Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life FREE event! Join Chess.com co-founder IM Danny Rensch for a lecture, book signing and Q & A at The Berkeley Chess School on Tuesday, December 16th from 5 - 7 pm. His new book: Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life will be on sale for the chess [...]
GM Sam Shankland has defeated Super GM Daniil Dubov in the tiebreaks today to reach the quarter-finals of the FIDE World Cup! He won both games of the tiebreak match, the first one in brilliant fashion! Eschewing castling, Sam launched his h-pawn, then g-pawn, and later his f-pawn at Dubov’s castle! The game finished with [...]
BCS GM-in-Residence on the winning side of an upset win in the 2025 FIDE World Cup in Round 4! Former US Chess Champion, and BCS alum & Grandmaster-in-Residence Sam Shankland scored an upset win against GM Richard Rapport in the Round 4 tie-break of the 2025 FIDE World Cup! Listen to GM Daniel King's (a [...]
It’s that time again! We’re excited to invite you to the 6th Annual Richmond Chess Festival, happening Saturday, October 25th, from 10 AM to 5 PM at COBIZ Richmond. Come celebrate Chess in Richmond Month and National Chess Day with a full day of free, family-friendly fun, hosted by the West Coast Chess Alliance. Free weekend parking is available at BART and on [...]
Celebrate National Chess Day with BCS!!! Community Chess Festival Sat, Oct 11th, 11 am - 5 pm! Chess! Food! Fun! We are also seeking donations of great items and delicious cakes for our Silent Auction, Raffle, and Cake Walk. If you have an item or confection you would like to donate, please contact jennifer@berkeleychessschool.org. [...]
In Memoriam Alan Scott Glasscoe March 9th, 1943 – June 30th, 2025 Alan Glasscoe, longtime Director of the Berkeley Chess Club, former President of CalChess (1989) and a founding board member of the Berkeley Chess School, passed June 30th, 2025 in Oakland, CA, at the age of 82. Please join us for a celebration [...]
WIM Ruiyang Yan and WFM Natalie Tsodikova 2025 Calchess Women's Champions IM Timothy Taylor and NM Dmytro Dzhanhirov Calchess Senior Champions It all came down to the last round! In the Northern California Senior State Championship, four players had a chance going into round 5. IM Elliott Winslow and [...]
Stephen Shaughnessy, aka Mr. Chess, at the BACR Vendor Fair last week. Many school districts have chosen BACR to provide after-school classes and activities for a flat rate. Students don't pay, all can participate! More Information here at https://www.bacr.org/. We offer chess through BACR; or schools can arrange classes with BCS directly. Find more [...]
