Category: News
19th Annual Western Alliance Online Summer Chess Camp June 22-24, 2023
For the past 18 years, International Master Levon Altounian has been working with chess players of...
Read More
JOIN US AT OUR MONTHLY GROUP CHESS CLASSES TO PRACTICE CHESS.
ALL Levels—From beginner to advanced, are welcome. Classes are conducted in a fun, interactive...
Read More
3rd Annual Back to School Chess Camp ONLINE
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
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!
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 #2
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
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
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
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
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,...
Read MoreWhy Chess is good for your IQ
Chess benefits for kids Playing chess can be a good strategy to promote learning. By Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy, Special to Tribune Newspapers December 21, 2010 A prodigious body of research says that chess for youngsters...
Read MoreSamuel Sevian- Youngest Master Ever!
Below is the link to one of the most recent publications on Sam. Making a 2200 USCF being 9 years old is a Super Achievement by any standards. Congratulation to a fellow Armenian and his coach, my old friend Andranik Matikozian....
Read More