Caveman Chess Camp (Part of Caveman Chess Festival)

July 14 - 19, Hilton Chicago/Northbrook – less than 20 minutes from O’Hare airport.

The camp is preceded on July 12-14 by the US Junior Open, US Senior Open, US Blind, Caveman Medior Open, and Caveman Beginner Open I and Beginner Open 2 (July 13 and 14, respectively). The tournaments offer $40K in prizes, including $10K for the US Junior Open and $13K for the US Senior Open.

Caveman Chess Camp is tailored to provide the best chess experience to each camper, from novice through master, youth through adult, by using sections designed for each group—“Camps within a camp.”  Its instructors are recognized as some of the most experienced and finest in the country. 

The camp provides five solid days of chess instruction, including two simuls and several evening chess and non-chess activities.  Depending on the student's needs, the camp offers superb chess instruction along with fun events to keep the campers fresh or additional masterly instruction for the campers looking for the most intense experience.

We can't summarize all of our essential features here - visit www.cavemanchess.com/camp to learn more.

Key Features:

• Camp sections tailored to adults and youth students
• Opening simul with instructor provides introductions and ensures placement in the "best-fit" class
• Daily "championship tournament" game followed by instructor analysis
• Three or four classes of chess instruction per day with breaks in addition to meal breaks
• Evening events include sports, blitz chess, bughouse, quick chess
• Evening chess lectures by Grandmasters for advanced students
• Survivor Simul on Friday morning - described as a unique and fun chess event at any camp
• Individual evaluations and feedback for students on Friday, along with the closing ceremonies
• Highly experienced instructional staff considered both top players and top instructors
• Experienced campers refer to us as the "chessiest" of the premier camps
• Elmhurst University campus includes modern teaching facilities

The camp sections include:

• Chess Exploration, our core camp for campers of all ages
• Intensive Study-Adult Fundamentals for the novice to mid-level adult (only)
• Intensive Study-Youth for the experienced Youth player rated 1500 or up to the highest levels
• Intensive Study-Adult for the experienced Adult or earnest youth student rated 1700 and up
• Intensive Study-Master Class for the earnest student ranked 2000 and up
• Past instructors include GM Gregory Kaidanov, GM Alex Yermolinsky, GM Yury Shulman, GM Alex Goldin, GM Aleks Lenderman, GM Dmitry Gurevich, GM Boris Avruhk, GM Nikola Mitkov, GM Irina Krush, GM Greg Serper, GM Sergey Kurdrin, WGM Camilla Baginskaite and more. FM/FT Kevin Bachler. 2024 staff will be announced soon.

For more info or to register, see www.cavemanchess.com or search on "Caveman Chess" on Facebook

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*Final placement in any section or class is up to camp instructional staff.  Campers are placed in classes based on many criteria, including strength, age, gender, general make-up of the class, the experience of the instructor, the experience of the student(s), and other factors.  The goal is to obtain the best fit to maximize the learning potential.