Rochester Chess Mini-Camp for Youth and Adults

When: Saturday, August 24, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Where: Rochester Community and Technical College, East Hall Room 103/241

About the lead instructor:

Dexter Thompson is a National Chess Master with over 35 years of experience teaching chess to adults and children. He has won numerous chess championships in the US and Japan over the course of his career. His Master’s thesis at Wright State University demonstrated how chess improved children’s academic performance.  Experienced chess coaches Rob Newshutz and Dennis Mays will be assisting Dexter. Participants will be divided in groups based on their chess playing experience.

Approximate Camp Schedule

8:45 – 9:00

Check-in

9:00 – 9:30

Tactics!

9:30 – 10:30

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

10:30 – 10:45

Snack Break

10:45 – 11:30

Game analysis

11:30 – 12:00 PM

Important endgames

 Wrap-up

Tuition: $20 + $10 for additional family members. Payable onsite. Contact Dennis Mays for information about scholarships: dennismays101@gmail.com

Registration: Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-qWPG02dX0Lfe7lTkJpv9_wF19zeIMUbytE15jv9aFiHJ5g/viewform?usp=pp_url

Questions? dennismays101@gmail.com

Dexter is available for individual lessons:  chessathlete007@yahoo.com