Feb 172012
9th Yury Shulman Summer Chess Camps
Quest Academy, Palatine (June 18-22, June 25-29 and July 30-August 3rd)
Barrington High School (July 16-20)
Featuring Four World Class Chess Grandmasters:
GM Yury Shulman
Chess Awards:
2011 and 2010 U.S. Championship Runner-up, 2009 World Team Championship: Silver, 2008 Chess Olympiad Bronze Medalist.
GM Gregory KaidanovChess awards:
Became an International Master, 1987
Became a Grandmaster, 1988
Became a Grandmaster, 1988
member of US team, in World Chess Olympiad (Istanbul, Turkey,2000)
member of US team, in World Chess Olympiad (Bled Slovenia,2002)
winner of Aeroflot Open, one of the strongest open tournaments ever (80+ GMs) Moscow, Russia,2002
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member of US team, in World Chess Olympiad (Bled Slovenia,2002)
winner of Aeroflot Open, one of the strongest open tournaments ever (80+ GMs) Moscow, Russia,2002
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GM Alex OnischukAlex is currently the third-ranked American grandmaster, behind Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky.
3rd: Aerosvit tournament Phoros 2007
1-2: Biel 2007
2nd: US Championship 2008
GM Mesgen AmanovMesgen is currently the number one rated player in his homeland of Turkmenistan. He has represented his home country in the 2006 and 2008 Olympiads and in 2010. Read more…
Our tentative schedule
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | ||
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Registration for AM and Full Day Groups | 9:00 – 10:00 | Lecture with Instructor | Lecture with Instructor | Lecture with Instructor | Lecture with Instructor |
| 9:15 – 10:15 | Simul with Instructor | 10:00 – 10:15 | Snack | Snack | Snack | Snack |
| 10:15 – 10.30 | Snack | 10:15 – 11:15 | Consulting Game | Special Tactical Training | Lecture | Fun chess puzzles and interesting facts! |
| 10:30 – 11:15 | Game Analysis from the Simul | 11:15 – 12:00 pm | Practical Exercises | Lecture | Team Tournament | Summarizing Lecture |
| 11:15 – 12:00 pm | Lecture #1 | 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch and Outside activities | Lunch and Outside Activities | Lunch and Outside Activities | Pizza and outside activities for everyone!! |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch and outside activities | 1:00 – 2:00 | Tournament – Round 2 | Tournament – Round 3 | Tournament – Round 4 | Tournament – Round 5 |
| 1:00-1:15 | Registration for PM Groups | 2:00 – 3:00 | Lecture / Analysis with Instructor | Lecture / Analysis with Instructor | Lecture / Analysis with Instructor | Game Analysis |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Tournament – Round 1 | 3:00 – 4:00 | Snack and Blitz Tournament | Snack and Puzzle Solving Competition | Snack and Bughouse Tournament!!! | 2:45 pm Snack, Q&A Session and Recommendations with Instructor |
| 2:00 – 3:00 | Game Analysis with an Instructor | 10:15 – 11:15 Round 2 Tournament – AM group | 10:15 – 11:15 Round 3 Tournament – AM group | 10:00 – 11:00 Round 4 Tournament – AM group | 3:40 pm Closing Ceremony | |
| 3:00 – 3:15 | Snack | 11:15 – 12:15 Blitz Tournament AM Group | 11:15 – 12:15 Puzzle Solving Competiton AM Group | 11:00 – 12:00 Bughouse Tournament!!! AM Group | 10:00 – 11:00 – Round 5 Tournament – AM Group | |
| 3:15 – 4:00 | Tactics! | 11:00 – 11:45 Summarizing Lecture for AM Group |
• Every camp will have at least 3 grandmasters and other title coaches.
• Small groups of 10-15 students.
• Grandmasters rotate between groups.
• Earlier drop off and later pick up available for an additional $10/hour.
• Students will play in a tournament.
• Special Events such as: bughouse, blitz, puzzle contest and outdoors!
• Beginners are welcome!
• The last day of camp: Pizza for everyone and Awards!
Camp held at Barrington High School (July 16-20). Flyer available here. If you register for Camp in BHS, July 16-20 , You can still register for early birds price. Thank you!
Camps held at Quest Academy (June 18-22, June 25-29 and July 30-August 3rd). Flyers are available here.
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