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2013 WESTERN ALLIANCE SUMMER CAMP RECAP

8TH ANNUAL WESTERN ALLIANCE JUNE 25-28TH, 2013 At the International School of Tucson (IST) One of the largest chess Camps in Arizona and the largest in Tucson took place at the end of June as usual. The Camp consisted of the...

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TUCSON SUMMER CHESS CAMP: JUNE 26-30TH

The 7th Annual Western Alliance Tucson Summer Chess Camp is under way and open for registrations. There are less than 2 months left before the next Western Alliance Tucson Summer Chess Camp! This is your chance to join the...

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Recap: Chinese Center USCF Tournament: Dec 17th

The 4th one of its kind event took place at the spacious Tucson Chinese Cultural Center on December 17th. What a wonderful tournament! In addition to a record breaking participation, we also had a great turn-out in the...

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Our Newest Coach: IM Mac Molner

I know IM Mac Molner a lot from tournament chess as well as in life. We just finished 2 International tournaments together- in Los Angeles (Metropolitan Invitational) and in Texas- the Susan Polgar SPICE CUP 2011. We also had a...

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2011-2012 TUCSON EVENT CALENDAR

Dear players and chess parents, To make it as convenient as possible for everyone to find tournaments, camps and other events right here in Tucson, we will keep updating this particular post with all upcoming events and their...

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Ed Yetman

Ed is known for his charismatic personality and interest in chess on every level.  He was a Correspondence Chess Master with a rating of 2300 and is the publisher of the Yetman Brothers’ Descriptive Chess Magazine. He is...

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Recap: 1-Day Monthly Chess camp: Jan 29th, 2011

Monthly Camp: January 29th, 2011 Monthly or 1-day Camps are one of the easiest and most fun ways to learn and practice chess for less. The subject of this month was ‘HOW TO WIN’- a subject that many will find the largest...

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Recap: Winter Chess Camp- Dec 26-28th

Anaconda Winter Camp: December 26th-28th, 2010 Anaconda Chess Camps are now in their 7th year of making and as popular as ever. As many of you know, we organize a Winter Camp at the end of each December and the Summer Camp in...

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Why Chess is good for your IQ

Chess benefits for kids Playing chess can be a good strategy to promote learning. By Cheryl Stritzel McCarthy, Special to Tribune Newspapers December 21, 2010 A prodigious body of research says that chess for youngsters...

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WINTER HOLIDAY CHESS CAMP: DECEMBER 26-28TH

Please download the flyers below for the Winter Chess Camp, taught by IM Levon Altounian and FM Ken Larsen. There will be 3 Main groups and 1-day Strategy Session Camp for 1500+ players. Download PDF 2010 holiday poster small...

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