The Berkeley Chess School

CalChess Championships $60 early bird 🐦price ends today, Tues, May 26th @ 11:59 pm! Register for the Women's or the Senior Championship (May 29th - 31st @ the Berkeley Chess Center, $1,500 prize funds 💰!💰!) here: https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/tournaments/tournaments-list/ NM, FM, IM, GM, WFM, WIM, WGM fee waived! Contact [email protected] to enter! Come and play!

K-12 Quad tournament tomorrow, Sat, May 23rd @ 1 pm at the Berkeley Chess Center! A great way to start a Memorial Day Staycation! Chess ♟! Trophies 🏆! Medals 🏅! FUN 🥳! $40 Early bird 🐦 entry fee ends tonight at 11:59 pm. Register here:

BCS K-12 Quads Please Join us for the Berkeley K-12 Quads! First time tournament players will be grouped with other first-timers and experienced tournament players will play with others of similar rating. 3-round Quad tournament USCF-rated event -- Current USCF membership is required to participate Drop-off welcom...

The Tom Dorsch Memorial Chess ♟️Marathon begins tonight @ 7 pm @ the Berkeley Chess Center! 6 rounds, a game every Fri @ 7 pm! G/90 + 30. $70 entry fee (NM, IM, GM, free entry, but entry fee will be deducted from any winnings) $1,500 prize fund💰! Tomorrow, May 16th, a Cash Quad @ 1 pm for adults, and for youth players rated 800 USCF or more. $40 entry fee, 1 in 4 chance of winning $80💰! Register for both on our tournaments page https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/tournaments/tournaments-list/

Congratulations🎉 to IM Greg Shahade for his Jeopardy hat 🎩 trick, and ending the historic 31 game run of Ultra Champion Jamie Ding! This makes Greg, in Jeopardy parlance, a Giant Killer! And assures us of another chance to root for Greg in the Jeopardy post-season Wildcard Championship, or even the Tournament of Champions in early 2027! Stay tuned . . .

Chess ♟️ and Jeopardy 🤔 aficionados! IM Greg Shahade, the founder of the New York Masters and the US Chess League, will be a contestant on Jeopardy tonight, Monday, April 27th! He knows a lot more than just chess!!! Jeopardy airs @ 7 pm on channel 7 in the Bay Area, but you can find your local station @ https://www.jeopardy.com/ and root for Greg!

Congratulations 🎉 to WFM Jenny Qi, the winner of the CalChess Qualifier for the 14th Annual WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions! Jenny will represent CalChess at the NTOGSC in Grand Rapids, MI, this August. Well done, and best of luck Jenny! Your friends at BCS are rooting for you ❤️!🏆!

Join us tomorrow, Sat, Apr 4th @ 1 pm at Fairlands Elementary School in Pleasanton for a K-12 Quad Tournament! Chess ♟! Trophies 🏆! Medals 🏅! FUN 🥳! $40 Early bird 🐦 entry fee ends tonight at 11:59 pm. Register here: https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/event/pleasanton-quads

Northern CA K-12 girls with a rating of 500+, the qualifier for the WIM Ruth Haring National Tournament of Girls State Champions is happening at the Berkeley Chess ♟️Center Apr 18th-19th! $1,050 stipend to the first place winner to attend the NTOGSC in Grand Rapids, MI, Aug 3rd - 6th, 2026. More info & registration @ https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/event/calchess-girls-k-12-state-championship/

Registration is now open for spring 🌼(Mar 30 - Apr 10) & summer 🏖️(Jun 8 - Aug 7) scholastic chess ♟️camps⛺️! Flexible schedules of full or half days, enroll by the day, or by the week! Chess ♟️(multiple levels)! Sports🏀! Arts🎨! FUN🥳!!! Info & registration at https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/programs/camps/

Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ from BCS! But for kids not keen on mush, there's chess♟️! Join us tomorrow, Sat, Feb 14th @ 1 pm at Grace Presbyterian Church in Walnut Creek for a K-12 Quad Tournament! Chess ♟! Trophies 🏆! Medals 🏅! FUN 🥳! $40 Early bird 🐦 entry fee ends tonight at 11:59 pm. Register here: https://www.berkeleychessschool.org/event/walnut-creek-k-12-quads/