LCCC knight and rook emblem LCCC League of California Chess Clubs
SEASON 2 64 SCHOOLS 25 MEMBERS

Schools and pods

Every school in the league or in conversation with it, where each one sits, and how the four pods are drawn. Membership closes at the end of September and the schedule is published on October 1.

64Schools
25Members
22In conversation
5Pods
25 MILES
County outlines are US Census cartographic boundaries, drawn in Web Mercator. Lines run from each school to its pod host. Distances are straight-line.
Tap any school on the map.

The six pods

Every pod plays a round robin at one host school across a single day. Pods are capped at eight schools, and a school is never placed in a pod that is not its nearest.

Placer

Host Rocklin · Sat Oct 24

  • RocklinHost
  • Whitney
  • Cooley Middle
  • Granite Bay
  • River Valley
  • Western Sierra

Sacramento

Host Mira Loma · Sun Nov 1

  • Mira LomaHost
  • Bella Vista
  • Jesuit
  • Folsom High

East Bay

Host Albany · Sun Oct 25

  • AlbanyHost
  • College Park
  • Castro Valley
  • Hayward Twin Oaks
  • Lowell

Tri-Valley

Host Mission San Jose · Sun Nov 8 (proposed)

  • Mission San JoseHost
  • Amador Valley
  • California High
  • American
  • Kimball
  • Livermore

North Bay

Host Casa Grande · Sat Nov 14 (proposed)

  • Casa GrandeHost
  • Santa Rosa

Central Valley

Host Thomas Downey · date set by host

  • Thomas DowneyHost
  • Modesto High

How pods work

Size
5 – 8 teams
Capped at eight so a full round-robin still fits inside a single day.
Travel
Under an hour
Pods are drawn so no school faces an unreasonable drive to its host campus.
Host
A member school
Every event is hosted on a member campus and run by that school's advisor with a regional coordinator.
Champion
One per pod
Every pod winner advances to the statewide final in May.

Club photos

Member clubs at their own meetings. More are added as schools send them in.

Rocklin High School chess club members playing at tables during a club meeting
Rocklin High SchoolRHS Chess
Albany High School chess club members playing at several boards during a club meeting
Albany High SchoolAlbany Chess Club
College Park High School chess club playing at desks in a classroom hung with international flags
College Park High SchoolCollege Park Chess Club
River Valley High School chess club playing at desks in a classroom
River Valley High SchoolRiver Valley Chess Club
Mira Loma High School chess club playing at desks in a classroom
Mira Loma High SchoolMira Loma Chess Club

Registered clubs

The 18 schools that have completed a membership application, in the words of their own submission. "Ready" is the number of players each club says it can field today. Five make a full team, and several clubs have told us their counts are still provisional. "Not asked" means we registered the school from their email and never put the hosting question to them.

SchoolClubClub statusMembersReadySkillCould host
Casa Grande High SchoolChess ClubActive, established club2014Mostly beginnersMaybe
College Park High SchoolCollege Park Chess ClubActive, established club1212Mixed levelsYes
River Valley High SchoolRiver Valley Chess ClubInformal / small group1610Mixed levelsMaybe
California High SchoolCalifornia High School Chess ClubActive, established club3010Mixed levelsNot asked
John C. Kimball High SchoolKHS Chess ClubActive, established club158Mixed levelsMaybe
Thomas Downey High SchoolDowney Chess ClubInformal / small group205Mixed levelsYes
Mission San Jose High SchoolMSJ En PassantActive, established club205Mixed levelsMaybe
American High SchoolAmerican High ChessInformal / small group305Advanced / rated playersMaybe
Granite Bay High SchoolGBHS Chess TeamActive, established club95Mixed levelsYes
Albany High SchoolAlbany Chess ClubActive, established club155Advanced / rated playersMaybe
Mira Loma High SchoolMira Loma Chess ClubActive, established club95Mostly intermediateYes
Rocklin High SchoolRHS ChessActive, established club105Advanced / rated playersYes
Bella Vista High SchoolBella Vista Chess ClubActive, established club104Mixed levelsNo
Hayward Twin Oaks MontessoriHTOMS Chess ClubActive, established club104Mixed levelsYes
Santa Rosa High SchoolSRHS Chess ClubActive, established club54Mixed levelsNot asked
Castro Valley High SchoolCastro Valley High School Chess ClubActive, established club151Mostly beginnersMaybe
Whitney High SchoolWhitney Chess ClubActive, established club51Mixed levelsMaybe
Folsom High SchoolFolsom High ChessNo club yet, starting one10—Mixed levelsNo

Every school

Every school in the league or in conversation with it. If yours is listed as invited and you run its chess club, we would rather hear from you than guess. Bring your school into the league.

Member — in for Season 2
In conversation — advisor or club officer engaged
Invited — no response yet
64 schools
SchoolDistrictRegionLevelStatus
BeyerModesto City SchoolsCentral ValleyHighInvited
LathropManteca USDCentral ValleyHighInvited
Modesto HighModesto City SchoolsCentral ValleyHighMember
Mountain HouseLammersville USDCentral ValleyHighIn conversation
PattersonPatterson Joint USDCentral ValleyHighInvited
RiponRipon USDCentral ValleyHighIn conversation
Thomas DowneyModesto City SchoolsCentral ValleyHighMember
TurlockTurlock USDCentral ValleyHighInvited
Weston Ranch HighManteca UnifiedCentral ValleyHighIn conversation
AlbanyAlbany USDEast BayHighMember
Castro ValleyCastro Valley USDEast BayHighMember
College ParkMt. Diablo USDEast BayHighMember
HaywardHayward USDEast BayHighInvited
Hayward Twin OaksHayward Twin Oaks (charter)East BayHighMember
LowellSan Francisco USDEast BayHighMember
Mt. EdenHayward USDEast BayHighIn conversation
Oakland HighOakland USDEast BayHighInvited
SkylineOakland USDEast BayHighIn conversation
Benicia HighBenicia USDNorth BayHighIn conversation
Casa GrandePetaluma Joint UHSDNorth BayHighMember
NapaNapa Valley USDNorth BayHighIn conversation
Redwood (Larkspur)Tamalpais Union HSDNorth BayHighIn conversation
San MarinNovato USDNorth BayHighIn conversation
Santa RosaSanta Rosa City SchoolsNorth BayHighMember
TamalpaisTamalpais Union HSDNorth BayHighIn conversation
VintageNapa Valley USDNorth BayHighIn conversation
Las PlumasOroville Union HSDNorth ValleyHighIn conversation
Marysville HighMarysville Joint USDNorth ValleyHighIn conversation
Yuba City HighYuba City USDNorth ValleyHighIn conversation
Cooley MiddleRoseville City SDPlacerMiddleMember
El Dorado HighEl Dorado UHSDPlacerHighIn conversation
Folsom Middle SchoolFolsom Cordova USDPlacerMiddleInvited
Granite BayRoseville Joint UHSDPlacerHighMember
Oak Ridge HighEl Dorado Union HSDPlacerHighIn conversation
Placer HighPlacer Union HSDPlacerHighIn conversation
River ValleyYuba City USDPlacerHighMember
RocklinRocklin USDPlacerHighMember
Twelve BridgesWestern Placer USDPlacerHighIn conversation
Twelve Bridges MiddleWestern Placer USDPlacerMiddleIn conversation
Western SierraRocklin USD (charter)PlacerHighMember
WhitneyRocklin USDPlacerHighMember
Bella VistaSan Juan USDSacramentoHighMember
Cosumnes OaksElk Grove USDSacramentoHighInvited
Elk GroveElk Grove USDSacramentoHighInvited
Folsom HighFolsom Cordova USDSacramentoHighMember
JesuitJesuit High School (private)SacramentoHighMember
Laguna CreekElk Grove USDSacramentoHighInvited
Mira LomaSan Juan USDSacramentoHighMember
Pleasant GroveElk Grove USDSacramentoHighInvited
SheldonElk Grove USDSacramentoHighInvited
ValleyElk Grove USDSacramentoHighInvited
Amador ValleyPleasanton USDTri-ValleyHighMember
AmericanFremont USDTri-ValleyHighMember
California HighSan Ramon Valley USDTri-ValleyHighMember
Dougherty ValleySan Ramon Valley USDTri-ValleyHighIn conversation
DublinDublin USDTri-ValleyHighInvited
EmeraldDublin USDTri-ValleyHighInvited
HeritageLiberty Union HSDTri-ValleyHighIn conversation
James LoganNew Haven USDTri-ValleyHighInvited
KimballTracy USDTri-ValleyHighMember
LivermoreLivermore Valley Joint USDTri-ValleyHighMember
Mission San JoseFremont USDTri-ValleyHighMember
San Ramon ValleySan Ramon Valley USDTri-ValleyHighInvited
WashingtonFremont USDTri-ValleyHighIn conversation