DMV Chess Online Camps

Holiday Weekend, Spring Break, and Summer Camps Available

Online Via Zoom

DMV Chess online camps are back for 2024! We’re proud to have taught over 500 kids in our online camps. We have three-day camps over holiday weekends and five-day camps over spring break and throughout the summer.

Our camps are held via Zoom and lichess.org. Camps are open to all students of all skill levels in grades K through 8 as of the 2023-2024 academic calendar. Students from anywhere in the world can participate. We’ll do the best we can to make sure each camp group is large enough for campers to have a fun social experience but still small enough that each student gets personal attention from the instructor. All instructors are guaranteed to be USCF National Masters or Experts with USCF ratings above 2000. Sometimes we run advanced camps with FIDE-titled instructors. All our camps feature USCF-online-rated games, so please make sure your child is a member of the US Chess Federation (we can help you sign up).

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADVANCED CAMP AND REGULAR CAMP

Sometimes we offer special “advanced camps.” This is not to imply that our regular camps are for weak players. The advanced camps are designed for students rated between 900 and 1600 USCF. The regular camps are designed for all students, including kids ranging from beginner to very advanced. Depending on attendance, groups for the regular camp can be divided based on rating with grade level being a secondary factor.

Students who are lower than 900 may be allowed to join our special advance camps at our discretion, but we would not necessarily recommend that they do so. The advanced camp is not better than the regular camp—it just targets a different rating range. All instructors for the regular camps will be experienced chess coaches, either USCF experts or masters. Advanced material will still be covered in the regular camp, and high-rated students would still benefit from the regular camp.

PRICING

For 3-day holiday-weekend online camps we charge $180 (regular camps) or $225 (advanced camps), but there are two possible discounts. First, there is a sibling discount of $30 off per child (e.g. $60 total off for two siblings). Second, there is typically an early registration discount of $30 per child. These two-discounts can be combined.

5-day online camps cost $300 (regular camp) or $370 (advanced camp), but there are two possible discounts. First, there is a sibling discount of $50 off per child (e.g. $100 total off for two siblings). Second, there is typically an early registration discount of $50 per child. These two-discounts can be combined.

If your child cannot attend the full camp, we may be able to offer half-day schedules or single-day options at a reduced price, depending on how much space is available. To inquire about this please email us at camps@dmvchess.com.

Each day of camp begins at 11 am ET and ends at 5 pm ET. Please refer to the sample camp schedule below for a rough outline of what a typical day of camp may look like. This schedule may vary slightly from camp to camp, as each class will have its own unique group of kids. If you have any questions, please email us at camps@dmvchess.com.

Sample Camp Schedule (All times et)

NOTE: After registering you should receive a receipt email. We normally wait until one or two days before each camp starts to send out the Zoom links, once the placement of students into groups is finalized.