My most recent opponents at the Berkeley and Mechanics Institute chess clubs were rated 1580 and 1600. The rating system says they're about equal in playing ability, but the games serve to remind that kids are almost always much under-rated. [Event "Berkeley CC Walter Browne Memorial"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.06.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Frisco [...]
The Berkeley Chess School blog has seen just a couple of entries in years, so they brought me in, an old chess writer, to boost the signal. I sought a miniature game to test pgn4web integration with the blog. This is a gem by BCS founder Elizabeth Shaughnessy. your web browser and/or your host do [...]
Join the Berkeley Chess School’s grandmaster-in-residence — 2018 U.S. champion Sam Shankland — for one intensive week of training June 25-29. For less than $20 per hour, adults and children rated higher than 1800 USCF will learn from the American grandmaster who served on Magnus Carlsen’s team during the 2014 and 2016 world championship matches. [...]
