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Chess in the San Francisco Bay Area
9 March 2007
Good People,
I've found the following venues for both casual and organized chess in
the San Francisco Bay Area. Casual chess includes informal coffeeshop
play, and organized chess includes club and tournament play. Please send
additions, updates, and corrections to the email address below; if you
wish to be attributed, please include your initials. I aim to keep this
list current to within 3 or 4 months.
Towns represented are:
Burlingame, Campbell, Cotati,
Cupertino, Foster City, Fremont,
Oakland (4), Pacifica, Palo Alto (1),
Pleasanton, San Francisco (3), San Jose (3), San Mateo
(2), Santa Cruz (2), Stanford, Sunnyvale (2), Vallejo,
and Walnut Creek.
Recent changes:
2007.03.09:
Benjamin Russack chessplayer list now defunct and removed from this
list. Benjamin, thank you for your public service maintaining your
list.
2007.02.24:
Added MAAT Science Village Chess Club, Oakland, CA.
2007.01.21:
Reconfirmed Santana Row, San Jose, CA.
2007.01.15:
Delisted Avenidas Senior Center Chess Club, Palo Alto, CA, upon
request;
reconfirmed and updated Cotati Cotati Chess Club, Cotati, CA (with
slightly earlier ending time).
2007.01.08:
Reconfirmed Peninsula Chess Center, Cupertino, CA;
reconfirmed San Mateo Senior Center Chess Club, San Mateo, CA.
2007.01.07:
Reconfirmed Sun Chess Club, Saratoga, CA;
reconfirmed Willows Senior Center Chess Club, San Jose, CA;
reconfirmed and updated American Tournament Chess Club, Pacifica,
CA;
reconfirmed Borders Books & Music, Santa Cruz, CA;
and reconfirmed Vallejo Chess Club, Vallejo, CA.
2007.01.06:
Reconfirmed and updated Bean Scene (with slightly later time),
Sunnyvale, CA;
reconfirmed Chess Rules! Kids Chess Club, San Jose, CA;
reconfirmed and updated Friday Night Chess, Sunnyvale, CA;
reconfirmed Happy Donuts Chess Group, Palo Alto, CA;
reconfirmed Chess and Go Players at UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA;
reconfirmed Cafe La Boheme, San Francisco, CA;
reconfirmed Mechanics' Chess Club, San Francisco, CA;
reconfirmed Royal Ground Coffee, San Francisco, CA;
reconfirmed Adams Point Chess Salon, Oakland, CA;
reconfirmed and updated East Bay Chess Club, Oakland, CA;
reconfirmed Fremont Chess Club, Fremont, CA;
reconfirmed and updated Lakeview Chess Club (with changed weekday),
Oakland, CA;
reconfirmed Pleasanton Chess Club, Pleasanton, CA;
and reconfirmed and updated Walnut Creek Chess Club (with slightly
later time), Walnut Creek, CA.
2007.01.05:
Reconfirmed Burlingame Chess Club, Burlingame, CA;
and reconfirmed Stanford Chess Club, Stanford, CA.
2007.01.04:
Reconfirmed and updated Kolty Chess Club (with new web site),
Campbell, CA;
reconfirmed Foster City Chess Club, Foster City, CA;
and reconfirmed Peninsula Chess Club, San Mateo, CA.
2006.12.14:
Peninsula Chess Center, Cupertino, CA (formerly Clocktower Coffee
Roasting Company chess club, Mountain View, CA), scheduled to
re-open on Friday, 2007.01.12.
2006.11.23:
Updated listing for Friday Night Chess, Sunnyvale, CA.
2006.11.11:
Sun Chess Club, Saratoga, CA, on hiatus until further notice.
2006.11.10:
Added Pleasanton Chess Club, Pleasanton, CA.
Clocktower Coffee Roasting Company chess club, Mountain View, CA,
perhaps now named "Peninsula Chess Center", relocating and on
hiatus until December.
2006.11.06:
Added chess.meetup.com, listing chess meetups and chess players, by
city, in California.
2006.11.05:
Added Happy Donuts Chess Group, Palo Alto, CA.
Updated schedule for Peninsula Chess Club, San Mateo, CA.
Updated listing for Fremont Chess Club, Fremont, CA.
Regards and thank you,
Eric De Mund <ead-ba-chess AT ixian DOT com>
South Bay
Bean Scene, Sunnyvale, CA
weekdays starting at 2:00 or 3:00pm
casual play
Bean Scene, 186 South Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086
no contact point or web site yet; Bean Scene telephone number
is (408) 738-4523
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (EDeMund)
Chess Rules! Kids Chess Club, San Jose, CA
Friday evenings, 6:00-10:00pm; pizza at 7:00pm, lecture at
7:30pm
tournament, ladder, and casual play
for kids aged pre-school through 18 years old (currently, most
are ages 6-13)
Willows Senior Center, 2175 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
contact Tony Pabon at (408) 866-4815, or email <tpabon AT
earthlink DOT net> (make sure to put the word "chess" in
the Subject line)
40+ active members; founded July 2005
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (TPabon/EDeMund)
Friday Night Chess, Sunnyvale, CA
first Friday of the month, 6:00-8:00pm
unrated tournament and casual play; chess sets provided
"This no cost, monthly event is open to young and old of all
ages. Lessons will be available, tournaments will be conducted
and we will all have fun playing chess together." --Mike Jones
Crosswalk Community Church, 445 South Mary Avenue, Sunnyvale,
CA 94086
contact Mike Jones at <fridayknightchess AT yahoo DOT
com>
reconfirmed and updated 2007.01.06 (MJones/EDeMund)
Kolty Chess Club, Campbell, CA
Peninsula Chess Center, Cupertino, CA
Friday evenings, 7:30pm-9:00pm
unrated tournament and casual play
focus is on scholastic chess, but all players are cordially
welcome
Monta Vista Community Center, 22601 Voss Avenue, Cupertino, CA
95014; room is Room 1.
contact Dr. Rene Ochoa at <reneochoa AT comcast DOT net>
reconfirmed 2007.01.08 (ROchoa/DGertmenian/EDeMund)
Santana Row, San Jose, CA
daily
casual play, played at the outdoor chess tables
median strip of Santana Row between Olin Avenue and Olsen
Drive, San Jose, CA 95128
see map at <http://www.santanarow.com/>
reconfirmed 2007.01.21 (EDeMund)
Sun Chess Club, Saratoga, CA
periodic; check club web site for news
rated tournament play
Amundson Hall, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 14103 Saratoga
Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070
club web site is <http://sunchessclub.googlepages.com/>
reconfirmed 2007.01.07 (CSun/EDeMund)
Willows Senior Center Chess Club, San Jose, CA
Tuesday and Friday afternoons, 12:00-4:00pm
casual play
Willows Senior Center, 2175 Lincoln Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125
contact Jerry Marshall at <marshalljerry AT msn DOT com>
or (408) 267-1574; also, Willows Senior Center phone number is
(408) 448-6400
reconfirmed 2007.01.07 (JMarshall/EDeMund)
Peninsula
Burlingame Chess Club, Burlingame, CA
Thursday evenings, starting at 7:00pm
rated tournament and casual play
Lions Hall Building, 990 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, CA
94010
club web site is <http://www.burlingamechessclub.com/>
reconfirmed 2007.01.05 (EDeMund)
Foster City Chess Club, Foster City, CA
Saturday afternoons, 3:00-6:00pm
casual play
Peninsula Jewish Community Center, 800 Foster City Boulevard,
Foster City, CA 94404
contact Yan Kudevitsky <kudevitsky AT sbcglobal DOT net>
reconfirmed 2007.01.04 (YKudevitsky/EDeMund)
Happy Donuts Chess Group, Palo Alto, CA
Friday evenings, 7:00pm-12:00am
casual play
Happy Donuts, 3916 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306; on El
Camino Real between Page Mill Road and West Charleston Road,
at Ventura Avenue
no contact point or web site yet; Happy Donuts's telephone
number is (650) 843-0658
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (AMorrow/EDeMund)
Peninsula Chess Club, San Mateo, CA
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, 1:00-5:00pm
casual play
San Mateo Public Library, 55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo, CA
94402
contact Sidney Schieber at (650) 345-8603 or <sid-sd3 AT
sbcglobal DOT net>; San Mateo Public Library telephone
number is (650) 522-7802
reconfirmed 2007.01.04 (SSchieber/EDeMund)
San Mateo Senior Center Chess Club, San Mateo, CA
Wednesday afternoons, 1:00-4:00pm
casual play
San Mateo Senior Center, 2645 Alameda de Las Pulgas, San
Mateo, CA 94403
no contact point or web site yet; San Mateo Senior Center
telephone number is (650) 522-7490
reconfirmed 2007.01.08 (EDeMund)
Stanford Chess Club, Stanford, CA
Sunday afternoons, 2:00-5:00pm
casual play
at outside tables next to Jamba Juice at Tresidder Union
Tresidder Union, 459 Lagunita Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
club web site is <http://www.stanford.edu/group/chess/>
reconfirmed 2007.01.05 (YYang/EDeMund)
Santa Cruz/Coastside
American Tournament Chess Club, Pacifica, CA
Sunday afternoons starting at 12:30pm; Wednesday, and Thursday
evenings starting at 7:00pm
casual play
Sundays and Thursdays (classes upon request on Thursday
evenings): Vista Del Mar Baptist Church, 1125 Terra Nova
Boulevard, Pacifica, CA 94044
Wednesdays: Denny's, 500 Linda Mar Boulevard, Pacifica, CA 94044
club web site is <http://www.atcc.us/>;
contact John Galpin at <johngalpin AT atcc DOT us>, or
phone (650) 355-6787
reconfirmed and updated 2007.01.07 (JGalpin/EDeMund)
Borders Books & Music, Santa Cruz, CA
Thursday evenings; registration at 6:30pm, play starts at
7:10pm
unrated tournament play (3 round quad system, G/25, no entry
fee; bring sets, clocks, and boards)
Borders Books & Music, 1200 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA
95060
contact Jim Parker at <jimcheck AT pacbell DOT net> or
(831) 662-0587
reconfirmed 2007.01.07 (JParker/EDeMund)
Chess and Go Players at UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
San Francisco
Cafe La Boheme, San Francisco, CA
most evenings after 6:00pm, though Thursday evenings are best
casual play
Cafe La Boheme, 3318 24th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
(between Valencia Street and Mission Street)
description at
<http://calchess.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=60>
no contact point or web site yet; Cafe La Boheme telephone
number is (415) 643-0481
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (EDeMund)
Mechanics' Chess Club, San Francisco, CA
casual play Monday through Friday, 11:00am-9:00pm; and
weekends 11:00am-5:00pm; Tuesday Night Marathon until 10:30pm
rated tournament and casual play
57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
club web site is <http://www.chessclub.org/>
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (EDeMund)
Royal Ground Coffee, San Francisco, CA
Monday and Friday evenings starting at 8:00pm
casual play
Royal Ground Coffee, 2216 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
"Royal Ground Coffee at Polk and Vallejo (in SF) has a regular
Chess & Scrabble night on Mondays starting around 8:00pm.
Plus, impromptu chess can be found most other days, including
a less rigourously attended Friday night session."
"Also, it is important to
note that the cafe is at Polk & Vallejo as there is
another cafe with the same name nearby at Polk &
Sacramento. People often go the wrong cafe and get
disappointed." --TXY
no contact point or web site yet; Royal Ground Coffee
telephone number is (415) 474-5957
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (TXY/EDeMund)
North Bay
Cotati Chess Club, Cotati, CA
first and third Mondays of the month, 6:00-10:00pm
casual play
Cotati Community Center, Classroom #2, 216 East School Street,
Cotati, CA 94931
contact Paul Bishop (email address pending) or telephone the
Cotati Community Center at (707) 792-4600, ext 640; also, a
description of the chess club may be found on
page 9 of the PDF document "City of Cotati Recreation Schedule
Fall 2006/Winter 2007", available at
<http://www.ci.cotati.ca.us/sections/services/fall-rec-2006.pdf>
reconfirmed and updated 2007.01.15 (PBishop/EDeMund)
East Bay
Adams Point Chess Salon, Oakland, CA
Thursday evenings, 7:00-10:30pm
casual play
"We meet in a private home in the Adams Point neighborhood of
Oakland, CA, near Lake Merritt. We average 8-10 players, and
have been meeting since July 2002. Beginners welcome. Casual
lessons free. No sore losers, no trash talkers and no
whiners."
contact Richard 'S' Lee at <tripkit AT aol DOT com>
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (RSLee/EDeMund)
East Bay Chess Club, Oakland, CA
open daily; 5:00-11:00pm on weekdays and see the tournament
schedule for weekend hours
rated tournament and casual play
7994 Capwell Drive, Oakland, CA 94621
club web site is <http://www.eastbaychess.com/>
updated and updated 2007.01.06 (EDeMund)
Fremont Chess Club, Fremont, CA
Friday evenings, 7:00-11:00pm
rated tournament and casual play
Fremont Community Activity Center, 3375 Country Drive, Fremont
CA 94536
club web site is <http://www.fremontchessclub.org/>;
see also the California Classic Friday Night Chess page at
<http://www.geocities.com/sfchessclassic/FCC.html>
for info regarding the weekly tournament
contact Jason Gurtovoy <sfchessclassic AT yahoo DOT com>
for info regarding California Classic Friday Night Chess
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (JGurtovoy/EDeMund)
Lakeview Chess Club, Oakland, CA
MAAT Science Village Chess Club, Oakland, CA
twice monthly on Saturdays, 1:00-6:00pm (2007Q1-Q2: Jan13+27,
Feb3+24, Mar10+31, Apr14+28, May5+19, Jun2+23)
casual play, unrated tournament play, lessons, training, and
lectures
Museum of African American Technology (MAAT) Science Village,
408 14th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
contact Kimani Stancil at <gmkimanis AT gmail DOT com>
or telephone the Museum of African American Technology (MAAT)
Science Village at (510) 893-6426
added 2007.02.24 (KStancil/EDeMund)
Pleasanton Chess Club, Pleasanton, CA
Friday evenings, 7:00-10:00pm
casual play
please phone for location; this is a club trying to form
contact Robert David at (925) 249-1896 or <robert.a.david
AT sbcglobal DOT net>
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (RDavid/EDeMund)
Vallejo Chess Club, Vallejo, CA
Friday evenings, 7:30-11:30pm
casual play
Vallejo Senior Center, 333 Amador Street, Vallejo, CA 94590
contact Larry Whitlow at (707) 642-4725; also, Vallejo Senior
Center telephone number is (707) 643-1044
reconfirmed 2007.01.07 (LWhitlow/EDeMund)
Walnut Creek Chess Club, Walnut Creek, CA
Tuesday evenings, 6:30-10:30pm
casual play
Walnut Creek Senior Center, 1375 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA
94596
contact Bob Nace at (925) 939-7937; also, Walnut Creek Senior
Center telephone number is (925) 943-5851
reconfirmed and updated 2007.01.06 (EDeMund)
Other
California Chess Clubs
Casual Chess Scenes
Chess Meetups and Chess Players in California
Lists chess meetup groups and individual chess players wishing
to play over-the-board games, by city, in California. Site
also has a message board.
Visit <http://chess.meetup.com/cities/us/ca/>.
reconfirmed 2007.01.06 (EDeMund)
San_Francisco_Bay_Area_Chess_Club Mailing List
The master version of this document lives at URL
<http://www.ixian.com/ead/chess/ba-chess.html>.
Please send additions and corrections to <ead-ba-chess AT ixian DOT com>.
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