Rising Star Practice Tourney (6/10) and Summer Camps in full swing!

Published: Wed, 06/06/18



Rising Star - Special non-rated, practice tournament
for the First Time tournament players
Sunday, June 10th 2PM @ San Jose office


BAC Summer CHESS Camps
Monday through Friday
every week during all summer!
multiple locations, sibling & multi-week discounts!
 

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

June 10th @ 2PM
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! 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.

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.
 

Sunday, June 10 @ San Jose BAC Office
Rising Star: Combo event for players and parents

Times: 2pm - 5pm
 
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
Register at: http://www.bayareachess.com/my/risingstar
Flyer: https://www.bayareachess.com/static/pdf/risingstar18.pdf
 
Summer CHESS Camps
Monday through Friday
every week during the summer

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/summer

TWO Main LOCATIONS

San Jose - St. Leo the Great School
(1051 W. San Fernando, San Jose, CA 95126)

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


5-day prices are:
Morning only (9AM- 1 PM): $274
Afternoon only (1-5PM): $254 
Full Day(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 weekend clubs, classes and camps:
enrichment.bayareachess.com

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

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

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

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