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What's NEW at Bay Area Chess
2019 Tournament Calendar is released (1/1/19)
Thank you for your patience as we have worked through some bugs on the website! The 2019 Tournament calendar is now available. We are slowly eliminating all errors, so your understanding is greatly apprecaited. Any feedback, notes, or questions, just email us!
Thank you for your continued support of our club and our events! We could not have done this without you and this amazing chess community! :)
Check out the tournament page for more information, and start to orgnazie your team :)


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Latest Blog posts
Thrilla in Santa Clara: Fighting Chess Reigns at Best of West Class Championships 2018
Perhaps it was the heat wave that inflamed the 311 players who came out over Memorial Day Weekend to contest BayAreaChess’ Best of the West Class Championships 2018 because there was plenty of feisty chess going on inside the Santa Clara Marriott. Continue reading article at uschess website..

Field of Dreams: Susan Polgar National Open again draws top juniors aplenty.
Dozens of nationally-ranked juniors were part of the large field at this year's SPFNO. Read the recap and see the pictures of the action and the winners.
From free chess to tournament success!
Propelled by student enthusiasm and support from BayAreaChess and others, the kids at Grant Elementary of San Jose are learning great lessons on and off the chessboard. Here's their story.
NorCal's Sam Shankland WINS US Chess Championships!
Fighting chess helps East Bay native triumph. Analysis of his final round win by IM Vignesh Panchanatham.
NorCal GM Sam Shankland takes lead at US Chess Championships.
Also, BAC Coach GM Zviad Izoria garners draw vs. world no. 6 GM Wesley So. Read IM Vignesh Panchanatham's recap and game analysis.
Analysis of BAC Coach Izoria's Defeat of World Championship Challenger Caruana.
Read IM Vignesh Panchanatham's analysis of Zviad's awesome win at the US Chess Championships 2018 over Caruana, who will be facing Magnus Carlsen for the world title this fall, and the rest of Vignesh's daily analysis (on our blog).
Strength in Numbers was THE Theme of CalChess SuperStates 2018.
Read the story, published in US Chess News, of the teams and players that excelled in our record-setting tournament, which drew 1,160 players!
Ready Player One: My Philadelphia Open
BAC's IM Vignesh Panchanatham recounts how a low-expectations mindset helped him to one of the best tournaments of his chess career. With game analysis, including his win over one of America's top rising GMs.