https://www.pnwchesscenter.org [email protected]

Pacific Northwest Center 12020 113th Ave NE #C-200, Kirkland, WA 98034

8/05-8/09, 2019 PNWCC GM Camp - Lenderman

Learn from team USA coach!

Description GM , US’s top 10 player and coach of and World Team Champion gold and silver winning USA chess team, is hosting two chess camps in PNWCC for the ambitious chess players! GM Lenderman, Aleksandr • USCF 2716/FIDE 2636 • World Youth Under-16 Champion, 2005, Belfort, France • USCF Grand Prix Winner of 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013 • Marshall Chess Club Champion of 2009 and 2013 • Third place in the US Chess Championship, 2014

• Gold medal on the second board, 2015 World Team Chess Championship

(Team USA)

• Champion of World Open 2015 and US Open 2017

• Chess Life magazine cover figure several times

• 3rd round of the 2017 Fide World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia, beating elite GM

Pavel Eljanov and the current World Junior Champion, , before

losing in the tiebreaks to top 10 player in the world, Maxime Vachier-

Lagrave

• Coach of the silver medalist Team USA in 2018 Chess Olympiad, Batumi, Georgia • Coach of the gold medalist Team USA in 2016 Chess Olympiad, Baku, Azerbaijan

Camp Info Capacity 24 Schedule • Dates o Week 1 : 8/05 – 8/09, 2019 • Daily schedule o 9:00-9:30AM – Checking in o 5:00-5:30PM - Checking out o Lunch time to be determined, bring lunch please. Rating USCF 1600+ or NSWRS 1800+ Players with lower rating are allowed with GM Lenderman’s approval case by case. Some assessment might be required. Registration http://nwchess.com/OnlineRegistration/ Contact [email protected]

https://www.pnwchesscenter.org [email protected]

Fee and Payment Fee By 7/1/2019 • $750 per week

Afterwards – • $800 per week Payment • All payments are due by 7/1/2019 or when registration is full. • Please PayPal your payment to [email protected] directly. • Payment will be nonrefundable after 8/1/2019

Camp Syllabus Week 1 • Deep analysis of the games. Learn about GM Lenderman method of 8/05-8/09 going over his games! • Tactical and calculation training • Endgames • Prophylactic thinking • Psychology • Participants game analysis • Deep analysis of the games. Learn about GM Lenderman method of going over his games! • Learn from top players games • Piece activity • Endgame studies • Puzzles contest • Thinking on a move • Chess culture • Psychology • Quiz • Participants game analysis Note: Contents could change based on coach’s observation of the campers’ capability of following the lectures.