Camp Activities

Simultaneous exhibition games with a grandmaster

Maximum student/master ratio is 10:1

Classes for all playing levels

Daily tournament practice games with analysis

Speed chess and bughouse tournaments

Free entry to Grand Prix and simuls

Written evaluation by masters

Daily supervised recreation: basketball, swimming, volleyball, and rock climbing, etc.

Camp shirt, binder, and materials

Pizza party, prizes, and certificates

A complete bookstore, stocked by American Chess Promotions

Emily Francis and Althorp Arandela attended last year's camp.

Emory's Olympic size pool is available as one of the daily supervised activities.

The rock climbing wall at Woodruff P.E. Center

A Typical Day's Schedule at Castle Chess Camp . . .

Time Event Location
7:45-8:30 Breakfast Dobbs University Center
8:30-10:30 Tournament-style Game & Analysis Cox Hall Ballroom
10:50-12:00 Workshop I Classrooms
12:10-12:50 Lunch Dobbs University Center
1:00-2:15 Workshop II Classrooms
2:30-4:00 Workshop III Classrooms
4:15-5:30 Recreation Woodruff PE Center
5:45-6:30 Dinner Dobbs University Center
6:30-7:00 Free Time Hopkins Hall
7:00-9:00 Special evening activities - Eg, simuls Cox Hall, Dobbs University Center
with instructor and a grandmaster,
bughouse, blitz, videos, software demos.
9:00-10:00 Free Time Hopkins Hall
10:00 In Bed! Hopkins Hall