Rising Star, Spring Camps & Weekend Clubs - EXCITING events this weekend & next week!

Published: Wed, 03/28/18

    
This Weekend & Upcoming Events
& Spring Break Camps


Rising Star - Special non-rated tournament
for the First Time tournament players

Saturday, March 31th 10AM @ San Jose office



BAC Weekend Club Special Event
Saturday, March 31th 3-5PM @ Palo Alto



BAC Spring Break CHESS Camps
Monday through Friday
April 2 - 6 every day from 9AM to 5PM @ Palo Alto

 
 

Special Event: Saturday, March 31 @ Palo Alto Weekend Club


Bug-House Chess Round-Robin Tournament: learn and compete in a popular and wacky Team-Chess event, 3-5 pm, on March 31st!
(Please note that Los Gatos Club on Saturday, 3/31, and Cupertino Club on Sunday, 4/1 will both be closed during the Easter Holiday)

https://enrichment.bayareachess.com/club/saturday-afternoon-chess-club-palo-alto
This Event will have the same default pricing and drop-in scheduling as any other normal weekend (2-hour clubs are $30). No registration necessary.
Please consider our popular 10-class bundle that comes with a free (11th) class!
Payments can always be made at the door with cash/check, or paid in advance online here: https://enrichment.bayareachess.com/clubs/register-online
This event is a part of the series of events at the BAC Clubs in the weeks leading up to the Super-States Championship on April 7-8th.
Stay up to date with our special club events here: https://enrichment.bayareachess.com/weekend-clubs

It's also not too late to register for the "Super-States" Championship!

www.bayareachess.com/states


We look forward to seeing you there!


See you on Sunday!
Many Thanks,
Coach James
 
♖♘♗♕♔♗♘♖
James Bethany
BAC Club Coordinator at BayAreaChess
Main: 408-409-6596
Email: [email protected] 
Tournaments: www.bayareachess.com
Clubs/Enrichment: www.enrichment.bayareachess.com


 

San Jose Rising Star
Special non stress, non rated event for those
first time tournament players


March 31th @ 10AM
BAC Center: 2050 Concourse Dr, San Jose, CA 95131 (map)
 

Is your child getting more and more excited about chess?
Is your child bugging you to bring them to a chess tournament?
Do you think they can use the next challenger in chess?

We have just the event for you! Easter Weekend: is a special event for our newest chess players AND you, the parents.
The San Jose Rising Star event will be Bay Area Chess' opportunity for first time players to play a non-rated tournament and a seminar for the parents.
Space is limited, so sign up now to guarantee your child's registration.


http://www.bayareachess.com/risingstar
Check out some pictures from previous Rising Star tournament: Album 1 - Album 2
Any questions? email us to [email protected] and our amazing team will be answering your email super fast.

 

Saturday, March 31 @ San Jose BAC Office
Rising Star: Combo event for players and parents

Times: 10am - 12pm
 
Rising Star Tournament
NON-RATED quad tournament in which the player is guided through
the process including etiquette, expectations, and everything else

Time Control: G/30; d5
(Game in 30 minutes with 5 second delay before each move.)


Prizes:
Trophies to ALL players regardless of final score!


Rising Star Seminar
For first time parents to learn everything necessary to guide their
child through future tournaments

More info: http://www.bayareachess.com/risingstar
Flyer: https://www.bayareachess.com/static/pdf/risingstar18.pdf



 
Spring Break CHESS Camp
Monday, April 2nd through Friday, April 6th

Register NOW because space is limited!


Info Flyer Register Online Check out pictures from our camps!

Registration is through our new enrichment website:
enrichment.bayareachess.com/camps/spring

TWO LOCATIONS


San Jose - Lighthouse Academy Afterschool
(3695 Rose Terrasse Cir, San Jose, CA 95148)

Palo Alto - Uniterian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
(505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306)


5-day prices are:
AM San Jose (9AM-NOON): $199
AM Palo Alto (9AM- 1 PM): $274
PM Palo Alto (1-5PM): $254 
Full Day Palo Alto(9AM-5PM): $454 
Early drop/Late Pick: $10/morning or afternoon, $20/day for both.  $50/week or $100/both/week


For special prorating - please email to [email protected]
Chess Camp welcomes any child of 5 years or older..
Prior chess knowledge is NOT required to attend the camp, we regularly get absolute beginners, beginner and intermediate players at these camps.



Need more information?
Visit enrichment.bayareachess.com/page/bac-camps-general-information



Want to see how kids are enjoying our camps? Take a browse around in our Camp Pictures collection.

           

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We have three main goals with our chess camps:
1. Have fun with chess
2. Improve chess skills
3. Provide other stimulating activities to maintain interest


We apply a novel approach, where we combine and blend Academia, Chess, and Games!
Each 4 hour instructional block consists of:
1. Chess puzzles & creative exercises to sharpen the brain.
2. Group instruction & Personalized coaching to improve chess skills.
3. Casual play to practice and enjoy Chess.
4. Hourly breaks for (free) snacks and recess.


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Tentativel Daily Schedules:

Morning Schedule 9am - 12pm

9-9:15 Arriving, Casual Games, Warm-up
9:15-10 Instruction
10-10:10 Recess & Snacks
10:10-11 Training Games & Review
11-11:10 Recess
11:10-11:50 Practice Games
11:50-12 Pickup

Morning Schedule 9am - 1pm
9-9:15 Arriving, Casual Games, Warm-up
9:15-10 Instruction
10-10:10 Recess & Snacks
10:10-11 Training Games & Review
11-11:10 Recess
11:10-12 Practice Games
12-12:15 Break & Lunch
12:15-1 Review & Wrap-Up
12:50-1 Pickup

Afternoon Schedule 1pm - 5pm
1-1:15 Arriving, Casual Games, Warm-up
1:15-2 Instruction
2-2:10 Recess & Snacks
2:10-3 Training Games & Review
3-3:10 Recess
3:10-4 Practice Games
4-4:10 Recess & Snacks
4:10-5 Review & Wrap-Up
4:50-5 Pickup
  
Useful links

General information about regular tournaments:
www.bayareachess.com/regular

General information about the scholastic tournaments:
www.bayareachess.com/kids

Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BayAreaChess

List of email groups and channels: www.bayareachess.com/connect

Contact us
call: 408-409-6596
email: [email protected]