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Peter van Gorder

CalNorth Chess Events

CalNorth Chess Events 900 353 Chess Club For Kids

CalNorth Chess Please visit our sister site with listing of tournaments and chess events all throughout Northern California:

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Luke and the “History of Chess”

Luke and the “History of Chess” 900 675 Chess Club For Kids

Just a note of thanks. Yesterday’s class was a turning point: Luke brought up his class at dinner and the history of chess – let’s just say mom and dad were both blown away! And now, he’s playing on our computer. – Shelia

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2015 Napa County Tournament Results

2015 Napa County Tournament Results 900 248 Chess Club For Kids

Congratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event! 2015 Annual Chess Tournament Winners Thank you to William, Deanna, Jim, and David who helped at the tournament. They carried the load to compensate for my immobilization due to a broken leg and sprained ankle sustained in a very…

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2015 Sonoma County Tournament Results

2015 Sonoma County Tournament Results 900 248 Chess Club For Kids

Congratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event! 2015 7th Annual Chess Tournament Winners Blue Oak Radin Amouei Browns Valley Brennecke Daley Cali Calmecac David Contreras William Morrison CAVA Derrell Jackson Grant Liam Vorhaus Hidden Valley Satellite Alexander Sae Keon Thom Joshua Lim Christian Oganesyan Kapil Dave’…

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2015 Girls Tournament Results

2015 Girls Tournament Results 900 629 Chess Club For Kids

Trophies 2014 Girls Chess Tournament   Congratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event! 2015 6th Annual All Girls Chess Tournament Winners Sophia Piper – Browns Valley Sophia Olivera – Browns Valley Grace Balzer – Cali Calmecac Violet Vega – Cali Calmecac Josephine Hoagland – Hidden Valley…

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CHESS SETS MAKE GREAT GIFTS!

CHESS SETS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! 465 300 Chess Club For Kids

Chess sets make great gifts Any time of Year! Order through our website and we’ll receive points towards the cost of chess equipment for our program. The sets come in different colors with handy carrying bags. The best deal are the sets that come with the “Missing Piece Guarantee”. [button bg_color=”#5A6F43″ link=”http://www.wholesalechess.com?utm_source=Wholesale+Chess&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=marc.chessforkids@gmail.com”]Order Your Chess Set…

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Chess Leaves the Board

Chess Leaves the Board 606 566 Chess Club For Kids

It’s always fun to see how chess leaves the chess board and enters kid’s lives in different ways… Typically, we think of chess as helping students with just critical and logical thinking skills. But here is evidence that it can inspire students to pick up pens, pencils and paper for artistic expression as well –…

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Napa Tournament Results 2014

Napa Tournament Results 2014 900 585 Chess Club For Kids

The 1st Annual Napa All Scholastic Chess Tournament was a great success! 48 players from three counties and 18 schools. The winners: Browns Valley Radin Amouei – grade 5 George Boyce – Grade 5 Liam Daley – grade 1 Jack Duffy – grade 4 Andre Oliviera – grade 4 Grant Liam Vorhaus – grade 1…

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Nothing Better than a Chess Trophy…

Nothing Better than a Chess Trophy… 900 595 Chess Club For Kids

This young man won a trophy at the Napa tournament. He was so happy that he had to go to sleep with it.

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2014 Sonoma Tournament Results

2014 Sonoma Tournament Results 900 585 Chess Club For Kids

The tournament was a great success. We had 135 players from 51 schools from five counties. The winners: Yulupa -Vincent Kriner, Jake Joerger The Healdsburg School – Barry Liu, Chad Smith, Kaylin Smith, Noah Proctor Mary Collins – Burton Baecker, Eli Leventhal Live Oak – Rowan Ferraro Riebli – Joshua Geist, Kail Pieri, Jaren Zurakowski,…

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