The Torres Chess and Music Academy, a 501c (3) non-profit organization, is pleased to be running a very special chess camp designed by nationally renowned chess instructor Chris Torres. The Cupertino Summer Chess Camp will feature instructors with decades of chess teaching experience in a format that is fun, competitive and educational. Attendees will receive the bestContinue reading "Cupertino Summer Chess Camp"
Fremont Chess Schools Set New Standard for Success
Have you ever heard of Fremont, California? Chances are, if you follow scholastic chess in the United States, you have. Schools from Fremont have historically used schools from other California cities as punching bags in the local scholastic chess arena. Recently, there has been a major effort made in exposing the rest of the United States to California's best kept chess secret. InContinue reading "Fremont Chess Schools Set New Standard for Success"
National Elementary Chess Championship: Part Three
The 2010 edition of the Burt Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship is now history. Once Again, Northern California has proven itself to be an ideal location for budding young chess players to grow into national champions. Below is a list of the 2010 National Chess Champions from Northern California: Daniel Lu scored 6/7 at the 2010 Burt Lerner National Elementary ChessContinue reading "National Elementary Chess Championship: Part Three"
National Elementary Chess Championship: Part 2
Day Two of the 2010 Bert Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship is complete. California has several chess players who have a good chance to be crowned Nation Champion. In the K-5 Championship section, Allan Beilin is in first place with a perfect score. In the K-3 Championship section, California's Tanuj Vasudeva and Aaron Householder are both 5/5. Finaly, in the K-1 Championship section,Continue reading "National Elementary Chess Championship: Part 2"
National Elementary Chess Championship
The 2010 Bert Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship began on 5/7/2010. The best young chess players in the United states have gathered in Atlanta, Georgia to fulfill dreams of becoming a National Chess Champion. Well over 50 of Northern California's top scholastic chess players have concluded their first day in the 2010 Bert Lerner National Elementary Chess Championship. Continue reading "National Elementary Chess Championship"
CalChess Scholastic Chess Championship: Part Five
The results for the CalChess Scholastic Chess Championship provide a snapshot of the excitement in California's scholastic chess scene . Below are the results for the 2010 CalChess Scholastic State Chess Championship from the championship sections: source: http://www.bayareachess.com 9-12 Varsity Championship # Name Rtng Post Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5Continue reading "CalChess Scholastic Chess Championship: Part Five"
CalChess Scholastic Chess Championship: Part Four
Tonight I attended the Monday night chess team meeting at Mission San Jose Elementary School. Head Coach Joe Lonsdale was very pleased with the teams results at the CalChess Scholastic Chess Championship and took time at the beginning of class to congratulate all of our top finishers. Below is a list of Mission San Jose's best individual scorers.Continue reading "CalChess Scholastic Chess Championship: Part Four"
CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships: Part Three
Day two of the 2010 CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships began with a rather contentious coaches meeting. As usual, all the colorful personalities and huge egos resulted in a very heated discussion. The use of electronic devices to keep score and the ability to have unrated players play in the junior varsity sections were the mostContinue reading "CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships: Part Three"
CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships: Part Two
The 2010 CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships got underway this morning. This years Calchess Scholastic State Championship drew around 900 players and was noticeably smaller in size than some previous years. Even with the smaller turn out, it is clear that scholastic chess is alive and well in Northern California. Mission San Jose Elementary School ofContinue reading "CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships: Part Two"
CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships
For the last month I have been neglecting my blog in favor of focusing all my energy toward preparing chess students for the CalChess Scholastic State Chess Championships. Everyone involved in Northern California chess regards the CalChess State Championships as the paramount scholastic chess tournament on the west coast. As a professional chess coach forContinue reading "CalChess Scholastic Chess Championships"
Top Chess Children to Play Chess Near San Francisco
The Bay Area's best scholastic chess players are cordially invited to join the World Journal Chess Team in Millbrae. (Millbrae is located just South of San Francisco.) This program is perfect for North Bay chess players who are serious about studying to quickly improve their chess rating. Chris Torres, chess instructor for the 2009 NationalContinue reading "Top Chess Children to Play Chess Near San Francisco"
Chess Quads for Children
A children's chess quad run by the Torres Chess and Music Academy is the ideal way for new chess players to begin playing in tournaments. Children are separated into groups of four based on rating and age so that each quad tournament represents the closest chess experience grouping possible. This structure assures that all threeContinue reading "Chess Quads for Children"
Correspondence Chess News: SIM Kristo Miettinen
The month of January was full of accomplishments for correspondence chess player Major Kristo Miettinen. Kristo Miettinen clinched first place in the Eleventh North American Invitational Correspondence Chess Championship (NAICCC.) Later in the same month, Kristo Miettinen was awarded with the Senior International Master title by the International Correspondence Chess Federation. Like many players aroundContinue reading "Correspondence Chess News: SIM Kristo Miettinen"
Correspondence Chess News
It has been said that "The plight of the Correspondence Chess player is to toil in anonymity to add a grain of sand to the body of chess knowledge." As a regular part of my blog, I will now feature the often misunderstood hobby of correspondence chess. Many of the chess opening novelties we haveContinue reading "Correspondence Chess News"
Corus Chess 2010
Top rated Magnus Carlsen proved that his favorite status was justified at the 2010 edition of the Wijk ann Zee Chess Tournament. He simply outplayed everyone else. Viswanathan Anand was clearly reserving his best chess for the upcoming World Championship match with Vladimir Topalov and ended tied for fourth with Hikaru Nakamura. In fact, WorldContinue reading "Corus Chess 2010"
Corus Chess 2010: Americans Shine Brightly and Fade
For the first time in recent history, American chess players were commanding respect and attention in Wijk aan Zee. Hats off to Hikaru Nakamura and Ray Robson for shining bright enough that the chess world took notice. Unfortunately for the American chess fans, it appears that our two rising stars have been swallowed by theContinue reading "Corus Chess 2010: Americans Shine Brightly and Fade"
Report on the 2010 Corus Chess Tournament
In round 6 of the 2010 Corus Chess Tournament, Alexei Shirov was forced to settle for a draw against Nigel Short. Shirov's remarkable win streak came to a soft ending. Short remarked to reporters, “I stopped the unstoppable machine!” [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2010.01.22"] [EventDate "2010.01.16"] [Round "6"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [White "Shirov"]Continue reading "Report on the 2010 Corus Chess Tournament"
Алексей Дмитриевич Широв at Corus 2010
Alexei Shirov is absolutely destroying GM after GM in the 2010 edition of the prestigious Corus Super Tournament. His pace of 5 points in 5 rounds borders on ridiculous and has landed him an astronomical performance rating that can not be truly calcualted until he does not win a game. Once again I find myselfContinue reading "Алексей Дмитриевич Широв at Corus 2010"
For Immediate Release: Scholastic Chess Tournaments in the Bay Area
For Immediate Release: Torres Chess and Music Academy, Inc. Presents: The SPHDS Quads At the South Peninsula Hebrew Day School – 1030 Astoria Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Sunday, February 7th, 2010 AND Sunday, March 7th, 2010 Where: South Peninsula Hebrew Day School When: 1:00pm – 4:00pm What: Scholastic (K-12) 3 Round Quad - G/30 Cost:Continue reading "For Immediate Release: Scholastic Chess Tournaments in the Bay Area"
California Chess Tournaments
Chris Torres has been one of the most successful scholastic chess organizers since 1998. His chess tournaments are extremely well organized and offer young chess players an opportunity to compete in a structured format and receive chess instruction from the best chess teachers in California. For information on these chess tournaments please visit SiliconValleyChess.com andContinue reading "California Chess Tournaments"