Summer Chess Camp

June 12-16, 2006

Dates:    June 12 - 16, 2006
Times:   9am - 4:15 pm    Note: pick up can be as late as 5 pm.
Where:  Honor Roll School

                4111 Sweetwater Boulevard

                Sugar Land, Texas 77479

 
Who:    

• This camp is primarily for scholastic tournament players.  We expect all campers to know the rules and be familiar with basic notation.  Students from other schools are welcome.

• This is not a camp for children who have never played chess or who have a weak grasp of such basic concepts as en passant and castling....we will not be teaching the basic moves.  Children can learn that by coming to our Thursday night chess club.
   

• If you have a kindergarten / first grade aged child, please contact me (info@throgerschess.com) before you register them so that we are in agreement as to whether they are ready to come.  Some of our kids are, some are not.  If they are in the T. H. Rogers program, at a minimum, I would like them to have passed their pawn test prior to attendance. 

• Enrollment is limited to 60 students.
   

Format: 

• On Monday - Thursday, the kids will rotate through 5 classes (topics to be announced) and will participate each day in team chess.  Typically on Friday we run an in-house tournament, but the Houston Open is that weekend.  We would rather encourage the kids to participate in that event either as part of the full weekend tournament or in the one day Saturday scholastic.  Therefore, Friday will be a change of pace with a variety of activities... most likely simuls against the coaches, a puzzle contest and a bughouse tournament. 

• The kids will be divided into 5 groups based on a combination of playing ability and age.  Typically in the summer we have 2 beginner (USCF ratings <500) groups: younger and older, 2 intermediate (500 - 900) groups: younger and older, and one advanced (>900) group.  While this camp's groupings will depend on who registers, I suspect they will be similar.  If your child does not have a USCF rating from tournament play, we will make every effort to place him/her appropriately.

Instructors: 

• We will be using some of Houston's top scholastic coaches including Clarence Yeung and Jeff Ashton.  Alexey Root and Eric Wiggans will be coming from Dallas, and John Hendrick from San Marcos.  Short biographies for each of the instructors are available here.

Fees:

• $225

• As with all of our programs, we do not want the fee to be a barrier to any child’s participation.  Financial aid is available to families as needed.  For information about financial aid, please contact:  info@throgerschess.com.
   

To Register:

• Complete the Chess Camp registration form. 

• Make checks payable to:  T. H. Rogers

• Bring it to chess club or mail it to:

Instructors

Additional Camp Information

Registration Form

Printable Flyer (.pdf)