Monthly Quad Tournaments
A quad tournament is a type of tournament where four players compete against each other in a round-robin format. This means that each player plays every other player once. Quad tournaments are popular in a variety of games, including chess, tennis, and pickleball.
Short description:
Type of tournament: Round-robin
Number of players: 4
How to play: Each player plays every other player once.
How to win: The player with the most points at the end of the tournament wins.
Quad tournaments are a good way for players of all skill levels to compete against each other, and they can be a lot of fun. If you're looking for a new challenge, give a quad tournament a
Elite Team
Welcome to the Berkeley Bishops! The Berkeley Bishops is an elite team of players that will train together, attend private matches against other teams, and compete for BCS in theCalchess Spring State Championship. The goal of the Bishops is to create a group of kids that want to improve their chess and join a team of other kids interested in more than just our regular after school & BFN sessions. Bishops must be BCS Students, and have at least 6 months of chess experience. Registration link at the bottom of this page.
Weekly Chess
We offer a great Friday Night Chess program in Berkeley, Mountain House, San Ramon and Walnut Creek. The program is two hours each night and includes a class and a USCF rated tournament, a current USChess membership is required.
The San Ramon and Mountain House locations will offer intermediate and advanced level classes. There is not a novice class at these locations. All participants must have previous chess experience. In Berkeley and Walnut Creek, in addition to intermediate and advanced classes, we will offer a novice class and beginners are welcome.
For all Friday night programs, all students must have completed kindergarten. All young students will be accepted on a provisional basis.
We offer an early bird discount if you register early. The discount will end at midnight the Sunday before the first day of class.
Monthly Quad Tournament
Locations: F1
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Locations: F2
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Locations: F3
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Elite Team
Locations: F1
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Locations: F1
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Locations: F1
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Weekly Chess @ Durham Elementary
Room: MPR
Time: Thursday 2:50 - 3:50 pm
Dates:
12/4 - 3/5
No School: 12/25, 1/1
NO EXPERIENCE and NO EXPOSURE TO CHESS is assumed. Students will be assessed in the first 2 weeks of the class and split into beginner and intermediate groups. Students can take our free assessments HERE.
The structure of the class is divided into two segments in an one-hour period. In the first half hour, a coach gives a lesson on a theme, idea, motif, or classical game. Students participate by debating and attempting to find the best move in certain positions. Our homework is used to reinforce the chess concepts taught at this time. You can see our homeworks HERE.
In the beginner group, our primary focus is tactics, endgames, and identifying checkmating patterns. Homework is given to supplement the topics covered in class and reviewed the following week. We also review classical chess games to learn from the successes and failures of masters from previous eras. The class will cover basic pieces: Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, The Queens, and The King. In addition, the basic concepts such as Check, Checkmate, Castling, En Passant, and Draws. We cover these concepts using practical examples from the history of chess.
In the intermediate group, we will look at how chess has changed from era to era. We will be exploring games from the early 1800s to the late 1900s and discover the amazing history of this timeless game. We will learn about the heroes of chess from Paul Morphy to Bobby Fischer. We will also go over forks, pins, skewers, remove the guard, discover attacks, decoys, and sacrifices. We cover these concepts using practical examples from the history of chess.
Weekly Chess
Locations: F1
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Locations: F1
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Locations: F1
Start: Nov 18 @ 1: 00 pm
End: Dec 16 @ 6:00 pm
Weekly Chess @ Altamont Creek Elementary
Room: MPR
Time: Friday 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Dates:
3/21 - 5/23
No Class: 4/4
NO EXPERIENCE and NO EXPOSURE TO CHESS is assumed. Students will be assessed in the first 2 weeks of the class and split into beginner and intermediate groups. Students can take our free assessments HERE.
The structure of the class is divided into two segments in an one-hour period. In the first half hour, a coach gives a lesson on a theme, idea, motif, or classical game. Students participate by debating and attempting to find the best move in certain positions. Our homework is used to reinforce the chess concepts taught at this time. You can see our homeworks HERE.
In the beginner group, our primary focus is tactics, endgames, and identifying checkmating patterns. Homework is given to supplement the topics covered in class and reviewed the following week. We also review classical chess games to learn from the successes and failures of masters from previous eras. The class will cover basic pieces: Pawns, Knights, Bishops, Rooks, The Queens, and The King. In addition, the basic concepts such as Check, Checkmate, Castling, En Passant, and Draws. We cover these concepts using practical examples from the history of chess.
In the intermediate group, we will look at how chess has changed from era to era. We will be exploring games from the early 1800s to the late 1900s and discover the amazing history of this timeless game. We will learn about the heroes of chess from Paul Morphy to Bobby Fischer. We will also go over forks, pins, skewers, remove the guard, discover attacks, decoys, and sacrifices. We cover these concepts using practical examples from the history of chess.