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Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 8
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Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 7
Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 6
Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 5
Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 4
The Fremont Summer Chess Camp is now beginning our second week. Our camp runs Monday through Thursday until August fourth. More information and registration forms can be found on the Torres Chess and Music Academy website.
Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 3
Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 2
Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 1
The Fremont Summer Chess Camp kicked off it’s eighth consecutive session at Mission San Jose Elementary School on July 5, 2016. Our camp runs Monday through Thursday until August fourth. More information and registration forms can be found on the Torres Chess and Music Academy website. Below are a few photos from our first dayContinueContinue reading “Fremont Summer Chess Camp 2016: Day 1”
What You Need to Know About the Fremont Summer Chess Camp
The Fremont Summer Chess Camp at MSJE has been serving Northern California’s youth chess players every summer since 2008. A true leader in chess education, the Fremont Summer Chess Camp at MSJE has helped to create multiple National Championship school teams as well as scores of individual state and national champion players. The FremontContinueContinue reading “What You Need to Know About the Fremont Summer Chess Camp”
Puzzle Worthy Position 28
If you look at checks, captures and threats, this should be a piece of cake.
Puzzle Worthy Position 27
Puzzle Worthy Position 26
The solution to this puzzle is a simple but useful concept.
Event Postponed
Due to unforeseen issues with our site, the Silicon Valley (Fremont) location of the June 11’th Multi Site Chess Tournament has been postponed. Any questions about this announcement can be directed to Chris Torres via email at chesslessons@aol.com.
Multi Site Chess Tournament Returns to Fremont
MULTISITE TOURNAMENT ANNOUNCEMENT JUNE 11th 2016 Participants will compete online and onsite against opposition from across the country in this exciting new tournament format. Chess venues who wish to participate in multi-site tournaments please register at the link below. Chess venues outside the United States will be given special consideration -so we can have a trulyContinueContinue reading “Multi Site Chess Tournament Returns to Fremont “
Puzzle Worthy Position 25
Target practice!
High Honors for the Torres Chess and Music Academy
FIDE, the official world chess organization, has only endorsed 48 academies world wide for their commitment to educational excellence in chess. The Torres Chess and Music Academy is honored to now be a part of this select group of chess schools. In addition to this international distinction, the Torres Chess and Music Academy has alsoContinueContinue reading “High Honors for the Torres Chess and Music Academy”
Puzzle Worthy Position 24
Puzzle Worthy Position 23
Shakespeare once wrote that, “All that glisters is not gold.” Here, white has just played a tempting fork that looks quite profitable at first glance. Does white’s fork really win material?
Puzzle Worthy Position 22
Tonight I started a combination with intuition and finished it with victory. But, as Mark Zuckerberg said, “In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” Good advice for chess and life.
