2014 chess camp

Auxiliary Programs | Summer 601 NE 107th Street | Miami, FL 33161

Chess

Camp

GAME ON!!!

At Miami Country Day School’s Chess Camp, campers will improve their chess game through direct instruction from a FIDE International Grandmaster and by competing with other serious chess players. Varied instructional techniques and physical activity sessions make for a fun and exciting chess camp experience!

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June 2 - 6 & Aug. 4 - 8 9AM - 4PM Ages 6 and up

CAMP DIRECTOR

FIDE International Grandmaster Ron W. Henley, this year’s Chess Camp Director, is a: • Former trainer to World Champion Anatoly Karpov • Sponsor of World # 5 Hikaru Nakamura & two-time US Champion Hikaru Nakamura • Sponsor of three-time US Women’s Champion Irina Krush • Trainer of eight-time National Scholastic Champion IM Daniel Edelman • Winner of international events in Indonesia, Columbia, Switzerland, Mexico, and the US • Member of 1976-77 University Of South Florida Pan American Championship Team • Winner of the 1977 Association of College Unions Individual US National Championship • Annual GM Comentator/Instructor at the National Open in Las Vegas • Author of several chess books

IMPORTANT DATES June

02

through

06

Aug

04

through

08

CAMP ACTIVITIES

• Five hours of chess instruction each day from a Grandmaster and other noted players • A Grandmaster Simultaneous game, Blitz Tournament, Bughouse event • An appreciation of chess history & culture • Building an opening repertoire for white & black • Understanding Middle Game Strategy and forming a plan • Basic endgames and tactics • Daily fun and exciting side events and physical activity periods

CAMP DETAILS

Daily lunch, camp shirt, and a certificate of completion will be provided. Before and after camp care available for campers under 14. This camp is eligible to be combined with academic courses through our Summer Studies Program.

Cost: $450/week

For more information and to register visit www.summer.miamicountryday.org or call 305.779.7350.

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