Riverside Youth Chess Association

RYCA Misson:
“Use the game of chess to enrich lives of the youth of Inland Southern California.”

LAST UPDATED:

September 28th, 2016

Use PayPal to pay preregistration

This year, you will have the option to prepay for chess tournaments using paypal
-Must have a Paypal account (free)

Announcements:

The RYCA members meet the first Wednesday of every month during the school year. If you have anything to share or a concern that you would like discusses, please send it to: charles.adams@puhsd.org subject RYCA

Canyon Crest area Sunday Fun Chess Club at Cellar Door Bookstore--for times call (951) 787-7807; for chess lessons, Rich Palmer, USCF certified chess coach, coachpclub@aol.com.

Can't get enough Chess? There are Scholastic tournaments, for students grades K - 12, held at various schools. Check their web page to get more information and to access tournament registration forms:

All American Chess Club

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The Riverside Youth Chess Association developed out of Riverside Rotary Club’s chess program at Bryant Elementary School and Association Representative Greg Taber’s chess program at Alcott Elementary School. The school clubs joined with Linda Smith’s citywide scholastic tournament, offered at Sierra Middle School as the “Lee Corbin Scholastic Chess Tournament.” The Riverside Rotary Club, along with others, now sponsor two tournaments as “Riverside Rotary Club's Chess Tournaments.” A new development this year is a pair of day-long Chess Camps, fall and spring, for students to learn chess skills and get ready for tournament play. The Riverside Youth Chess Association also sponsors a U.S. Chess Federation Rated tournament in the spring, for students who are ready to gain national rating points. The R.Y.C.A. officially formed as a non-profit group, working through the Riverside Rotary Club in Spring 2002, with a mission to “use the game of chess to enrich lives of the youth of Inland Southern California.”
President:          Steve M.
Vice President:
Sec’y:                  Lorene
Webmaster:    Charles Adams

___________________________________________________________________________ School chess clubs: please send a message giving us contact information for your club. Riverside area school Chess Clubs:
Alcott Elementary School Cesar Chavez cchavez@alcott.rusd.k12.ca.us (951) 780-9002 Arlington High School Stephania Niechayev (951) 788-7240 x 1152
Martin Luther King High School Shaun Miller, coach smiller@rusd.k12.ca.us
Rivera Elementary Marie Chatterton & Patty Verweil mchatterton@rusd.k12.ca.us
McAuliffe School Matt Dixon mdixon@alvord.k12.ca.us 351-9308
St Catherine's School Kelly Tyrell eredyns@earthlink.net
Heritage High School Charles Adams cadams@puhsd.org (951) 325-5447
Palm Middle School Moreno Valley Rich Palmer rpalmer@mvusd.k12.ca.us
La Sierra High School Norma Bartholomew norma.bartholomew@alvord.k12.ca.us
John F. Kennedy Elementary School Joseph Sanchez and Rogelio Ruiz jsanchez@rusd.k12.ca.us
Elsinore Middle School Sam Velasquez sam.velasquez@leusd.k12.ca.us (951) 850-8108
Corona High School Joshua Morales gottosing@sbcglobal.net
Vista del Lago High School Gabriel Sison gsison@mvusd.k12.ca.us
Lasselle Elementary Chess Club Henry Campbell hrcampbell@valverde.edu and Kevin Ho
     kcho@valverde.edu
Linda Smith qxf7@aol.com (951) 686-6611
Triple Crown Elementary Chess Club Lorene Dinsmore
Woodcrest area after-school Chess Club Cassandra Stockamp coachcass@netzero.com
   (951) 743-3150 Chess Lessons in Riverside: Cassandra Stockamp coachcass@netzero.com
Cal State San Bernardino Tyrone Liddell (web page) www.TheChessUnion.com
Poly High School Chong Choe cchoe@rusd.k12.ca.us
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