June 23-27 Afternoon Chess Camp

  • Chess
Wyngate ES: 9300 Wadsworth Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA
Jun 23 2025
Jun 27 2025

Schedules

06/23/2025 - 06/27/2025

Tuition
$300.00
  • Mon12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Tue12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Wed12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Thu12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Fri12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
  • Sat 
  • Sun 

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 04/29/2024 and ends on 06/27/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be 5 years to 12 years old when the program starts.

In-person location

Wyngate ES: 9300 Wadsworth Dr, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA

Description

One Week of Summertime Fun!

The Knight School Summer Chess Camps are the perfect way to get ready for your school's official chess team and chess party in the Fall. With a fun and friendly spirit, Chess Camp is a great way to keep the brain sharp over the Summer while having a real blast!

Chess Camp is a super-fun, high-energy chess experience in which kids celebrate a new chess tactic each day with silly videos, music-driven puzzlers for prizes, colorful silicone TactixBands, funny movies, and fast-paced party-bead tournaments! Laughter, fast clocks, and compelling teaching approaches make this camp the summertime highlight for hundreds of kids nationwide.

Chess camp meets for 2.5 hours in the morning or afternoon for a full week, Monday through Friday. You may also enroll in the full day M-F: 9am-3pm.

 

Each session will teach a brand-new chess opening, and students will earn a corresponding swirly band:

June 23-27 Morning: Four Knights Opening - Yellow/White Swirly

June 23-27 Afternoon: Halloween Gambit - Orange/Black Swirly

July 7-11 Morning: Italian Game - Orange/White Swirly

July 7-11 Afternoon: Evans Gambit - Pink/White Swirly

July 14-18 Morning: Fried Liver - Magenta/White Swirly

July 14-18 Afternoon: Traxler Counter-Attack - Red/White Swirly

July 21-25 Morning: Sicilian - Turquoise/White Swirly

July 21-25 Afternoon: King's Indian Defense - Blue/White Swirly

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