Berkeley Chess School girls triumphed at last weekend’s 3rd annual CalChess Girls State Scholastic tournament at St Mark’s School in San Raphael. Read more
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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 Girls Excel at State Tournament
Berkeley Chess School girls triumphed at last weekend’s 3rd annual CalChess Girls State Scholastic tournament at St Mark’s School in San Raphael. Read more
Berkeley Chess School Holds First Ever Winter Chess Camp
Camp attendance far exceeds organizers’ expectations
51 children ranging in age from 5 to 13 gathered at Hillside School in Berkeley during the holiday season to take part in the Berkeley Chess School’s Winter Chess Camp. The camp, which ran from December 29 - 31, included beginners as well as some of the top young players in the country. Read more
51 children ranging in age from 5 to 13 gathered at Hillside School in Berkeley during the holiday season to take part in the Berkeley Chess School’s Winter Chess Camp. The camp, which ran from December 29 - 31, included beginners as well as some of the top young players in the country. Read more
Berkeley Bishops Compete in Annual Ranking Tournament
Nearly seventy Berkeley Chess School students showed up to match their chess skills against some of the strongest young players in the nation. All of the participants, members of the elite Berkeley Bishops, took part in the BCS annual qualifier in preparation for competition with other local and state teams later this fall. Read more
Chess Champion Irina Krush Teaches Master Class
Advanced students at BCS summer camp had the opportunity to take a master class with US Women's Chess Champion Irina Krush in June. An International Master, Krush was the youngest-ever winner of the US Women's Chess Championship, winning the 1998 championship at the age of 14. She won again in 2007. The class was held during the first week of BCS' summer chess camp.See photos
BCS alumnus David Pruess will teach the Master Class during the fifth week of camp, August 4-8. Learn more.
BCS First Moves Program: Five Teams Compete at JO Ford Schoolwide Tournament
Five class teams from 2nd thru 5th grade, including two bilingual classrooms, faced off at the first annual JO Ford Elementary Schoolwide Tournament on Tuesday. The competition drew members of the JO Ford Scholastic Team. Read all about it here!