| Choose a section | Min Grade | Max Grade | Required Level | Required School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Register for Beginners Section | K | 6th | -open- | -open- |
| Register for Intermediate Section | K | 6th | -open- | -open- |
| Register for Advanced Section | 1st | 6th | -open- | -open- |
For Intermediate and Advanced Level Players
Chess is 99% tactics. Want to greatly improve your abilities over the board? This week long program will provide a fun and engaging program designed to get kids thinking deeper and more logically than ever before. Puzzles, challenges, competitions and awards will provide a fun environment to sharpen the skills you use on every move of every game you ever play! This camp will be led by experienced chess coach Stephen Ryan and FIDE Master William Schill.
Notes
- Drop off at 9 am daily, pickup at 3 pm. Please be prompt!
- Pizza/boxed lunches available for additional fee
Qualifications:
- Basic chess knowledge. Choose the level you feel best, we will gently evaluate every kids play to make sure they are met with the right challenges.
- Ability to see a move or two ahead.
- Can solve checkmate in 1 or 2 move type problems
- Touch move, player etiquette, and good sportsmanship!
- Some tournament experience helpful!
- Questions? Feel free to call! (206) 427-4539
TOPS (The Option Program at Seward) is an alternative K-8 public school dedicated to giving our students a complete education while emphasizing themes of social justice and citizenship. Our central location and status as an Option school, open to students from all over the city, make for a diverse student population which both complements and demands teaching empathy, acceptance, and responsibility to others.