📆Get Excited for the Weekends Again @ Bay Area Chess.
Published: Fri, 10/04/24
Updated: Tue, 10/08/24
BAC Enrichment options for Fall 2024
Get Excited for the Weekends again
Bay Area Chess, the largest non-profit chess provider, hosts over 125 weekly after school programs, drop-in Clubs, weekend Tournaments, Online courses, special Events, State/National Championships, seasonal Camps and much more. You're in the Right Place.
What's New?
Weekend Club News Our Drop-in Weekend Classes are still the best supplemental learning option out there! Come any session to any location, pay at the door, no terms or
advance registration necessary.
TheSanta Clara Clubon Mondays will now be hosting a Practice Tournament League (one game per week) that comes with big prizes every 6 sessions. We will also be featuring a 'Simultaneous Exhibition' with Grandmaster Enrico Sevillano on 10/28 (no extra fees). Don't miss out!
Our friends inMountain HouseCA (by Tracy) have a new drop-in Chess Club starting on Monday, 10/7!
BAC Tournament Team! We're BACk! Higher intensity classes for the motivated BAC Player.
USCF 500-1250 (mandatory USCF, no online estimates will be used.) Ages 6-14. Palo Alto, 12:00 - 2:00pm. 1st and 3rd Saturdays from November 2024 to March 2025 = 10 sessions + State Event.
Course ends with a FREE entry to a CalChess 2025 State Championship in Spring, competing as a Team.
October Rising Star, 10/12! The NextRising Star Practice (Unrated) Tournamentand Parent
Seminar is in Palo Alto, Saturday 10/12 at 12:30pm! More info in the boxes below.
Online Chess!
ONLINE CLASSESbegin their Final 2024 Track at the end of this month. Classes are hosted at 5:15pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays, weekly. (by day/Level). Tournament Games award BA€ Coins! Connect us with Friends/Family, local or even out of state.
“Life is a kind of Chess; with struggle, competition, good and ill events” – Benjamin Franklin, undisputed genius.
“Thanks, Ben. I agree” –
James Bethany, BAC Director
CLUBS!
Accelerate kids' learning with our weekend drop-in group lessons. Come any weekend, any location, and pay-at-the-door for single or bundled (discounted) weekly sessions!
BAC has partnered with Chesskid.com and offers online classes, by level, for 1-hour sessions of online learning every week for 7-weeks! Free Gold membership to Chesskid.com.
Our monthly practice Tournament for unrated players and new parents. Learn all about rated play with a mock-tournament (with prizes!) and a simultaneous parent seminar.
