Coastside Chess Club season opens December 12

The Coastside Chess Club will kick off its 2004-2005 season with an open chess meet at the Adcock Center in Half Moon Bay on December 12, from 1pm to 5pm.  Chess sets and timers will be provided.

In order to encourage participation, we’ve lowered the fee to a requested five dollar donation, so that all of our local kids can take part. This is a great opportunity for local chess players to meet and even receive some free coaching.

Until recently, chess has been available at most Coastside schools. Right now, chess is only offered in the GATE program at Farallone View. To compensate, the Coastside Chess club will try to have more frequent meetings to meet the needs of all of the young players on the Coastside. We hope that some scholastic groups can be set up to offset the loss of chess in the schools this year.

Coastside Chess Club is directed by Dr. Eric Schiller, the Coastside’s only professional chess player, and an internationally ranked chess master. He’s written dozens of books on chess and taught in Coastside schools.

The club is looking for some help from parents, both to spread the word about our meetings and also to help a little bit with setup. Anyone who is interested in helping our club grow should contact Dr. Eric Schiller at [email protected]