Summer Updates - Virtual & Physical Options

Dear Chess Families,

Thank you to everyone who contributed in making week # 1 such a strong start to our summer (recap below). Registration remains ongoing, and we look forward to welcoming many of you for week # 2 action which runs July 6th - 10th.

Daily Art Projects!

Daily Art Projects!

Please note that in addition to our schedule of online programming, we will be adding our physical camp locations both in Park Slope Brooklyn (starting July 6th) and The Lower East Side of Manhattan (starting July 20th).

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Week # 1 - Recap:

Week # 1 of our Summer Chess Programming was a tremendous success as we welcomed over 120 daily virtual campers (from across NYC and beyond) between our AM sessions (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) & our PM sessions (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) along with fielding three full competitive sections in our 4:30 PM Summer Chess Leagues.

The positive response to our virtual programming was much greater then we could have ever hoped and really sets the tone for an amazing summer.

Each morning campers were grouped into welcome rooms for both U 1000 & 1000 plus campers, after opening remarks, discussing the schedule and a few jokes and laughs, players were broken into an additional 10 skill groups with our All Star team of coaches leading the way!

Campers enjoyed daily lessons / lectures, art projects, reviewed Shankland assigned positions, enjoyed tactics competitions, USCF rated match play, group game analysis, and much much more.

Week # 2 - Updates:

Week # 2 will run from July 6th - 10th and we look forward to having many of you join! Please note that Week # 2 will also include our physical camp location in Park Slope Brooklyn.

GM Sam Shankland Headlines 2020 Summer Programs - Read Here

Virtual Summer Programs:

Monday - Friday (June 29th - August 28th)

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm | Virtual Camp Session # 1 - Learn More

  • 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | Virtual Camp Session # 2 - Learn More

  • 4:30 pm | Daily League Play - Learn More

Saturdays (July 11th - August 29th)

Sunday (July 26th & August 30th)

Physical Summer Camps:

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Monday - Friday (July 6th - August 21st)

  • Brooklyn Physical Camps - Park Slope, Saint Saviour High School

  • 588 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11215 - Register Here

Monday - Friday (July 20th - August 21st)

  • Manhattan Physical Camps - East Village, Nord Anglia International School

  • 44 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10003 - Register Here

We look forward to welcoming everyone this summer!

Thanks,

Coach Russ

Russ Makofsky