Nearly seventy Berkeley Chess School students showed up to match their chess skills against some of the strongest young players in the nation. All of the participants, members of the elite Berkeley Bishops, took part in the BCS annual qualifier in preparation for competition with other local and state teams later this fall. Read more

 

This fall BCS will offer chess free of charge to 500 children from Oakland's underserved public elementary schools. Please support this important program by making a gift today.   Learn more

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.