Emerald Hills Chess
The Place to Learn and Play in the Tri-Valley
From the Founders of State and National Champions, Fallon Middle School Chess Club
About Us
Our founders and instructors have 15+ years creating, managing and coaching the most popular and competitive youth chess clubs in the Tri-Valley.
We currently teach chess to more than 250 kids of all levels, from beginners to highly-rated US Chess tournament competitors.
We also hold affordable monthly K-12 USCF-rated tournaments for beginners up to advanced players!
Summer Camps and Classes
Our Summer Camps in San Ramon, Pleasanton, and Dublin provide small group, personalized training from top instructors that blends fast development and summer-time fun.
We also hold:
before/after-school chess clubs in FIVE Pleasanton elementary schools. Learn from enthusiastic coaches, play against friends and develop key thinking skills.
small (4 to 8:1) tournament training classes for every level. Accelerate your development and win more trophies.
high-performance online 1:1 lessons taught by locally-raised NM Evan Ai.
Develop problem solving, visual acuity, focus, and other essential critical thinking skills.
