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The Berkeley Chess School is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to sharing the joys and wonders of chess with as many young people as possible through instruction in the schools and tournament play.
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Thank you to everyone who came to our party! It was a huge success and we had a blast.

Take a look at our slide show from the event!



BCS Summer Camp Students of the Week! July 5-9, 2010

7/12/10

Congratulations to our Summer Camp Week 3 Students of the Week! And they are...

Will Sprague for the Novice Class

Oliver Manga for the Intermediate Class

Elijah Goldberg for the Advanced Class

and Joel Christopher Alcarez for the Master Class
BCS Summer Camp Students of the Week! June 28 - July 2, 2010

7/02/10

Congratulations to our Summer Camp Week 2 Students of the Week! And they are...

Shakthi Zwart for the Novice Class

Elliot Chen for the Intermediate Class

Albert Xing for the Advanced Class

and Max Manga for the Master Class
Sophia Li

6/22/10

Our student of the month is Sophia Li, from Orinda, CA. At our BCS playoffs, she went an undefeated 5-0 against the top player from the five other schools. She coolly held down the top board for Del Rey school and withstood every challenge. Her performance rating was off the charts! Considering that Sophia was undefeated at our big Walnut Creek tournament too, everybody better watch out for her at summer camp.
Oakland Tournament Recap!

6/17/10

Over 200 students, teachers, and parents converged at Learning Without Limits Elementary School on Wednesday, June 2nd to compete in a quad tournament for individual and school-wide awards.
Oakland Tournament

4/29/10

This year's Oakland Year-End Tournament, showcasing our five Oakland Outreach schools of Santa Fe, Learning Without Limits, Futures, Esperanza and Maxwell Park will take place on Wednesday, June 2nd at Learning Without Limits. The tournament is from 9am-11am and is open to the community. Come see our students showcase their new- and not so new-found skills as they compete with their peers in Quads and for overall school trophies.

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