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Hey guys! I had a blast this weekend in Santa Barbara! Forty-five students came to the workshop and almost 30 students came to the tournament. In my session with the advanced players, I taught them a great endgame study. Then, I played a blindfold speed chess game against Gray Mackall from Crane. So, I had someone moving the pieces for me and then we also had a demonstration board set up so that everyone could see what was happening on the board. It was really cool!

Individuals

1st overall -- John Stephen Van Fossen
2nd overall -- Daniel Giordani
3rd overall -- Agata Bykovtsev
1st k-6 -- Sanya Bykovtsev
2nd k-6 -- James Deacon
3rd k-6 -- Gray Mackall
4th k-6 -- Joshua Dillon
1st k-3 -- Mason Mackall
2nd k-3 -- Alec de Bruin
3rd k-3 -- Whit Shelburne
4th k-3 -- Daniel Van Fossen

Teams

1st -- St. John of Damascus Academy 18.5 points
2nd -- Crane Country Day School 11.0 points

Hey guys! I'm really excited that you made it to our site. As you can see, we have a new look. I'm going to take this opportunity to fill you in on some of the new features. On the homepage that you are on right now, we will soon have video and photos from tournaments, workshops, and other chess events. I will write a blog every week about the things that we are up to here at ACI. We will also have updates on this homepage which will fill you in on all of the exciting new things that we are adding to ACI!

Chess Revolution is a fast and revolutionary way to teach chess to kids. While almost all programs spend weeks teaching kids how to play chess, we teach new students how to play in a few hours! Chess Revolution is held every Saturday at a variety of locations. In addition to offering a starter class for new players, Chess Revolution hosts a weekly tournament, and weekly advanced instruction all at the same location every Saturday!

Take a look at our Chess Revolution flyer!

Originally, all classes were taught by Andrew. To help more kids through chess, Andrew has trained several highly qualified instructors to assist him in bringing the ACI training methods to more schools. This way, Andrew can focus on developing new training methods and materials for students.

Once a student knows the rules, the student is ready for a tournament. Our tournaments are fun, and cater to beginners and experienced players alike.

We recommend that these students come to our Chess Revolution sites, where we teach them how to play chess in a few hours! Or, the new student could register for one of our after school classes where we will be able to get them playing in a hurry!

Yes we do! In addition to offering weekly tournaments at our Chess Revolution sites, we also offer many larger tournaments, throughout the course of the school year. Please refer to our event calendar for more details of all of our events.