Description: A full day, week-long chess camp hosted by NYOS Charter School. Located on the north side of Austin, the camp is open to all scholastic chess players, and is run by Mr. Gary Gaiffe. Great price for a full week of learning and fun!
Campers will be broken into skill level groups. Different topics will be covered depending on which group the camper is in. From tactics to positional play, game analysis to variant play, the camp will be both instructional and entertaining. The final day will include a camp-wide tournament.
Dates and Times: July 15-19; 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: NYOS Charter School 12301 N. Lamar Blvd. Austin, TX 78753
Description: A full-day, week-long chess camp, hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal School at their Shoal Creek Campus from June 24-28, 2024. The camp will be run by Gary Gaiffe and a team of local chess instructors. All scholastic players are invited to register!
The Summer Catalog is now available! Registration is available at the link above.
Camp dates: Camp week #5, June 24 – June 28, 2024. Time: 9:00am-4:00pm Price: $550 Location: 31st St. Campus Teacher: St. Andrew’s Summer Camp Specialist, Gary Gaiffe Target audience: kids grades 1 – 8
Chess Camp includes formal instruction and play, plus a camp-wide tournament at the end of the week! Beginners learn basic chess theory, game objectives, piece movement, game and tournament rules. Intermediates study chess analysis and decision-making, tactics, checkmate patterns and tournament strategies. Advanced students are taught more sophisticated chess techniques and decision-making, complex tactics, calculated and intuitive sacrifices, opening and endgame analysis.
Please visit the camp website before making inquiries. The website covers the topics of early arrival and aftercare, drop-off and pick-up, lunch and supervision, student conduct, class sizes, and cancellation policy.
Description: A full-day, week-long chess camp, hosted by the Cedar Park Mathnasium from August 5-9, 2024. Featuring Certified National Master Paul Chaplin. All scholastic players are invited to register!
Each camp features five exciting days of an immersive chess environment and a fun-filled focus on a special featurette highlight (description below). Chess Camps hosted by Mathnasium are engaging and fun! Sign up early for lowest fees! Limited attendance – first come first served! For more information, link to the the camp website.
Fantastic Finales: Game ending crescendos and on-point techniques are investigated. Middlegames and endgames are served up with clarity — reminding us of a famous Lasker quote, “The hardest game to win is a won game”.
Date and Time: 5th camp session: August 5-9, 2024, 8am – 3pm
Registration: To register, please fill out the registration form. Instructions for turning in the registration form and making payment are on the form.
Location: Cedar Park Mathnasium 13010 W. Parmer Lane, Ste #100 Cedar Park, TX 78613
Description: A full-day, week-long chess camp, hosted by the Cedar Park Mathnasium from July 22-26, 2024. Featuring Certified National Master Paul Chaplin. All scholastic players are invited to register!
Each camp features five exciting days of an immersive chess environment and a fun-filled focus on a special featurette highlight (description below). Chess Camps hosted by Mathnasium are engaging and fun! Sign up early for lowest fees! Limited attendance – first come first served! For more information, link to the the camp website.
World Class Chess: Historic titans and current digital-era chess maestros will be studied to inspire and amaze the students! Games selected span 150+ years and feature players such as Morphy, Capablanca, Fischer, Kasparov, and, of course… Carlsen!
Date and Time: 4th camp session: July 22-26, 2024, 8am – 3pm
Registration: To register, please fill out the registration form. Instructions for turning in the registration form and making payment are on the form.
Location: Cedar Park Mathnasium 13010 W. Parmer Lane, Ste #100 Cedar Park, TX 78613
Description: A full-day, week-long chess camp, hosted by the Cedar Park Mathnasium from July 8-12, 2024. Featuring Certified National Master Paul Chaplin. All scholastic players are invited to register!
Each camp features five exciting days of an immersive chess environment and a fun-filled focus on a special featurette highlight (description below). Chess Camps hosted by Mathnasium are engaging and fun! Sign up early for lowest fees! Limited attendance – first come first served! For more information, link to the the camp website.
Brilliancies & Howlers: Chess to excite! The most awesome games dazzle and entertain us … while others leave us confounded —shaking our heads! Students experience the best and the worst of times from crowd favorites such as Morphy and Tal to more modern stars such as Nakamura and Nepomniachtchi.
Date and Time: 3rd camp session: July 8-12, 2024, 8am – 3pm
Registration: To register, please fill out the registration form. Instructions for turning in the registration form and making payment are on the form.
Location: Cedar Park Mathnasium 13010 W. Parmer Lane, Ste #100 Cedar Park, TX 78613
Description: A full-day, week-long chess camp, hosted by the Cedar Park Mathnasium from June 17-21, 2024. Featuring Certified National Master Paul Chaplin. All scholastic players are invited to register!
Each camp features five exciting days of an immersive chess environment and a fun-filled focus on a special featurette highlight (description below). Chess Camps hosted by Mathnasium are engaging and fun! Sign up early for lowest fees! Limited attendance – first come first served! For more information, link to the the camp website.
Check & Mate: The ultimate goal of the game is pursued with the replay and analysis of mesmerizing attacks conjured up by the great masters of today and of the past. Students add crushing mating nets, calculated king hunts and other game-ending attacks to their skills.
Date and Time: 2nd camp session: June 17-21, 2024, 8am – 3pm
Registration: To register, please fill out the registration form. Instructions for turning in the registration form and making payment are on the form.
Location: Cedar Park Mathnasium 13010 W. Parmer Lane, Ste #100 Cedar Park, TX 78613
Description: A full-day, week-long chess camp, hosted by the Cedar Park Mathnasium from June 3-8, 2024. Featuring Certified National Master Paul Chaplin. All scholastic players are invited to register!
Each camp features five exciting days of an immersive chess environment and a fun-filled focus on a special featurette highlight (description below). Chess Camps hosted by Mathnasium are engaging and fun! Sign up early for lowest fees! Limited attendance – first come first served! For more information, link to the the camp website.
Wild Openings: With thousands of named variations available, students will discover the joy of preparing surprises for their opponents with tricky and uncharted play. Not just one-trick or trap-only opening ideas, but a deeper uncovering of useful ideas will be explored.
Date and Time: 1st camp session: June 3-7, 2024, 8am – 3pm
Registration: To register, please fill out the registration form. Instructions for turning in the registration form and making payment are on the form.
Location: Cedar Park Mathnasium 13010 W. Parmer Lane, Ste #100 Cedar Park, TX 78613
Rounds and Times Four Rounds at a time control of G/30, d5
Registration & Check-in: until 2pm
Round One: 3pm
Round Two: 4pm
Round Three: 5pm
Round Four: 6pm These are tentative times. If all games in a section end, the next round will begin earlier.
Limit two half-point byes. Byes must be committed 1 hr before Round 2.
Entry Fee $35 by 8/6 $40 by 8/17 $45 on or after 8/18 (on-site registration closes 1 hour before Round 1).
Withdrawals requested via email before NOON on Friday 8/18/23 are eligible for a refund (minus a $10 processing fee). Full credit can be applied to any future tournament. No refunds for USCF memberships after purchased from USCF.
Rounds and Times Five Rounds at a time control of G/30, d5
Registration & Check-in: 8:00 to 9:00 AM
Round One: 10:00 AM
Round Two: 11:00 AM
lunch break 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Round Three: 12:30 PM
Round Four: 1:30 PM
Round Five: 2:30 PM
An awards ceremony will be held immediately after all games in a section finish. Trophies and medals to top finishing individuals in each scholastic section; ribbons to all participants.
Limit two half-point byes. Byes must be committed 1 hr before Round 2.
Entry Fee $35 by 8/6 $40 by 8/17 $45 on or after 8/18 (on-site registration closes 1 hour before Round 1).
Withdrawals requested via email before NOON on Friday 8/18/23 are eligible for a refund (minus a $10 processing fee). Full credit can be applied to any future tournament. No refunds for USCF memberships after purchased from USCF.
Description: A full day, week-long chess camp open to all scholastic chess players, organized and run by local expert Gary Gaiffe. (This camp replaces the NYOS chess camp scheduled for the same week.)
Campers will be broken into skill level groups. Different topics will be covered depending on which group the camper is in. From tactics to positional play, game analysis to variant play, the camp will be both instructional and entertaining. The final day will include a camp-wide tournament.
Dates and Times: July 17-21; 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hampton Inn Cedar Park-Lakeline meeting room 10811 Pecan Park Blvd. Austin, TX 78750
Targetaudience: 2nd to 10th graders. Younger players and adults per request. Limit 20 participants!
What to bring: Bring your lunch and snacks. A refrigerator is available onsite.
Registration and Payment information: Email Gary Gaiffe (ggaiffe@att.net) to request a registration form and an invoice for payment.
Other Questions: Contact Gary Gaiffe at ggaiffe@att.net or 512-426-7841
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