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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.

 

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2008 Krush summer camp photos

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.

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

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