Chess Camp in Regina - This August

CHESS NUTS - Chess Camp 2008
WHEN: August 18-22, 2008
WHERE: Cathedral Neighborhood Centre, 13th & Retallack, Regina
TIME: Daily Monday to Friday 9:30am - 12 noon
FORMAT: Beginner (Raw Rookies to Novices) to Advanced (Tournament Players to Provincial Champs).
From: How do the pieces move? To: The nuts & bolts of the Albin Counter Gambit!
All levels and strengths welcome and will be accommodated.
WIND UP: Sponsored Tournament With Prizes & Pizza Party, Friday.

ITINERARY: Each day will consist of 3 sections:
1.Instruction on The Rules of Chess, Strategy, Tactics, Opening, Middle, & Endgame Theory.
2.Head to Head Game Play - Test out what you have learned.
3.The Lighter Side of Chess - IE: Tag Team Chess, Musical Chair Chess, Anti-Chess, Chess Relay Races, Atomic Chess, Siamese Chess, Replacement Chess, Rifle Chess, Centaur Chess, and more.

Each Child will receive a Chess Camp T-shirt, Pizza & Pop Party on the last day, a Wind Up Tournament, and personal instruction and tutoring from a Canadian Chess Federation Expert and Assistant Chess Instructors.
Plus - Miscellaneous random prizes throughout the week!

THE GOAL ?? Simple. To have MORE FUN THAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED BY LAW In an OVER THE TOP Chess Environment, AND, a better understanding & ability to play. (Parent Translation: To actually get them to learn something) 

THE COST ??: Early Bird Fee $129 Before August 10th, or $149 after.

For More Information contact: John McIntyre - 949-2249 checkmate@accesscomm.ca
Send Payable to: SASKATCHEWAN CHESS CHALLENGE
3419 Avonhurst Dr Regina
Enclose child’s NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, AGE, EMAIL, TSHIRT SIZE

National Chess Challenge Results

Check the SSCA web site for Team Saskatchewan's results at the 2008 National Chess Challenge. The National Chess Challenge is a Chess'n Math Association event held once a year on the May long weekend. Each province may send one representative per grade to this National event. This year the tournament was held in Edmonton; and Saskatchewan sent a complete team to the event.