Greetings!Northern California is home to one of the most plentiful chess regions in the United States. We are one of the top five states* in membership in the U.S. Chess Federation.

We have dozens of local chess clubs in our
club list
that you can drop in and enjoy a casual game. The
Mechanic's Institute Chess Club
in downtown San Francisco is
in fact the oldest chess club in the U.S.
If you are serious about some competition, look at our
tournament page
as there is a chess tournament for almost every weekend in the year.
We have several of the top scholastic players in the United States and
a few of them are even World Champion caliber for their age group.
* USCF considers Northern and Southern California two different states.

by Juie Xie (Sartorio)
On January 27, 2013, I opened my email as usual but was surprised to receive the following unusual message. A "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Sartorio: "My name is Jay Liu and I'm Joanna Liu's father. I get your information from Gomes PTA Directory. Joanna is a 5th grader at Gomes and a decent chess player...
by Joe Lonsdale
Over 5,200 school children from all 50 states competed in National Scholastic Chess Championships in Nashville, Tennessee the weekend of April 6th to 8th.

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by Alan Kirshner
The largest rated tournament in the history of chess took place in Nashville, Tennessee from April 5 through April 7. Super Nationals V drew 5335 young players from Kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Event: CalChess State
Scholastic Chess
Championship
the BIG ONE!!!!!
Addr: Santa Clara
Convention Center
5001 Great America Pkwy
Santa Clara, CA
Rounds: 5 or 6 Prizes: Hundreds of HUGE tropies
TC: G/30, G/75
or G/90 +30s inc
Entry Fee: $48
Contact: Salman Azhar
e-mail: ask@bayareachess.com
Re-Birth of the CCJ
If you are interested in receiving a copy, make sure your membership is up-to-date,
by checking for your name on the
Membership List.
We will also publish back issues on the website, and if CalChess has the financial resources,
you may see some printed issues you can pick up (for free) at your local tournament!



