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Review for Berkeley Chess School, Berkeley, CA, USA

Rating: 5 stars  

Our son grew up in the Berkeley Chess School. He started lessons & tournament play in kindergarten and continued playing into high school. We attended many tournaments over the years. The experience was instructive on many levels--tactical & strategic play, winning & losing, etc. Most recently, as a college student, he has helped out in the BCS summer camp. The chess community is a wonderful group of families. Elizabeth Shaughnessy's leadership in that community is widely respected and she chooses teachers who the kids enjoy learning from. We consider the BCS to be one of the important experiences of our son's growing up years and we are grateful to Elizabeth and her staff for all that they do.

The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...

exemplary.

If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...

bring chess to kids all over the country!

How frequently have you been involved with the organization?

One time

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2010

Role:  Donor & Now that our son is in college on the east coast, we continue to support BCS with small donations to express our appreciation and to help bring chess to more kids.