Much gratitude to hundreds of compassionate players (and parents) for our community’s 38th National championship event. Hardly any chess community has organized more than 10 national championships, and you’ve helped your community to almost 40 now.

You don’t have time to get bored because you have a State Championship event on Labor Day weekend and many chess events in the Bay Area in the coming weeks. Join the fun!

Join Your Scholastic Chess Community at Children’s Signature Tourneys (Register now | Get info)

1. Saturday, August 20 at Sonesta Silicon Valley Event Center in South Milpitas (1800 Barber Ln | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
   2. [12:30 pm] Chess4Less (5 games | G/12 d3)
   3. [3 pm] Swiss (3games | G/25 d5)
2. Saturday, August 27 at Fremont Springhill Suites (46333 Fremont Blvd | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
   2. [12:30 pm] Chess4Less (5 games | G/12 d3)
   3. [3 pm] Swiss (3games | G/25 d5)
3. Saturday, August 27 at Sacramento at Holiday Inn Expo (2224 Auburn Blvd. | map)
   1. [9 am] Chess4Less (5 games | G/12 d3)
   2. [12:30 pm] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
4. Sunday, August 28 at San Jose Chess Center (2050 Concourse Dr., #42 | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
5. Sunday, August 28 at Cupertino Juniper Hilton (10050 S De Anza Blvd. | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
   2. [12:30 pm] Chess4Less (5 games | G/12 d3)
   3. [3 pm] Swiss (3 games | G/25 d5)

Play for $1000 b/32 Cash Prizes in Adults & Advanced Kids Tourneys (Register now | Get info)

Unless noted otherwise, all these dates are 4SS G/60 +5 starting at 10 am with round times of 10 am, 12:30 pm, 3 pm, and 5:30 pm

1. Saturday, August 20 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley Event Center in South Milpitas (1800 Barber Ln | map)
2. Saturday, August 27 at the Fremont Springhill Suites (46333 Fremont Blvd | map)
3. Saturday, August 27 at the Sacramento at Holiday Inn Expo (2224 Auburn Blvd. | map)
4. Sunday, August 28 [noon] at San Jose Chess Center (2050 Concourse Dr., #42 | map)
   1. [noon] 4SS x G/45 d5 with round times of noon, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6 pm
5. Sunday, August 28 at Cupertino Juniper Hilton (10050 S De Anza Blvd. | map)

Plan Ahead for the 2022 CalChess Open (and Class) Championship on the Labor Day Weekend (Register now | Get info) at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1800 Barber Ln | map)

1. 11 sections for players for all levels and ages from Master (2200+) to unrated.
2. Scholastic:
   1. Sat, September 3
      1. [9:15 am to ~4:30 pm] Scholastic Championship for under 1000 players (u1000):
         5SS G/25 d5 with trophies to players with a winning record
      2. [5:15 to 7:15 pm] Scholastic Blitz (u1000): 10x G/5 d1
   2. Sun, September 4
      1. [9 am] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
      2. [12:30 pm] Chess4Less (5 games | G/12 d3)
      3. [3 pm] Swiss (3 games | G/25 d5)
   3. Sun, September 4
      1. [9 am] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
      2. [noon] Quads (3 games | G/25 d5)
      3. [3 pm] Swiss (3 games | G/25 d5)
3. Non-Scholastic:
   1. September 4-5 or 3-5
      1. State Championship: 7SS G/90 +30 G/90 +30 with $26,100 b/297 prize fund (FIDE-rated); choose between:
         • 3-day schedule (Sat thru Mon) or 
         • 2-day schedule (Sun & Mon) with rounds 1-4 G/55 d5
   2. Monday, September 5 [6:50 - 8:50 pm] Blitz: 8 x G/5 +1 with Cash Prizes.

Wanna Save More with the “Costco” style? By BAC Membership and Save (Buy now | Get info)

Buy BAC membership and save 25% of all BAC events: 1 person = $150 | 2 people = $250 | 3+ people = $325.

Please note that BAC Members must be role models of empathy, kindness, and integrity; the BAC membership committee has the right to cancel the membership of anyone in its sole judgment (if they suspect unethical or unkind behavior, pending further investigation).

Pick Your Trophies, Not Your Nose!

Please schedule an appointment to pick your trophies on Saturdays (9:15 am) using Ba€oins:
Most children save their Ba€oins for giant trophies, but if you don’t have “most children,” moving out of the Bay Area, or want to redeem Ba€ for smaller trophies, use https://forms.gle/yRZUMpo7eeiJULm9A to schedule an appointment.

Visit our tournaments calendar to see more events for upcoming weeks.

Salman 
Founder & Chair, BayAreaChess
Vice President, CalChess