In the summer of 2007, Grandmaster Alexander Baburin came to Berkeley to teach a Master Class at BCS Summer Camp. Read the interview with this Russian Grandmaster, who has started a chess school in Ireland.
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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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Grandmaster Baburin Visits BCS
In the summer of 2007, Grandmaster Alexander Baburin came to Berkeley to teach a Master Class at BCS Summer Camp. Read the interview with this Russian Grandmaster, who has started a chess school in Ireland.
BCS Celebrates its Silver Anniversary
BCS Named Best After-School Program
The Berkeley Chess School is proud to be a recipient of Diablo Magazine's 2006 "Best of the East Bay" award for After-School Program.
Home Town Hero 2004!
BCS President Elizabeth Shaughnessy recently received a "Hometown Hero" award from the Berkeley Rotary Club for her longstanding dedication and service to the community. She is shown here with World Champion Garry Kasparov at the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia, November 2002.