Congratulations Berkeley Bishops!!! The BCS Youth Chess Team placed FIRST overall among 40 K-12 teams in the 5th Annual East Bay 2026 Open and Youth Team Championship! Top combined scores by Bradley Harger (Top U1600), Cameron Lee Troy (Tied 2nd U1500), Jack Westling-Dragalin (Top U1200), and James Muse-Sinek (Tied for 1st in U700); with outstanding [...]
Come spend an evening with IM William John Donaldson. John is the former Captain of the US Men's Chess Team, a chess educator, and a prolific and excellent author, (42 books on chess legends, tactics and strategy!) including The Unknown Bobby Fischer and Bobby Fischer and His World, which was selected as the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
EXPRESS REGISTRATION It’s that time again! Celebrate the 5th National Chess Day at the Richmond Chess Festival on Saturday, October 12th, from 11 AM to 4 PM at COBIZ Richmond! Join the West Coast Chess Alliance for a fun-filled day of FREE, unrated, stress-free chess! Enjoy activities like Quad G30 (30-minute games), casual play, bughouse, and more! Schedule: Introduction to Chess Class: 9:30 – 10:30 AM Perfect for [...]
For the first time, USChess is sponsoring two all-women’s teams at the 2024 World Senior Team Championships! And BCS Founder and President Elizabeth Shaughnessy is on her way to Krakow, Poland, representing the US on board four of the Women’s 65+ Team! This is a professional homecoming for Elizabeth, who played in her 1st Chess [...]
Congratulations to WGM Anjelina Belakovskaia, winner of the FIRST ever US Senior Women’s Championship! WGM Belakovskaia captured the title and the $4,000 first prize in a nailbiter game with WFM Olga Salachik, who played to the brink of upset, but Anjelina defended well. The final rankings were: 1 WGM Belakovskaia, Anjelina [...]
GM Hans Niemann has had an amazing 2021! First earning the GM Title!! Then winning the World Open! Then winning the US Junior Championship (Qualifying for the 2022 US Championship!) Currently Hans is ranked 6th in the world of all Juniors. (and climbing rapidly!) In 2022 for the second year in a row, Hans has [...]
