Beaverton Summer Camps

Dates and Locations

Hope Chinese Charter School: All Beaverton Summer Camps are held at 3500 SW 104th Avenue Beaverton, OR 97005 from 12:30pm to 4:30pm

Upcoming Camps

• June 29th - July 2nd: First Tournament Steps Camp

  Campers playing in their first USCF-rated tournament receive a special trophy! All skill levels are encouraged to attend.

• July 6th - July 10th: Opening Explorer Camp

  Learn how to play the beginning of your chess game flawlessly! Stop pushing your pawns randomly and learn to take control of the opening phase at this camp.

• July 13th - July 17th: Queens Camp

  Learn from Rose City Chess female coaches how to best play with the Queen! Queen sacrifices, traps, and the Queen’s Gambit will all be covered in this camp. Girls who attend receive a special prize!

• July 20th - July 24th: Blunder Buster Camp

  Blundering in your games? This camp will focus on techniques to avoid making those crucial errors that lead to losses. Learn how to avoid hanging pieces, missing checkmate for your opponent, and regretting your last move!

• July 27th - July 31st: Endgame Experts Camp

  What do I do when all the pieces are traded? Our Endgame Experts camp has all the answers, including the secret strategies to winning your endgames: using passed pawns!

Rose City Chess is offering half-day and weeklong summer training camps in Beaverton this July! Come join other chess-loving kids for an afternoon of lessons and games.

• FREE USCF Scholastic Membership for new and renewing members.

• USCF Rated Tournaments with Trophy Prizes for top performers

• 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

• Puzzle Gauntlet

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 are 100% in-person. Students will be grouped according to playing strength. Students receive puzzles and training materials suitable for their level.

Ages: 2nd-8th grade (Exceptions can be made for 1st graders with chess experience - email admin@rosecitychess.com to discuss)

Cost: $249 for four-day camps, $299 for five-day camps

Sample Schedule (Activities may differ)

12:30pm - Arrival, Open Play

12:45pm - Lesson #1

1:00pm - Tournament Round 1 (Game analysis and puzzle challenges when game ends each round!)

2:00pm - Tournament Round 2

3:00pm - Tournament Round 3

4:00pm - Lesson #2

4:15pm - Open Play, Pick up

FAQs

Are the same topics covered every camp?

We introduce 100% new puzzles and positions each week of the camp. We have a curriculum with over 14,000 positions, sorted by playing strength and theme.

Are food and beverage provided?

Lunches and snacks are not provided, so please send your own. We do often have a special treat though in the afternoon.

What is your cancellation policy?

• Cancellation requests must be sent via email to robert@rosecitychess.com.

• Cancellation at least 14 days before event begins: 100% of fees refundable or transferable to a different event.

• Cancellation at least 7 days before event begins: 50% of fees refundable or transferable to a different event.

• Cancellation less than 7 days before event begins: Non-refundable.

• All refunds subject to a 3% processing fee.