You asked us to fight inflation by offering the lowest entry fees possible; now join us in fighting inflation with More Chess4Less Money.

 

Chess4Less is our answer to inflation with a $22 rock-bottom 20th-century entry fee for 5 games of Chess! We wanted a $0 entry fee because Chess, like air, should be free, but that would shut us down in a jiffy. So, we settled for the lowest sustainable fee, which is $22. The only thing we couldn't offer with that rock-bottom fee is prizes (or BA€oins); however, we have several options for tournament with prizes. This non-prize tournament is perfect to take the pressure off the young players when they want (and turn on the prizes with Quads and Swiss when they want).

 

Chess4Less debuts on July 23; why don’t you join us at 9 am in Sacramento at Holiday Inn Expo (2224 Auburn Blvd. | map) or 12:30 pm in South Milpitas at Sonesta Silicon Valley (1820 Barber Ln, | map). The time control is G/12 d3 (which about 15 minutes/player) to get 5 games in about 3 hours for busy parents and young players. (Register now | Get info)

 

 

 

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

1. Sat July 23 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [10am] 4SS G/60 +5
2. Sat July 23 at the Sacramento Sacto Holiday Inn Expo (2224 Auburn Blvd. | map)
   1. [10 am] 4SS G/60 +5
3. Sun July 24 at the San Jose Chess Center (2050 Concourse Dr., #42 | map)
   1. [12 noon] 4SS G/45 +5
4. Sun July 31 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [12 noon] 4SS G/45 +5

 

Play for $10,000 b/133 Cash Prizes with Long Time Controls in Adults & Advanced Kids 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

 

Register for the 2022 USChess National Class Championship in August (Register now | Get info) at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln | map)

1. 7 Open sections for players for all ages from Master (2200+) to E (under 1200).
2. 4 Scholastic sections for scholastic players (K-12) from F (800-999) to I (under 400).
3. [Sat, Aug. 13] Scholastic u1000: 5SS G/25 d5 with trophies to players with a winning record
4. [Aug. 12-14 or 13-15] National Championship: 6SS G/90 +30 with $31,100 b/347 prize fund (FIDE-rated); choose between
   1. 3-day schedule (Fri thru Sun) with Fri 2:30 or 6:50 pm start
   2. 2-day schedule (Sat & Sun) with Sat 9am start (rounds 1-2 G/60 +5)
5. [Sun Aug. 14 at 7 pm] Blitz: 8 x G/5 +1 with Cash Prizes

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

1. Sat July 23 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads
   2. [12:30 pm] Chess4Less  
   3. [3 pm] Swiss
2. Sat July 23 at the Sacramento Sacto Holiday Inn Expo (2224 Auburn Blvd. | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads
   2. [12:30 pm] Swiss
3. Sun July 24 at the San Jose Chess Center (2050 Concourse Dr., #42 | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads
4. 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
5. Sun July 31 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley in South Milpitas (1820 Barber Ln. | map)
   1. [9 am] Quads

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

 

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€ for smaller trophies, use https://forms.gle/yRZUMpo7eeiJULm9A to schedule an appointment.

 

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

 

With gratitude for supporting your local chess community…

Salman 

Founder & Chair, BayAreaChess
Vice President, CalChess