San Jose Rising Star
Special non stress, non rated, fun practice event
for those first time tournament players
This Sunday, June 9
BAC Center: 2050 Concourse Dr, San Jose, CA 95131 (map) |
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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.
Next one: Sunday, June 8 @ San Jose BAC Office
Rising Star: Combo event for players and parents
Times: 10am - 1pm (but usually done by noon)
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
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Regular Chess Camp @ San Jose & Strategy Game Camp @ Palo Alto
Register Now to Reserve Your Spot!!
Week of June 10 through 14
San Jose - St. Leo - First week of chess camp at San Jose
We are starting another fun summer in San Jose. We welcome anyone who is an absolute beginner, beginner or intermediate player. Coach Faik and Coach Jasmine, two amazing coaches who can make a week long camp to be fun and enjoyable, yet educational and engaging.
Our St. Leo the Great school location is fantastic as we have an enclosed school area in which to work and access to the indoor basketball court and GIANT chess pieces!
We also have access to outdoor play so we can include enjoyable outdoor breaks and play time.
Palo Alto: First week of the strategy game camp! Coach Jason and his crew, Coach Matt, Tristian and Jeff will be making sure kids not only learn but have fun playing the strategy board games. With the park just a few minutes of walk away, kids can enjoy a great recess time, and the Fireside room is comfortable for a larger class and can pay attention to the instructions and ideal for group work.
For registration for our San Jose and Palo Alto camps, please follow this link:
https://enrichment.bayareachess.com/camps/all
For camps we do the registrations: we also offer multiple week discounts of 10%, but this offer is only valid if they are purchased in the same transaction.
Please contact us with any questions: [email protected], or call 408-409-6596.
We look forward to seeing your child at our camp!
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Registration is through our new enrichment website:
enrichment.bayareachess.com/camps/summer
Main LOCATIONS
San Jose - St. Leo the Great School
1051 W. San Fernando, San Jose, CA 95126
Palo Alto - Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
505 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306
5-day prices are:
Morning only (9AM- 1 PM): $279
Afternoon only (1-5PM): $259
Full Day(9AM-5PM): $464
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]
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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.
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
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