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 andContinueContinue reading “California Chess Tournaments”

2009 CalChess Grade Level Championship: Part 2

Wall Chart. 2009 CalChess State Grade Level: Kindergarten (standings) #    Name/Rtng/ID    Rd 1    Rd 2    Rd 3    Rd 4    Rd 5    Tot 1    Jack Chin    B  16    W    6    B    4    B    2    W    5 unr.   14288146           1.0     2.0     3.0     4.0     5.0     5.0 2    Gia Peterson    B  18  ContinueContinue reading “2009 CalChess Grade Level Championship: Part 2”

CalChess Grade Level Championship

This weekend I am enjoying my duties as a coach at the CalChess Grade Level Championship in Stockton. I will be posting tournament crosstables, games and photos both nights of the tournament. This blogger is extremely grateful that Calchess President Tom Langland performed the chief tournament director duties. Below is a very instructional game playedContinueContinue reading “CalChess Grade Level Championship”

National Chess Champions to Host Summer Chess Camp

Mission San Jose Elementary School Summer Chess Camp Come and train with the 2009 National Champions! June 22 – June 25, June 29 – July 2, & July 6 – July 9 This class is brought to you by the Torres Chess and Music Academy, a non-profit corporation. The Torres Chess and Music Academy, aContinueContinue reading “National Chess Champions to Host Summer Chess Camp”

National Scholastic Chess Champions

I have received several inquiries as to why this blog has not been updated as frequently. In answer to these questions, I have responded with a seemingly lame excuse of “devoting all my time to teaching future chess champions.”  Now for the proof:  The chess players at the Mission San Jose Elementary School chess club achieved resultsContinueContinue reading “National Scholastic Chess Champions”

Where I Was Ten Years Ago.

Thanks to Google’s ten year  anniversary, the famed search engine has added an option to have a google search  show the user what he or she would have seen ten years in the past. This feature also includes the cached pages from a decade ago. Below is the description of my chess activities from ten years ago taken directlyContinueContinue reading “Where I Was Ten Years Ago.”