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Don’t Miss the Finale of California’s Most Exciting Chess Tournament…

Tune into The Eade Foundation’s YouTube channel at 4:00 pm (Pacific) to watch FM James Eade broadcast the final round action at the Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm chess tournament.

Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm Tournament – Standings R7

Be sure to watch coverage of the final 2 rounds! Round 8: Tuesday, March 29, 10:00 AM – David Pruess https://www.twitch.tv/dpruess https://www.youtube.com/user/chesscomdpruess Round 9: Tuesday, March 29, 4:00 PM – The Eade Foundation with Jim Eade https://www.youtube.com/c/EadeFoundation

Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm Tournament – Round 6

Round 6: Monday, March 28, 10:00 AM – Daily Chess Musings with Chris Torres & Jim Eade https://youtu.be/8Fv5pJT1IiA

Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm Tournament – Round 5

Round 5: Sunday, March 27, 4:00 PM – Daily Chess Musings with Chris Torres & Kevin Pan https://youtu.be/hTolP_YG6AI

Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm Tournament – Standings

Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm Tournament – Round 3

Round 3: Saturday, March 26, 5:30 PM – Daily Chess Musings with Chris Torres & Jim Eade https://youtu.be/Rcp_3-YBf6o

Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm Tournament – Round 2

Round 2: Saturday, March 26, 11:30 AM – Daily Chess Musings with Chris Torres & Jim Eade https://youtu.be/VGLdXB1mhh4

Must See Chess Action Live from California 

Brace yourself for some amazing chess live from San Jose, California. The Inaugural Mission 360 Bay Area GM/IM Invitational Norm Tournament will feature nine rounds of elite chess action from March 25th through 29th. Just take a look at the field for this exciting chess event: Northern California has always been a uniquely talented chessContinueContinue reading Must See Chess Action Live from California 

Brilliancy Prize for the 2022 K-5 CalChess Super State Championship 

https://youtu.be/jV8nx3Hl9I0 Greetings Northern California chess players. My name is Chris Torres and I am excited to tell you about the Brilliancy Prizes for the K-5 CalChess Super State Championship. This year, in collaboration with The Eade Foundation, we will be awarding a couple of signed copies of the top selling chess book “Chess for Dummies”ContinueContinue reading “Brilliancy Prize for the 2022 K-5 CalChess Super State Championship “

CalChess Journal Winter 2022

Calchess Super State Championship 2022

Great news! The Calchess Scholastic State Championship has returned to its over-the-board format for 2022. To create a safe playing environment, The “Super States” will be scheduled over 3 weekends (March 19-20, April 9-10, and April 23-24), instead of one just weekend. However, this Calchess tradition will once again be run at The Santa ClaraContinueContinue reading “Calchess Super State Championship 2022”

Elite California Chess Events are Looking for Volunteers

Do you want to be up close with a chess grandmaster? Do you want to be part of the most elite chess tournaments – GM NORM tournaments? Do you have a passion to help others in need? We are looking for a volunteer with USCF rating >1000 to help with taking notation and pushing clocksContinueContinue reading “Elite California Chess Events are Looking for Volunteers”

Jan 29-30: FIDE Hybrid Tournament Results & Pictures

Results In Alphabetical orderR1R2R3R4Points1Abhinav Penagalapati (qing29)21460½½½1½2Aleksandar Avramov (Sorsi)2162½½13Alexi Jovchev (bulkong)22241½102½4Arun Dixit (limelight2727)2172½½½1½5Ashley Pang (blobbytheblobfish)198600½½6Ashritha Eswaran (goldenpuppy)2302½½17Biser Georgiev (Georgiev_Biser)22671½½02½8Christopher Yoo (ChristopherYoo) 250011½½39Dario Dereshki (31dario1948)2067½½10210Eric Li (ECC_ELI)240211211Evgeny Ermenkov (erjungle)2313½½½½212Goran Krastev (goran_krastev)2124½1½213Ilian Popov (kaeron)202510114Ivaylo Stoyanov (ivaylo1995)19861½12½15Kimberly Liu (nicecream18)19320½0½116Kiril Badev (kito6ko)21131½1½317Lee Yesun (temiflakes1)17600½011½18Margarita Voyska (mvoiska)22240019Mike Zaloznyy (visa)206511½02½20Milen Vasilev (burgas-63) 237100021Nathaniel Zhang (knightgazer05)19831½012½22Nitish Sg Nathan (BreatheChessAlways)1864½½00123Petar Drenchev (peratr)2402½½½½224Plamen Vasilev (neefnever)2105011225Radoslav Dimitrov (Rado2022)224100026ShaakethContinueContinue reading “Jan 29-30: FIDE Hybrid Tournament Results & Pictures”

Jan 29-30: FIDE Hybrid Tournament Live Broadcast

Jan 29-30:  FIDE Hybrid Tournament  The third PNWCC FIDE Hybrid Match – PNWCC vs. Bulgaria takes place January 29-30, 2022 On Chess.com. It is a four-round team match between U.S. players vs. Bulgarian players in the FIDE-approved Hybrid format. The time control is 90 minutes for the whole game with a 30-second increment from moveContinueContinue reading “Jan 29-30: FIDE Hybrid Tournament Live Broadcast”

A California Chess Tradition Returns: The People’s Tournament

Chess players in California are flocking to Santa Clara, California to play in the upcoming People’s Tournament, Young People’s Championship and People’s Blitz. The People’s Tournament is a prestigious annual chess tournament with a storied history. This year’s event continues an important 45 year California chess tradition. Don’t miss out on your chance to competeContinueContinue reading “A California Chess Tradition Returns: The People’s Tournament”

After School Teachers Needed For Enrichment Programs in California

We are a growing chess enrichment organization based in the Bay Area that offers our instructors fun teaching assignments and flexible schedules. The Company: The Torres Chess and Music Academy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality chess instruction and opportunities to as many children as possible. • Our organization is known for the greatContinueContinue reading “After School Teachers Needed For Enrichment Programs in California”

Summer Chess Camps Return to Fremont

Summer Chess Programs in Fremont Sign up for any 1 week camp for ONLY $200 and your child will also receive: ** A 1 year gold membership to ChessKid.com (a $50 value) ** A copy of Learn Chess the Right Way by Susan Polgar (a $20 value) ** And two online private lessons with ChrisContinueContinue reading “Summer Chess Camps Return to Fremont”

Chris Torres Raises the Bar for Fremont Summer Chess Camps in 19 | Fremont, CA Patch

Chris Torres Raises the Bar for Fremont Summer Chess Camps in 19 | Fremont, CA Patch Get $150 worth of free chess extras from FremontChess.com when you sign your child up for a weeklong camp for only $200!— Read on http://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/california/fremont/amp/28114988/chris-torres-raises-bar-fremont-summer-chess-camps-201

Chess Chat: Q&A with Aamir Ali Azhar, Data Engineer

Recently I had an opportunity to catch up with my friend and former student, Aamir Azhar. I first met an elementary school aged Aamir at my Saturday chess class in Milpitas during the Summer of 2003. Since then I have had the pleasure of watching Aamir mature into a strong chess player and an impressiveContinueContinue reading “Chess Chat: Q&A with Aamir Ali Azhar, Data Engineer”

Saturday Chess Class in Fremont

FremontChess.com’s Saturday Chess Classes with Rated Tournament and Analysis Brought to you by the US Chess Mates under the auspices of the Torres Chess and Music Academy. We invite all young chess players to a uniquely exciting experience in the world of rated chess competition! Each week students will take part in an engaging chess class,ContinueContinue reading “Saturday Chess Class in Fremont”