Trophies 2014 Girls Chess Tournament Congratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event! 2014 All Girls Chess Tournament Winners: Brielle Galli – Cali Language Academy grade 1 Olivia Hansen Windsor Creek – grade 1 Zoe Kowalczyk – San Miguel grade 2 Luna Pichardo – Yulupa grade 2…
read moreInstant Download Designed for kids. Adults love them too Each pocket book is a highly optimized set of lessons that fits elegantly in your pocket. Anyone can learn from the picture based lessons while supporting text builds your chess vocabulary and deeper understanding. Download -> Print -> Fold Read -> Learn -> Share! [twocol_one] Add…
read more[threecol_one] Apple Blossom: Ben Neargarder Jack Oliver Austin Creek: Michael Huang Terrence Wu Brush Creek Montessori: Kalen Humphrey Cali Calmecac Language Academy William Morrison Raymond Schweid Hahn: Felix Tong Lynwood in Novato: Max Gong Mark West: Sebastian Lopez Mary Collins at Cherry Valley: Jack Faris Joey McGill Elias Leventhal McNear School: Luca Binsfield-Debus Monte Vista:…
read moreCHESS FOR KIDS, Inc is a United States Chess Federation Affiliate, carries liability insurance, was featured in the Press Democrat in December 2007. We are dedicated to bringing the benefits of chess to as many young people as possible in Sonoma County. [button link=”http://signups.chessclubforkids.com/signups/select/1″ bg_color=”#5A6F43″ ]Register for a Class[/button] Over 2,000 children have participated in CHESS…
read moreThursday, February 25, 2010 Every once in awhile, a photojournalist will capture an image that they really like. Images that will make the reader cry, fret, hate or laugh out loud. Pictures that wield an emotional comment have done their job. They have communicated. A myriad of daily assignments confront a newspaper photographer day in…
read morePenngrove 8-year-old earns top honor in county tourney By Heidi Bailey June 9, 2010 09:59 pm When most think of chess, the image of two old men sitting at a lone table with a stop clock comes to mind. Most would never think it could be a favorite game for children. But for one child in…
read moreProduction of ‘Lords of the Board’ at Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa shows wonders of a strategic game By STEVE HART THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Published: Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9:33 p.m. It wasn’t your typical Sunday afternoon chess match at Santa Rosa’s Old Courthouse Square.…
read moreJohn Burgess/PD By KERRY BENEFIELD THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Published: Friday, January 30, 2009 at 3:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 30, 2009 at 11:24 p.m. More than 50 kids from eight Santa Rosa elementary schools went rook to rook, queen to queen Friday at the first ever all-district chess tournament. The play of Diego Avalos…
read moreCassandra Wright, 6, expresses the many emotions of a tense chess game at Ursuline High School in Santa Rosa during a tournament put on by Chess for Kids Inc., of Santa Rosa. KENT PORTER/The Press Democrat By MARTIN ESPINOZA THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Published: Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 5:40 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, February 20,…
read moreBy Heidi Bailey It was nothing but fun last Saturday at Rohnert Park’s first Family Fun Day at the new City Center Plaza in downtown Rohnert Park. On a bright sunny morning, a crowd of people stood outside two stone pillars marking the entrance to the new park as RP Mayor Amie Breeze gave a…
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