Grow Chess San Francisco Bay Area

Learn more about local chess in the San Francisco and the Bay area! Ranging from local chess clubs, tournaments, academies, meetups, and more. 

Upcoming Events (10/10-12/31):
10/12-11/9 - Menlo Park Club Championship
10/15- BAC @ North Milpitas & Sacramento
10/15- Berkeley Chess School Cash Quads
10/16- BAC @ San Jose
10/22- BCS K-12 Quads @ Berkeley
10/22-10/23- BAC Bay Area Championship @ Milpitas
10/22- BAC Scholastic @ Palo Alto & San Jose
10/22- St. Amant Memorial Championship @ Mechanics'
10/23- Scholastic Online Rated via ChessKid @ Mechanics'
10/29- BAC @ Santa Clara
10/30- BAC @ Cupertino
11/2-12/21- Kolty Club Championship
11/4-12/16- BCC Championship @ Berkeley
11/5- 50th Carroll Capps Memorial Championship @ Mechanics'
11/5-11/6- CalChess Blitz&Rapid Championship - Scholastic Blitz&Rapid Championship @ South Milpitas
11/5- BCS San Ramon Quads
11/8-12/20 Felix German Memorial Tuesday Night Marathon @ Mechanics'
11/12- Mechanics' Monthly Scholastic Swiss
11/12- Mechanics' Championship Quads
11/12- BAC @ Fremont
11/19- BCS Cash Quads @ Berkeley
11/19- BAC @ San Jose
11/26- BCS K-12 Quads @ Berkeley
12/3- 21st Gutherie McClain Memorial Championship @ Mechanics'
12/3- BCS San Ramon Quads
12/17- BCS Cash Quads @ Berkeley
12/17-12/18- 4th Annual Donaldson Championship (FIDE-Rated) @ Mechanics'

For Classes:
Bay Area Chess- South Bay
Berkeley Chess School- Berkeley
Grupology- Burlingame
King's Land Chess- East Bay
Mechanics' Institute- San Francisco

Chess Clubs:
Mechanics' Institute- San Francisco
Menlo Park- Wednesdays
Pawn Shop Chess Club- Sundays @ Alamo Park
Bernal Chess Club- Saturdays
Kolty Chess Club- Campbell (Wednesdays)

Meetups:
TBD

If you know of other events, reach out to admins so we can add them!