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Author Archive | Peter van Gorder
In Honor of our Dear Friend and Teacher, Richard Gentner
On the morning of October 15, we were saddened to hear that our beloved instructor Richard Gentner passed away on October 14. We were devastated to lose our longest-tenured instructor who was with us from our beginning in 2007. Richard taught hundreds of students at sister schools Yulupa and Strawberry. When students graduated from Yulupa […]
2019 Napa County Tournament Results
Congratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event! 2019 Annual NAPA Chess Tournament Winners Remember! Even thought we love rewarding all our top players for their chess excellence, we reward everyone who comes and we acknowledge all our players and think they are just the bees-knees for coming out, […]
Santa Rosa Wednesday Night Market
June 5 to August 28, 2019 Every Wednesday Night 5 – 8:30 PM. Join us for a game of Chess at the Wednesday night market in Santa Rosa! We’re always at 4th and D Street
Found at our Chess Tournament….
Today after the tournament (May 11, 2019), while we were cleaning up, one of our instructors found this little note folded up very tightly. The words and their sentiment were unexpected but this little heartfelt message to some little boy or girl to themselves was so sweet we had to share them: Transcribed, it reads: […]
2019 Sonoma County Tournament Results
Congratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event! 2018 Annual Chess Tournament Winners Remember! Even thought we love rewarding all our top players for their chess excellence, we reward everyone who comes and we acknowledge all our players and think they are just the bees-knees for coming out, challenging […]
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2019 Girls Tournament Results
Congratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event! (more…)
David E. Hill
David E. Hill, Chess Instructor, Par Excellence 1/16/68 – 10/18/18 My memories of David were that he was a gentle soul with a kind heart. David was well liked by all the chess instructors and especially the students he taught to play chess. I worked with David in several classes and witnessed first hand his […]
Thank you, Richard, for over “10 years of Chess for Kids” Service!
Richard Gentner has been with Chess For Kids for over 10 years! Two of his students, Haley and Jake, gave this “Trophy” to Richard at their most recent class: