Hmm, November 16th is a busy day....

Two nice events at Whitney Young (but a bit of a scheduling snafu), as there's a great unrated scholastic event in the city and a great USCF-rated state championship event in the Twin Cities.  Oh well: there are only so many weekends in the year, and stuff like this happens.  The trick is to minimize the calendar conflicts....

But note the Winter Camp on January 2-3, 2014.  Michael Auger is simply wonderful with children!  (He's not bad with AARP members like me, either.)

K-8 Chess Tournament:
Date:  November 16th, 2013

Place:  Whitney Young High School (2nd Floor Library)  211 S Laflin, Chicago
Schedule:  4 rounds, Game 30, Check in 9:00-9:45am, 1st round begins at 10am, last round ends around 2pm
Sections: All USCF Rated: K-2, K-8 Open, and K-8 U1000; USCF membership is required and can be purchased at the event.

Entry Fee:  $20 online registration by 11/15, $25 on site.
Awards are given to the top 5 individuals and top team (3 players) in each section.

Register at www.chesskash.com



Winter Camp Details:

All Camps run from 9am - 2pm, feature master level instruction, include lunch, both casual and tournament play, including blitz and bughouse, and recess usually in a gym or outside.

January 2-3 @ Whitney Young High School

211 S Laflin, Chicago, IL 60607

Featured instructors:  National Master Michael Auger and State Champion Chess Coach Paul Kash
Entry Fee $50 per day

Great way to start the summer: chess camp in Lisle June 10-4

Grandmasters Dmitry Gurevich, Nikola Mitkov, and Atanas Kolev will be conducting the Benet Academy Summer Chess Camp in Lisle on June 10-14. For more info, see the announcement on the ICA Calendar.

Two more Yury Shulman chess camps this summer!

The 2008 U.S. champion (and third-place finisher in the just-finished World Open) is offering two more camps this summer.  One is next week in Barrington, the other is July 30 to August 3 in Palatine.

Both camps feature a four-grandmaster lineup: Yury Shulman, Mesgen Amanov, Alexander Onischuk, and Gregory Kaidanov: very impressive.  More info here!

Chess camps with IM Florin Felecan

Hot off the email.  As always, no warranty, express or implied...but Florin is a really nice person and a wonderful teacher :-)

Chess Camps with International Master Florin Felecan

July 16th - July 20th

August 13th - 17th

Location: North Shore Chess Center

Address: 5500 West Touhy Ave Suite A Skokie, IL 60077

Hours: 9:00am - 12pm for beginners (unrated - 899) | 1:00pm - 4pm for intermediate (900 - 1600)

Max # of Attendees: 16 per group

Fee: $225 per week

Cash / Checks ok - due the first day of camp. Snacks provided.

Send registration information to ffelecan2000@gmail.com and contain name, age, & rating of camper.

IM Florin Felecan camp at Northside Prep, June 25-29!

If you're a student looking for something to do this summer (or a parent looking for something for your kid to do), this sounds like a great way to start the summer!  $225 is a very reasonable price for five days of instruction.

Problem: June 25th is Monday, so you'd better ask Mom and Dad now!

K-12 chess camps this summer

As always, no endorsement, express or implied! (NM William Aramil and I were playing on adjacent boards in the last few rounds of the Philadelphia Open.)

Summer Chess Camps

June 20th-24th, 2011 at Whitney Young High School, 211 S. Laflin, Chicago, Illinois

July 18th-22nd, 2011 at Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois

August 1st-5th, 2011 at Creativo! School, 5407 W. Devon, Chicago, Illinois

August 8th-12th, 2011 at Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois

Experienced Tournament Section (Whitney Young Camp Only)
Featuring International Grandmaster Dmitry Gurevich
--2009 US Open Champion
--2010 Illinois Open Champion
Open to all 4th-12th grade chess players. Players should be regular participants in USCF rated chess tournaments. Space is limited.
Advanced Entry Fee - $300 (until 3/31/11); Regular Entry Fee - $350
Time - 9am to 3pm

Scholastic Section
Featuring National Master William Aramil
--2003 Denker National High School Champion
--Author of Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess Openings
--Trainer of 2011 Whitney Young High School State Champions
Open to K-12 chess players of all levels
Details: Advanced Entry Fee - $200 (until 5/31/11 for WY, 7/1/11 for OP, and 7/15/11 for Creativo); Regular Entry Fee - $250
Time - 9am to 2pm (Extended time from 2pm to 3pm for an additional $25/week)

Both sections include daily lunch, t-shirt, and recreation time at the high school gym (WY) and at nearby parks.

Register Online
For more information contact Paul Kash at paulkash@dynamicchessinc.com or (773) 512-2811

6th Annual Yury Shulman Chess Camps

The 2008 U.S. Champion and second-place finisher in the 2010 U.S. Championship is offering three separate day camps:

• June 14-18, Barrington
• July 12-16, Barrington
• August 2-6, Palatine

You'll find a link to registration and contact info at this link.

14th Annual USA Chess National Summer Chess Camp Tour

This national chess camp always gives young players a very professional day camp experience, and they do a good job teaching absolute beginners, advanced players, and the kids in between.

Three are three Illinois camps on their calendar: 

• June 28-July 2 -  Des Plaines, IL - DePaul University (O'Hare Campus)
• July 19-23 - Wheaton, IL - St. John Lutheran School
• July 26-30 - Mt. Prospect. IL - Saint Paul Lutheran School

(Disclosure: under previous ownership, USA Chess was a client of mine.  I have no business association with the current owners.)

Northside Prep Chess Camp, June 28-July 2

Details here.

Jeff Caveney is a wonderful instructor who really cares about his students.