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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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Summer Master Classes Continue
International Master Irina Krush, the youngest-ever US Women's Chess Champion, will be teaching a Master Class the week of August 3rd. Also, for the next two weeks BCS alumnus Sam Shankland ('04), who is on the verge of becoming a Grandmaster, will teach the advanced class.
Sign up here for these classes.
2008 Krush summer camp photos
GM Stuart Conquest Comes to Berkeley
The Berkeley Chess School is pleased to welcome British Grandmaster Stuart Conquest. Hailing from Hastings, site of the historic battle in 1066, Conquest is teaching two weeks of chess master classes at BCS' Berkeley summer chess camp. Read our interview here.
View reception photos here.
View reception photos here.
Oakland Schools Strut Their Stuff at 5-School Tourney
Over 200 kids from five Oakland public schools brought their best "game" Thursday at a special tournament at Maxwell Park Elementary. It's part of BCS' Oakland Chess Program, our latest outreach effort for low-income schools. Read more
>>ABC-7 News covered this story. View the video here
>>Oakland Tribune coverage Read Angela Hill's column
Oakland Kids Thrive in New Chess Program
The Berkeley Chess School is working to make the future brighter for students at Futures Elementary, a low-income Title 1 school in Oakland. It's one of five schools in our new outreach program. Read More