Ages 5-12 and incoming K-6 · Morning camp options
Chess Camps
Progressive chess camps for strategy, tactics, guided play, sportsmanship, and tournament readiness.
Camp overview
Chess Camps help students build focus, pattern recognition, planning, and confidence. Each week includes instruction, puzzles, supervised games, and coaching around decision-making and sportsmanship.
What students do
Chess practice with purpose.
Students learn ideas, apply them in games, and review choices with guidance.
Tactics and calculation
Students practice patterns, threats, checkmates, and candidate moves.
Strategy and planning
Students learn openings, piece activity, king safety, pawn structure, and endgame basics.
Tournament habits
Students practice notation, time awareness, etiquette, resilience, and thoughtful review.
2026 camp weeks
Review this camp’s Summer 2026 schedule.
The schedule is retained as part of the program archive and a helpful preview of the Y2L summer experience.
Chess Camp 1: Foundations & Strategy
A foundations week for stronger board vision, tactics, planning, and guided play.
Chess Camp 2: Tactics & Tournament Skills
A deeper week focused on tactics, tournament habits, analysis, and practical game confidence.
Chess Mastery: Strategy, Play & Tournament Prep
A tentative bonus week that runs based on enrollment, designed for motivated chess learners.
Summer 2026 archive
This camp season has concluded.
We have kept the program details available so families can explore the kinds of experiences offered at Y2L Academy.
