3110 Everett Cir, Marina, CA 93933

2950 Buskirk Ave s. 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Learn Chess from
Pacific Chess
Academy !

About Us

Pacific Chess Academy recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each child.

Pacific Chess Academy started in 2007 as a small organization offering chess program to only few schools in Contra Costa County. We now serve over 30 schools in San Francisco Bay Area,

providing our young chess players with high quality education. Most of 500 new students who joined our program last year became excellent players, and are very successful in various chess tournaments.

We teach all skill levels, from novices to experienced students, and implement the modern technologies and best teaching tools to make our lessons fun and interactive.

Students are normally divided into 3 groups:

*Beginners

*Intermediate

*Advanced

Each group is taught by one coach, and a lesson consists of chess instructions, analysis, and tournament games when kids are playing against each other.

We do believe any school will greatly benefit by choosing Pacific Chess Academy as an after school enrichment program provider!

What Is Chess?

What is the structure of our online lessons?

1. Chess Instruction - interactive lesson where kids communicate with coaches and with each other, make moves on the real-time chess board

2. Puzzles- students solve problems, and their results and earned points are displayed on the screen.

3. Simul- all students of a group play simultaneously against their coach

4. Games in the Game Area- kids play against friends and classmates
5. Tournaments - all team members participate in Swiss-format tournaments.

Join our Academy to Learn Chess via online classes

Benefits of Chess

* Chess teaches kids to have goals and to overcome obstacles

* Chess helps children to develop critical thinking skills

* Chess teaches patience, concentration and enhances mathematical skills

* Chess makes children think logically and rationally

Our Mission

Our mission is to foster a love of learning in each student. They learn to follow their curiosity, to think creatively, and to work both independently and cooperatively with others. We give each child support and encouragement to become his or her own unique self. We always put the need of the students first and we put our fullest efforts to bring out the best in them. We strive to make each one of our student a successful International Chess Player.

What We Offer

Online Classes

Take lessons online from our team of experienced chess coaches and FIDE rated players. Stay connected from where you are – learn chess online.

Our online sessions include:

*High quality lessons

*Puzzles

*Analysis

*Games

*Tournaments

Sharing screen? Making calls in Skype? You no longer need those non-interactive modes. Use our Live audio-video classroom with a real-time chessboard, chat, analysis and more!

Private Classes

We provide one-to-one coaching for the students, both offline and online so that they get undivided attention. Students get special attention with our high-quality individual sessions.

Please contact us to set up a private session:

(925)270-8596

[email protected]

Academy Classes

Our day classes are held, as part of After school program, at various schools sites located in San Francisco, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Alameda counties. A typical lesson consists of chess instructions, tournament games (when students play against each other) as well as brief analysis of played games. Lesson are fun and easy to follow. ALL students are rewarded with trophies at the end of the school year.

Schedule & Registration

  COMING UP: WINTER 2020-2021!

Schools in Dublin:
MON, WED, THU Beginners 3-4 PM
MON-FRI Intermediate 3-4 PM
MON Advanced 3-4 PM
WED Advanced Cottonwood Middle 3-4 PM
Schedule of classes & registration available on DPIE website www.dpie.org
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Tuesday Lafayette Intermediate 10 weeks
September 15, 22, 29 October 6, 13, 20, 27 November 3, 10, 17
Time: 4:00 PM   Duration 60 min.
Registration through City of Lafayette
www.LoveLafayette.org   Tel (925)284-2234
RISING STARS INTERMEDIATE : MONDAY
November 16 - January 25
Time: 4:00 PM Duration: 60 min. 8 weeks
http://www.pacificchessacademy.org
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MASTER CLASS FOR ADVANCED KIDS (STARS 2020): MONDAY
November 2 - December 21
Time: 4:00 PM Duration: 60 min. 7 weeks
http://www.pacificchessacademy.org
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ALL STARS: WEDNESDAY
December 2, 9, 16 January 6, 13, 20, 27 February 3, 10, 17
Time: 4:30 PM Duration: 60 min. 10 weeks
http://www.pacificchessacademy.org
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INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED TUESDAY
December 8, 15 January 5, 12, 19, 26 February 2, 9, 16, 23
Time: 3:00 PM Duration: 60 min. 10 weeks
http://pacificchessacademy.org
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INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEDNESDAY
December 9, 16 January 6, 13, 20, 27 February 3, 10, 17, 24
Time: 3:00 PM Duration: 60 min. 10 weeks
http://pacificchessacademy.org
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INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED THURSDAY
December 10, 17 January 7, 14, 21, 28 February 4, 11, 18, 25
Time: 3:00 PM Duration: 60 min. 10 weeks
http://pacificchessacademy.org
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INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED FRIDAY
December 11, 18 January 8, 15, 22, 29 February 5, 12, 19, 26
Time: 3:00 PM Duration: 60 min. 10 weeks
http://pacificchessacademy.org
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* UNLIMITED GAMES
* ONLINE TOURNAMENTS
* INTERACTIVE LESSONS
* PUZZLES
* CHESS WORKOUTS
* PRACTICING EXERCISES
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UPCOMING ONLINE TOURNAMENTS:

OPEN TOURNAMENT on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 (BEGINNERS)
4:30 PM 2 rounds
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OPEN TOURNAMENT on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2020 (INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED PLAYERS)
6:00 PM 3-4 rounds
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DUBLIN SCHOOLS TEAMS TOURNAMENT on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020
5:00 PM 4 rounds.
This time the tournament will be based on teams representing all 8 Elementary Schools in Dublin, CA. 5 strongest players per team. The strength of a player is determined by ratings, previous tournaments' results, and instructors' recommendations.
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To join go to http://www.pacificchessacademy.org, select CLASSROOM, login to the platform, click on TOURNAMENTS, then JOIN.
FREE for ALL our students!

SEE THE LIST OF AVAILABLE COURSES AND PAYMENT OPTIONS

Our Coaches

NEAL DUFFNER
NENAD ZAGORAC
MEENA RATHNASABAPATHY
SANA TSOGTSAIKHAN
LEO KHAYKIN

Jeff Pernik

Manager /Coach

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2950 Buskirk Ave s. 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94597.

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