SUMMER CHESS CAMPS

The camp is designed for K-12 participants of the current academic year. The Camp Director may approve additional requests, if he deems them well justified. The purpose of the camps is to improve students’ chess skills in a fun and engaging environment. To improve the learning efficiency, the participants will be split into training groups. Each group will have 5-10 students. No prior chess knowledge is required to join the camps. A separate instructor will be assigned to each group. Grandmasters Bartek Macieja and Alex Mista will be among the instructors.

DROP OFF/PICK UP LOCATION

UTRGV Chess Program

Student Union 2.28, Brownsville

https://www.utrgv.edu/ucentral/_files/documents/campus-maps/utrgv-brownsville-map.pdf

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

https://utrgv.edu/chess

CONTACT

Email: chess@utrgv.edu

Phone: 956-882-5761

CAMP DATES​

July 17-21, 2023

​Mandatory Participant Forms must be provided to the Camp Director before camp begins:

English: https://www.utrgv.edu/camps/toolbox/english-forms-8-22.pdf

Spanish: https://www.utrgv.edu/camps/toolbox/spanishforms-2022.pdf

SCHEDULE

12:45pm - 1:00pm: Drop off

1:00pm - 2:15pm: Lesson/Activity 1

2:15pm - 2:30pm: Break

2:30pm - 3:45pm: Lesson/Activity 2

3:45pm - 4:00pm: Break

4:00pm - 5:00pm: Training games with analysis

5:00pm - 5:15pm: Pick-Up

On Friday, there will be a camp closing tournament and award ceremony.

CAMP OFFICIALS 

GM Alex Mista - Camp Director

GM Bartek Macieja - Camp Coordinator

​​FEES

Online payment only (No Cash/Checks will be accepted): 

https://secure.touchnet.net/C20545_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=44&CATID=68 

$225.00 

Discounts

Sibling Discount: $50 for 2nd child, $75 for 3rd and each next child 

Group Discount: please, contact us at chess@utrgv.edu

Refunds

$15 transaction fee with at least 3 day notice 

$25 transaction fee less than 3 day notice 

No refund on or after the camp start day

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Food will not be provided. Water will be provided.

Late pick-up policy: Campers must be picked up between 5:00 pm and 5:15 pm. If you are late picking up your child, you will be charged a late pickup fee of $15 for the first 15 minutes. If a parent or authorized pick-up person does not arrive or call by 5:30 pm, staff will assume an emergency exists and will begin to call emergency contacts for your child. You will be additionally charged $1 per minute. If no emergency contact can be reached by 5:45 pm, staff will contact the UTRGV Police Department who will pick up the child. 

Final interpretation of this document belongs to the Camp Director.