Sunday, June 29, 2008
UT Dallas hosting chess camp, yes, camp for chess
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Some kids spend the summer just hanging out with squares — black and white ones, dotted with chess pieces, to be precise.
Campers learn chess notation from Woman FIDE Master Bayaraa Zorigt.
The UT Dallas chess camps are accepting applications for their fifth year of operation.
Attendees get camp T-shirts, chess boards and pieces, trophies, certificates, score books and group photos.
Classes are divided by ability, age, experience and the instructor’s assessment.
Organizers say the program develops self-esteem; reading and math ability; and critical and analytical thinking.
Jim Stallings, director of the UT Dallas chess program, says the camp is holding its own against some of summer’s more traditional attractions, if one mother’s remarks are any indication. She told Stallings her son asked to cut short an afternoon at the pool so he could work on his chess.
Instructors include top-ranked and internationally known winners of multiple Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess and Final Four Championships.
Classes are small with a low student-to-teacher ratio. Special attention is made for requests to group friends and relatives together.
The camps scheduled for June have concluded, but two more weeks remain in July (July 7-13; July 14-20). Openings remain in the morning and afternoon sessions of both weeks. Registration is available at http://chess.utdallas.edu/camp.htm.
UTD Instructors include top-ranked and internationally known winners of multiple Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess and Final Four Championships.
Posted by Chad / info from UTD
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Scott Doyle Verified
Are any of the instructors named Freddie Tiffany? Internationally known Freddie Tiffany?
Instructors include top-ranked and internationally known winners of multiple Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess and Final Four Championships.
Should have found one more spot to plug that one, Chadster.
Anyways, isn't chess about all UTD has been consistently good at in competition? Future recruits ITT.
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Chris Olson Verified
Pretty sure I remember reading about one guy winning like $100k (or some equally retarded amount) in scholarships/cash monies for dominating the chess boards. That's all I would need to know to send my kid to chess camp.
That said, I will be painting my face and going to the next chess match to root my alma mater.
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Kay Anonymous
This is a really good idea. I wish UTA had something like this...will check around, maybe they do.
Thinking is become a "lost art"...on many levels.
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