Brooklyn Summer Chess Camp

We are excited to announce our Brooklyn Heights Series of Summer Chess Camps! Our camp will run from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM IN PERSON at Smith Street Arts & Lettres located at 80 Clinton Street in Brooklyn, NY. Sharpen your chess skills and prepare for the upcoming school year. Often skills are lost during the summer and this is the PERFECT opportunity to regain those skills and help start the school year strong! 

This chess is for students of all levels and abilities. There will be various topics covered such as tactical motifs, dangerous sacrifices, deadly checkmates and fascinating endgame studies. There will be a small ratio of students : teacher to optimize the learning experience. Avenues: The World School Head Coach Harold Scott will be one of the instructors. We will have guest lectures from top chess coaches such as National Master Abby Marshal and more!

Tentative Schedule: (Pizza lunch and snack provided)

9:00 AM - 9:30: Group gathering and camp warm up. The instructor may pick a game or tactic to review with the students

9:30 - 10:15: Lesson with an assigned coach. If numbers permit, classes will be broken down by ability

10:15 - 10:45: Break for snack

10:45 - 11:15: Puzzle Rush! Camp will be broken into teams and students will solve puzzles together as a team

11:15 - 12:00 Tournament activity.  This includes a Simultaneous exhibition, a g/10 tournament,  a bughouse tournament etc. 

Morning only students go home; full day students continue with programming

12:00 - 1:00 PM:  Pizza Lunch in Pierrepont Playground (Weather permitting). A short walk from camp, Pierrepont playground is a beautiful park with benches, a playground and a beautiful view of the NYC Skyline.

1:00 PM - 1:30: Group gathering, practice games are played

1:30 - 2:15: Lesson with an assigned coach

2:15 - 2:45: Break for snack

2:45 - 3:15: Tactics tactics tactics. Students will play a game where they work together in groups to solve tactics

3:15 - 4:00: Tournament activity

At the end of the week we will have a USCF rated tournament where a Camp Champion will be crowned!

Date(s): August 19-23, 2024

Regular Fee: Full week half day: $399, Full week full day: $650

EARLY BIRD PRICE: 10% off regular fee if registered by 11:59 PM EST, Monday July 1, 2024