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Two East Bay children, 7 and 10, take on the world in chess - and come back with lasting friendships Berkeley, January 30, 2014 -- While most of their classmates were preparing to enjoy the holidays stateside, two top-rated young Berkeley Chess School students and their mothers were busy planning the journey of a lifetime: [...]

At a USCF-rated chess tournament in Rochester, New York last November, BCS alumnus and former chess teacher David Petty quietly achieved a lifetime goal: the prestigious title of National Master. David, who started chess at Kensington Elementary at the age of six, recently shared some of the challenges he's encountered on the way to his [...]