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19th Annual Western Alliance Online Summer Chess Camp June 22-24, 2023
May 2, 2023
For the past 18 years, International Master Levon Altounian has been working with chess players of...
Read MoreJOIN US AT OUR MONTHLY GROUP CHESS CLASSES TO PRACTICE CHESS.
Feb 9, 2021
ALL Levels—From beginner to advanced, are welcome. Classes are conducted in a fun, interactive...
Read More3rd Annual Back to School Chess Camp ONLINE
Jul 4, 2020
July 20-23, 2020 / Open to all up to 1800 USCF10:00 AM-2:00 PM (Monday-Thursday on Zoom) How...
Read MoreBIO 5 IM ALTOUNIAN LECTURE AND BLITZ:MAY 3RD
Apr 13, 2013
Join us at the Bio5 Chess Club on Friday, May 3rd for a special free lecture by State Champion IM Levon Altounian for all 1400+ players! If you are below that rating- you can be part of the free lecture by one of the Bio5 Chess...
Read MoreIM MAC MOLNER AND FM PEDRAM ATOUFI CONFIRMED FOR DECEMBER 17TH TOURNAMENT!
Dec 8, 2011
We have wonderful news: For the Tucson Chinese Center Winter Open we have 2 great additions (players) for the “Master” section and 2 general additions to make the even even more exciting! International Master...
Read MoreRECAP: League Match #3
Nov 29, 2011
League Match 3 was held on December 3 at the BASIS Oro Valley. It hosted about 160 players from many neighboring Tucson and Oro Valley schools. The formats for the tournament as well as the prizes were similar to League...
Read MoreLeague Match #3: December 3, 2011
Nov 29, 2011
Tournament play is one of the best ways to combine fun, competitive nature of the game and learning all in one. League Matches provide a nice venue towards that goal as couple of hundred players in K-12 show up to compete...
Read MoreRecap: League Match #2
Nov 8, 2011
The League Match #2 (November 5th, 2011) results are out! The tournament was held at a spacious Harelson Elementary school and hosted a couple of hundred players in K-3, K-6 and K-8 sections. The tournament was in the Individual...
Read MoreRecap:Halloween Spooktacular Camp, October 29th
Nov 8, 2011
What a fun chess Camp! The costumes, masks and visual imagery was simply outstanding and it was extremely hard to pick the winner in each group for the best Costume. At the end we had to vote and see which one got the...
Read MoreLevon Altounian’s Chess Apps for iPhone and iPad
Oct 28, 2011
IM Levon Altounian has authored 3 chess apps available though Chess U for your iPhone or iPad. Check out Early Carlsen, World Cup 201, and World Cup 202. Chess U is an amazing new resource for beginners and advanced players...
Read More2 Back-to-Back LA Metropolitan Internationals (August 17-28th): My Impressions
Aug 30, 2011
Organized by the Metropolitan Chess (metrochessla.com) The 1st one of the 2 back-to-back events organized by Metropolitan Chess (the brainchild of the ever charismatic Ankit Gupta) was held August 17-22 in Downtown Los...
Read More2011 Arizona State Championship Results for ACFS students
Jan 30, 2011
2011 Arizona State Grades Results: January 9th, 2011 Congratulations to all of ACFS students for wonderful results at the State Championship! Those students are associated with ACFS through the affiliate after-school programs,...
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