This year Halloween fell on a Saturday. It was perfect timing for our annual Spooky Swiss chess tournament! Once a year we celebrate ghosts and goblins with a four-round tournament divided into three sections based on USCF ratings: Under 400, 400-799, and 800+. Seventy-four players participated, most wearing costumes!
On October 18th, all BCS students rated USCF 600 and up were invited to our Berkeley Bishops Kickoff Party! The Berkeley Bishops is our traveling chess team, facing off against other programs since 1984.This year’s party featured pizza, games, and special lectures
On the weekend of September 26th-27th The Bay Area hosted the G/60 National Championships. G/60 means all games are played in sixty minutes or less, per person. Many of our Berkeley students made the trip down to San Jose in order for the chance to compete for a national title. In the Under 1000 Section [...]
Join us for our BCS Middle School Tournament! 4-round Swiss System tournament USCF-rated event -- current USCF membership is required to participate Time control is game in 30 with a 5 second delay Trophies awarded to the top 5 places; all other players will receive a participation medal Entry fee is $30 if pre-registered/$40 day [...]
Sundays 1-5pm through August Haste Ave. & Telegraph Ave. Join BCS each Sunday afternoon as we host a Chess Party on Telegraph Avenue. You can play a friendly game of chess with other street fair attendees on one of eight boards or play Giant Chess! A chess coach will be on hand to provide tips [...]
The Berkeley Chess School is saddened to learn of the passing of legendary chess champion Walter Browne, a longtime Berkeley resident. Walter, a six-time US Championship winner, was a passionate ambassador for the game of chess. In the 1970s, at the peak of his career, Walter was one of the top-ranked players in the world, [...]
On may 17th, nearly 300 guests enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of food, drinks, and chess themed activities at the 6th annual BCS chess festival. Held on the playground of Hillside School in Berkeley. As the party started at noon
The City of Berkeley Senior Chess Tournament The First Annual City of Berkeley Senior Chess Championship was held at the South Berkeley Senior Center on May 29, 30 and 31 and drew 26 players. It proved to be a very strong tournament with Grandmaster Walter Browne adding the title of City of Berkeley Senior Champion [...]
This measure designates October as California’s Chess Month, encourages the people of California to observe Chess Month with appropriate programs and activities, and encourages schools to include chess as an educational tool in their classrooms. There are 9294 members of the United States Chess Federation
