Rochester Chess Mini-Camp for Students and Adults

When: Saturday, June 1, 2019, 9:00 a.m.  – 12:00 p.m.

Where: Rochester Community and Technical College, cafeteria

About the lead instructor:

Jovana Milosevic is a Woman FIDE Master with two Woman International Master norms. She is from Serbia but currently living in Rochester, MN. Jovana has played competitively and studied chess for 13 years. Some of her greatest achievements include winning the first place in Balkan Chess Championship and South Eastern Europe Chess Championship twice and second place in European Rapid Chess Championship. Also, she won the first place in Serbia Youth Chess Championship and second place in Serbia Woman Chess Championship. Jovana recently won the title of 2019 Minnesota Woman Chess Champion.

Jovana has experience in coaching players with a FIDE rating below 2000 and is now teaching chess in three elementary schools in Rochester and is leading advanced chess classes at RCTC.

Experienced chess coaches Rob Newshutz and Justin Ricker will be assisting Jovana.

Approximate Camp Schedule

9 AM – 9:30

Tactics!

9:30 – 10:30

Advanced Participants: Jovana will pair players for G/30 games with notation.  Jovana and other coaches will help players analyze their games afterwards. 

Intermediate and Novice Participants: Opening principles and Opening tactics will be discussed.

10:30 – 10:45

Snack Break

10:45 – 11:15

Game analysis

11:15– 12:00 PM

Endgames you must know

            Wrap-up

Tuition: $20 + $10 for additional family members. Payable onsite. Scholarships are available. Contact Dennis Mays for more information: dennismays101@gmail.com

Registration: Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1zh3KfVMYawx7UcOSwBqw4drY4_MvuBlyGiiHBrHAqX2x1Q/viewform?usp=pp_url

Questions? dennismays101@gmail.com

Jovana is available for individual lessons: jovana51796@gmail.com

We will continue with 5 slow quads (4-player round robins; G/90+5 s delay) on Tuesday, April 23, 6:30 – 9:30 PM. Stop by for a casual game of chess if you are not in the tourney. 

Thanks to Dave Frogner for donating many chess books for chess club members to select from for free. Stop by to take a look.

Directions: Park in the main lot on the East side of the main campus. Enter through the Hill Theater/East Hall entrance; it’s closest to the lot. Follow signs first to restrooms and then to an elevator. Ride up to the third floor and it opens into the cafeteria. Thanks to Paul Kinion and the RCTC math department for sponsoring this event

As in years past Rochester Chess will have a display at the World Festival. This year the festival will be held on Saturday, April 20, 9 AM – 3 PM at Mayo High School (enter through the main entrance). Stop by and help someone learn how to play chess or to improve their understanding of the game. As our sign states (courtesy of Paul Kinion): “Learn to speak the international language of chess at the Rochester Chess Club!”  You can get a lunch of international cuisine at the concessions!