Chessmates
Summer Camp
July 20th-24th, 2026
If you have any questions about our protocols, please contact us.
Full-Day Registration – $375
Half-Day Registration – $275
We also offer a $50 dollar discount for a second sibling signing up for the Full-Day camp.
To register, please fill out the form here.
Times:
Full-Day: 9 am – 4 pm
Half-Day: 9 am – 12 pm OR 1 pm-4 pm
Location: TBD
TBD! Camp will be located in PSD Elementary School, towards the south end of Fort Collins. It will be around the Traut/Bacon/Zach area. If once we have fully confirmed the location and it does not work for you, we can provide a full refund.
Instructors:
National Master Zachary Bekkedahl
National Master Eamon Montgomery
Candidate Master Brad Lundstrom
Chessmates Instructor Matt Miller
Chessmates Instructor Owen Curtis
How It Works:
Each child will be individually placed with the instructor who best matches their ability level.
Camp will include lessons throughout the day from the main instructors and special presentations from guest instructors! Additionally, we will hold a chess tournament that runs throughout the week for students to work on learned skills. We will also have several Variant Chess Tournaments to win extra prizes.
We’ll host lots of games, and we will have prizes and trophies throughout camp.
On the last day of camp, there will be a special Simul where all students get to play a game at the same time against a National Master. Prizes will be given to the best Simul player from each section.
Summer Camp Daily Schedule can be found here
Registration Cut-Offs:
Regular Registration will run until June 20th
Refund Policy:
Full refunds will be offered until the location is fully confirmed. Then, Full refunds, minus a $25 processing fee will be offered until June 20th. After that, no refunds (full or partial) will be issued.