Rose City Summer Chess Camps | August 11 - August 15 Summer Chess Camp

About the activity:

Rose City Chess is offering full-day and weeklong summer training camps again throughout 2025! Come join other chess-loving kids for a full day of lessons and games.

FREE USCF Scholastic Membership for new and renewing members.
USCF Rated Quads
Lessons and Game Analysis from Oregon’s top players and coaches
Camp Awards for Every Student

Our training camps are fun, focused, and completely immersive. Each day includes dedicated time for structured lessons, puzzles, studies, game analysis, and USCF rated games. We include breaks for less strenuous (and more silly) activities. Past examples include:

Giant Chess
Mini-Golf
Badminton
Chess Cornhole
Piece Stacking Contest
Chess Relay Race
Chalk Art
Blindfold Chess
Chess Variants (Bughouse, Hyper-Lucky Chess)
Beat the Coach Simul
Scavenger Puzzle Hunt

Don’t know how to play chess? We will teach you.

Stuck at a certain rating class? We will show you how to become stronger.

All camps will be 100% in-person. Students will be grouped according to playing strength. Students receive puzzles suitable for their level. Students attending 5-day break camps receive a free Chess Steps workbook!