Dear Good People,

If there’s one tournament you’re going to play this year, it should be the 2022 US Class Championship.
Why?
Because the US Class Championship levels the playing field for all players by grouping them in sections with 200 rating bands, from Master (for players rated over 2200) to Beginner (for Scholastic players rated under 400 and unrated). You can choose from 11 sections:
 

1. 7 Open sections (over 2200, 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799, 1400-1599, 1200-1399, and under 1200).
2. 4 Scholastic sections (800-999, 600-799, 400-599, and under 400)

 

Each section’s champion will earn a National Championship for that class (and can advertise their National title on their college applications and/or LinkedIn profile). 

US Chess chose us to host the US Class Championship to the Bay Area after many years and it will be many years before we host it again. 

So, if there’s one tournament you’re going to play this year, THIS is it!

 

 

Register Now for the 2022 USChess National Class Championship in August (Register now | Get info) at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1800 Barber Ln | map)

1. National Championship:
   1. [Aug. 13] 4 Scholastic sections for scholastic players (K-12) from under 400 to 800-999.
      1. National trophies to players with a winning record
      2. Time control: 5SS G/25 d5
   2. [Aug. 12-14 or 13-14] 7 Open sections for players for all ages from under 1200 to over 2200.
      1. $31,100 b/347 prize fund 
      2. Time Control: 6SS G/90 +30
      3. FIDE-rated Sections: M, X, A, B
      4. Schedules:
         1. 3-day schedule (Fri thru Sun) with Fri 2:30pm start and 2 rounds on each day
         2. 3-day schedule (Fri thru Sun) with Fri 6:50 pm start and 1 round on Friday, 3 rounds on Saturday, and 2 rounds on Sunday.
         3. 2-day schedule (Sat & Sun) with Sat 9am start and 4 rounds on Saturday (rounds 1-2 G/60 +5) and 2 rounds Sunday  
2. Lotsa Exciting Side Events: See tourney page for more info. 

 

Visit our tournaments calendar to see more events for upcoming weeks such as the ones below.

 

 

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

1. Sat July 30 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads
   2. [12:30 pm] Swiss
   3. [5 pm] Chess4Less
2. Sun July 31 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads

 

Play for $10,000 b/133 Cash Prizes with Long Time Controls in Advanced kids & Adults Tourneys (Register now | Get info)

1. Sat-Sun, July 30-31 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [Sat 9:30am & Sun 10am] 5SS G/90 +30
   2. [Sun 7pm] Cash Blitz (7 to 10 rounds) G/5 +1

 

Play for $1,000 b/32 Cash Prizes in Advanced kids & Adults Tourneys (Register now | Get info)

1. Sun July 31 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [12 noon] 4SS G/45 +5

Wanna Save More with the “Costco” style? Buy 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

 

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 Bay Area, or want to redeem Ba€oins for smaller trophies, use https://forms.gle/yRZUMpo7eeiJULm9A to schedule an appointment.

 

With gratitude for supporting your local chess community…

Salman 

Founder & Chair, BayAreaChess
Vice President, CalChess