https://youtu.be/ovIoU5CNPrs?si=GbZ8xvQwGn9uoO9m erkeley Chess School / Rangr Studio Berkeley Chess School was founded in 1981 as an after-school program. It has grown today to teach 7,000 children a year in the Bay Area and has produced an unmatched three grandmasters. The founder's primary goal, however, has always been to empower children by teaching them chess, a predictor of future success..