Advanced students at BCS summer camp had the opportunity to take a master class with US Women's Chess Champion Irina Krush in June. An International Master, Krush was the youngest-ever winner of the US Women's Chess Championship, winning the 1998 championship at the age of 14. She won again in 2007. The class was held during the first week of BCS' summer chess camp.
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BCS alumnus David Pruess will teach the Master Class during the fifth week of camp, August 4-8. Learn more.

Five class teams from 2nd thru 5th grade, including two bilingual classrooms, faced off at the first annual JO Ford Elementary Schoolwide Tournament on Tuesday. The competition drew members of the JO Ford Scholastic Team. Read all about it here!

On a beautiful Saturday, one hundred and twenty three young chess players converged on Cragmont School for our annual BCS Berkeley Area Team Tournament.
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On a sweltering Saturday, ninety young chess players came together for some fierce competition and a whole lot of fun! Read more about the exciting event.

Come to BCS summer chess camp! We will offer six one-week sessions in Berkeley and weekly sessions throughout the East Bay. We also offer a full-day option. Read all about it!

Summer Camps Schedule 2008

Over 30 chess students competed in the 2nd Annual BCS City of Alameda chess tournament, representing seven schools. Special thanks to St. Philip Neri for donating its auditorium for the tournament.

The top three schools were Chinese Christian School, St. Philip Neri, and St. Joseph's.

The top ten students finished with at least 2.5 points out of 4.0. Special congratulations go to Andrew Wan who had the only perfect score.

1) Andrew Wan 4.0
2) Nicholas Chan 3.5
3) Kenna Camper 3.0
4) Julia Wang 3.0
5) Quentin Fernandez 3.0
6) Jeremy Colquhoun 3.0
7) Michael Hwang 3.0
8) Bret Green 2.5
9) Liam Olson 2.5
10) Chris Chan 2.5