Chess was an after school activity at Weibel Elementary School, 45135 S. Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539. One hundred and seventy students of the 840 that attend this kindergarten through sixth grade public school participated in the program during the 2019-2020 school year.
OUR PROGRAM CLOSED DOWN ON MARCH 13, 2020 A DAY BEFORE THE FREMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT CEASED HAVING FACE TO FACE CLASSES DUE TO COVID-19. When the schools reopened I had decided that it was time to retire. I was 83 and had run the program for 33 years.
In February, 2022 Bay Area Chess, a non-profit chess business resumed chess at Weibel with my blessing. Bay Area Chess will provide an excellent chess program but it will never be the same Weibel Chess. Our program was an integal part of the school and functioned under the auspices of the Parent Teachers Organization and received the full support of the previous school administration. This is no longer the case.
In 1999 the U.S. Chess Federation in their children's magazine published my article on how Weibel Chess began in 1988 and how it was structured. I updated the article a bit. In 2022 I added some notes in parantheses to the original article. I thought that if a person or a group were looking to create a successful school chess program my experience could be very helpful. If you have any questions you can contact me at alan.kirshner@comcast.net My article can be found at this link: http://www.CalNorthYouthChess.org/WeibelChess/HistoryandStructure1999.html
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2016: The Weibel Team won the Under 10 All-Girls Nationals. This means that since 2010 Weibel Teams have won a major U.S. national chess championship.
2015: For the third year the Weibel Team won the Under 12 Team All-Girls Nationals. This year Weibel also sent Teams in the Under 8, Under 10 and Under 14 sections. Actually the Under 14 were from Horner, but they all wore their Weibel T-Shirts. I am happy to report that all the Teams place in the Top 5 with our Under 8 group taking a second.
2014: Weibel girls for the second straight year prove themselves the best in the nation in the Under 12 category. They clinched the title even before the last round started.
2013: Weibel girls become National Champions for the third time winning the Under 12 section of the All-Girls Nationals in Chicago. NEWS ARTICLE
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The first Weibel Chess Team from 1989 is on the left. To the right of that photo is the same group in 2016. From left to right: Micah Fisher-Kirshner, Jennifer Cheung, Alan Kirshner, Ratham Kumarappan, Tov Fisher-Kirshner. Ratham died tragically in a car accident that summer. The Weibel Team took fourth place and in 1990 they won the first of many Team Championships. Presently Jennifer, her husband and two children live across the street from Micah, his wife and their two children in the Glenmor district of Fremont. Tov and his wife and two children live in Japan.
2010: Weibel shines at the Elementary School Nationals. Weibel ties for first place in the K-3 Open Division becoming the first Team from the North CalChess State to become National Primary School Champions. Weibel also finished third in the K-6 Elementary School Championships.
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2012: Weibel comes through at the last moment (round #7) to bring home the first place trophy and another national championship--this time the Elementary School K-6 Open Division. Thank you Kevin Moy, Michael Wang, Anthony Zhou and Steven Li.
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2011: Weibel girls win the All-Girls' Nationals in Chicago--10 & Under plus the 8 and Under.
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