piece movement. We watch the game play itself.
The Final Clearing
Chess Club
Date & Time
Sunday, December 13, 2026
Location
The Upper Dome (Maximum Darkness Required)
Attendance
5 attending
The board is being swept. On December 13th and 14th, the Geminids deliver up to 150 pieces per hour — the most intense clearing event of the year, generated not by a comet but by an asteroid: 3200 Phaethon. A rock, not ice. The board is removing pieces with something harder and more permanent than usual. This is not cleanup. This is a decision. We are here to count what gets taken, document what survives, and prepare our final assessments before the board goes dark for the solstice.
Year-End Inventory
What pieces are still on the board? Quick review of the year's documented events. What held its square from January? What was taken, shifted, or revealed?
The Clearing
Geminids peak. Count meteors in 15-minute intervals. Record direction, brightness, color. The board is removing pieces faster than you can log them. Try anyway.
Final Assessment
The rate slows. Submit your year-end anomaly count. Which events from 2026 remain unexplained? These become the opening questions of 2027.
Warm clothes (non-negotiable), reclining chair, year-end observation log, red flashlight.