Learn & Play at Beverly Hills Chess Club

At Beverly Hills Chess Club there is over 60 hours a month available of instructional chess classes, private lessons, and tournaments!
BHCC caters to all skill levels, and all ages are welcome!

We have multi-event packages and several tuition plans available.
No make-up class is ever needed because no class is ever missed!

For our June schedule, click here.
Look out for our next scholastic tournament on Sunday, June 10th!

A special thanks to all who participated in our tournament on May 20th, great job!

Summer 2012 Programs!

We have two upcoming summer programs! Both are part of the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Family Academic Programs. These programs are for beginners and experienced players alike!

Our first program is on Saturday June 23rd!

This program is for children grades 2-4. Part of the Creative Connection Series.

Children will learn the basic rules of the game, be able to play against other participants, and learn to use geometry and logic to solve chess problems, and more! Instruction is provided by award-winning chess teachers, including certified expert and master players ranked by the United States Chess Federation.

This program takes place on the campus of Windward School.

Begins around 9:00 am and ending around 4:00 pm. 

Continental breakfast and lunch are included.

Cost: $95 per person.

To register, click here!

For Center For Talented Youth Grades 2-4 program page click here.

Our second program is on Saturday August 18th & Sunday August 19th!

This two day program is for children grades 5-7.  Part of the Discovery Series. 

In this two-day program, participants are exposed to the imaginative and logical sides of the game.  On the first day, participants review basic rules and classical strategies. Participants will be able to play each other in slow, strategic games, and also compete in fast-paced contests where a winner is decided within seconds. Play Siamese (team) chess; solve fascinating chess problems using geometry and logic; and play a simultaneous exhibition against a chess master with the CTY participants outnumbering him 20 to 1. The second day includes an actual tournament where players have an opportunity to practice their skills and face opponents of the same ability level. Students who complete the session will be eligible for participation in official chess tournaments and a national ranking. Instruction is provided by award-winning chess teachers, including certified expert and master players ranked by the United States Chess Federation.

This program takes place on the campus of Windward School and is two days, but is not overnight. 

Saturday: Begins around 9:00 am and ends around 4:00pm

Sunday: Begins around 10:00 am and ends around 5:00 pm.

Continental breakfast and lunch are included both days. 

Cost: $160 per person

To register, click here!

For Center For Talented Youth Grades 5-7 program page, click here.

Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Tournament: Sunday May 20th, 2012

Hope you are all looking forward to our upcoming K-12 Scholastic Tournament! The tournament is this Sunday, May 20th at 1p.m.

There is still time to register if you have not already. You can register any time up to the tournament, including the day of. Registration and details here: Register for May 20th Tournament. Register two days before the event for a discount off the entry fee. 

Hope to see you there! 

Summer Camp in August!

Hello! We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. We are and we are quite busy at our chess club with the current camps that are approaching! We're excited to announce that not only are we having a camp in July, but in addition we also have added on a new camp in August. We would love it if you could make it. Please keep on reading to find out more information about the camp.

Join Beverly Hills Chess Club for a fun filled camp in Beverly Hills with the following activities: chess, martial arts, instructional piano, and cartoon drawing. Our August camp takes place from August 22nd-26th. Sign up fast to reserve your spot. To take advantage of the low rate, please go to our website at bhchessclub.com and download a registration form and submit it via email or fax (the link for the registration form is below).

The camp is divided into sections:

The morning has 1.15 minutes of karate, snack, 1.30 minutes of chess, lunch, again 1.15 minutes of karate, 1.30 minutes of interactive chess. This goes until 3 pm. From 3 to 5 pm we have included piano and cartooning. Although optional -- it is included for no additional fee -- 1 hr of piano instruction and 1 hr of cartooning.

A chess set, karate uniform and piano notes and supplies are included.

Contact Info:
Ages: for children ages 5-15
Phone: 310-274-7873
E-mail: bhchessclub@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.bhchessclub.com
Twitter: @bhchessclub

To fill out our registration form please go to this site: http://www.bhchessclub.com/campregaug.pdf

Come to Our Camp this Summer!

Summer will be here soon enough and we are enjoying
the gorgeous weather in Beverly Hills.

Have you been by our business lately? 

Our business is growing and we are excited to announce

that we will be having a camp this summer! 

Our camp will include piano lessons with Riko Method, 

learning how to draw caricatures with George Huante,
learning self defense, and chess of course!

Please visit our website to learn more or view our flyer below!

We'd love to have you and your children
participate in this wonderful activity this summer.

Thanks for stopping by our blog if you are a first time visitor.
Come to Beverly Hills Chess Club,

pull up a chair, and play a game of chess with us!

Upcoming Events & Chess Club Festival March 27th!

We have two events coming up! 

Please look at our fliers below

for contact information, location, etc. 

We hope you are having

a wonderful week! 

 There is a new film coming out called Queen To Play and 

Beverly Hills Chess Club will be handing out fliers, helping others

learn and become more involved in chess!

Let us know if you have any questions about our coming events!

Chess Quotes to Ponder and Upcoming Events

We hope you've been having a wonderful weekend.

As we mentioned in our previous post our March schedule

is up and we would love for you to stop by and learn more 

about Beverly Hills Chess Club! 

Here are a few upcoming events and their descriptions:

BHCC Scholastic Tournaments are the 

first Sundays of the month: 

These tournaments are USCF Rated 

and open to public. (March 6th - today!)

BHCC Club Tournaments are the 

third Saturday of the month: 

These tournaments are for club members and 

their immediate family members only,
and are not USCF Rated.

Enjoy some quotes that we located as well as some 
pictures of  our kids who have

ardently participated in chess through our club.

They are learning immensely and enjoy every

moment of their experience!

After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is,

and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. 

As a whole, the current situation in the chess 

world leaves a lot to be desired.
Anatoly Karpov

Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of 

a programming manual to teach myself to write programs

on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic.
Eric Allin Cornell

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess

and his familiarity with the chess 

literature of the USSR is immense.
Boris Spassky

But it's also because of something personal. 

My mother and father met while playing chess, 

so I've always had a fondness for the game. 

If it weren't for chess, I might not be here.
Dorothy Dunnett

Chess can be described as the movement 

of pieces eating one another.
Marcel Duchamp

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
Alexander Alekhine

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I 

take upon myself all those responsibilities which

an art imposes on its adherents.
Alexander Alekhine

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess 

remains the achievement of victory.
Max Euwe

Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can 

play in infinitely numerous and varied ways.
Vladimir Kramnik

All quotes can be found at Brainy Quotes.

Have a fantastic week!