May 11th, The Berkeley Chess School will be holding a quad tournament in Walnut Creek! This is a quad tournament, meaning you will be paired against three other players of either the same chess experience, or if you do not have experience playing in chess tournaments, you will be paired up with students in the same grade. Players will play three games (one against each opponent). At the end of the day, the player with the most points in each quad wins a trophy! But nobody goes home empty handed. All players who do not receive a trophy will be awarded a participation medal. The quad will be from 1:00pm-4:00pm. This is a USCF rated event, so you must have a current USCF membership to play. To sign up for the tournament, or for more information, you can follow the link: Sign up for the Walnut Creek Quad
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Walnut Creek Quad May 11th Quad Registrations now up!
May 11th, The Berkeley Chess School will be holding a quad tournament in Walnut Creek! This is a quad tournament, meaning you will be paired against three other players of either the same chess experience, or if you do not have experience playing in chess tournaments, you will be paired up with students in the same grade. Players will play three games (one against each opponent). At the end of the day, the player with the most points in each quad wins a trophy! But nobody goes home empty handed. All players who do not receive a trophy will be awarded a participation medal. The quad will be from 1:00pm-4:00pm. This is a USCF rated event, so you must have a current USCF membership to play. To sign up for the tournament, or for more information, you can follow the link: Sign up for the Walnut Creek Quad
BCS Friday Night Team Championship Report
Students of the Berkeley Chess School have battled against each other every Friday night against their fellow classmates in Berkeley, San Ramon and Walnut Creek, but recently at the Berkeley Chess School Friday Night Team Championship, students were able to flex their chess muscles against other BCS Friday Night students. A team of Berkeley Friday Night students played 4 rounds against a combined team of San Ramon and Walnut Creek Friday Night students. Who came out on top? Read all about it here:
Berkeley Chess School Friday Night Team Championship Tournament Report
Team BCS has promising finishes at the Amateur Team West
The Berkeley Chess School assembled some of its finest students as part of the BCS Team at the Amateur Team West tournament. With coach Robin Cunningham at the helm, Ben Rood, Michael J. Wang, Justin Shen, and Jonathan Shan finished tied for 3rd overall and tied for the best under-2000 team! Additionally, the Berkeley Chess Club team, comprised of Michael Kenny, Greg Sarafian, Alan Glasscoe, Andrew Mueckenberger, and Carl Woebcke finished with 3.0/6.0. Finally, the Berkeley High School team, which included John Clara, Max Manga, Ella Hoffman, and Miranda Christ, finished with 2/6. Joshua Cao, a Berkeley Chess School alumnus, brought his team to a 4.0/6.0 finish and Sophia Li, another Berkeley Chess School student, took her all-female team to 3.0/6.0. Congratulations from the Berkeley Chess School to all players who participated!Register now for the US Junior Congress
The US Junior Congress is on March 23-24 and the Berkeley Chess School would like you to compete! This is a rare opportunity for children to win a National Championship and immortalize their names in the USCF National winners list, and all in our own backyard! This also is the only national tournament where you can play as the Berkeley Chess School team. Sign up through the Berkeley Chess School before March 9th to receive $5 off your entry fee (this reduction is reflected in the BCS online sign up form). For information or to sign up, email tournaments@berkeleychessschool.org or follow this link:
Sign up now for the US National Junior Congress
Sign up now for the US National Junior Congress
2013 BCS End of Year Team Tournament Registration Now Live!
On April 13th, the Berkeley Chess School will be holding our 26th Annual End of Year Team Championship tournament. All students K-5 who have attended a Berkeley Chess School class are qualified for this tournament. Come compete for your school and take home a championship! For more information or to register for the tournament, please follow the link below:
Sign up now for the 26th Annual BCS End of Year Team Championship Tournament