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2012 Summer Camp Dates

Mike — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:08:13 +0000

Young Master Chess will be holding summer chess camps in Charlotte & Chapel Hill this year!

Dates for the 2012 Young Master Chess Summer Camps:

In Charlotte: June 11-15

In Chapel Hill: June 25-29

Times & locations will be announced soon, along with a registration form.

You can email Mike Klein with questions or to pre-reserve a spot at charlottechess@gmail.com.

January Online League Standings

Mike — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:10:10 +0000

Hope everyone playing in this year's Young Master Chess Online League is having a good time!

Standings through January have now been posted - see how your school is doing. Remember, the key to earning points is to PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!

And be sure to check out this year's chance to earn BONUS points!

See the January Standings here.

See the full Online League stats here.

Winter Tournament Results!

Mike — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:59:28 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out to the 3rd Annual Young Master Chess Winter Tournament on Monday, January 23! We hope all of the participants learned a lot & had a good time.

Here are the results!

January 23 Winter Tournament Registration Closed

Mike — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:02:04 +0000

Thanks to everyone who signed up for the 3rd Annual Young Master Chess Winter Tournament - this coming Monday, January 23, 2012 at Myers Park Traditional School. We'll see you there!

Registration is now closed.

Find tournament information here.

Read the FAQ's.

November Online League Standings

Mike — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:45:08 +0000

Thanks to everyone playing in this year's Young Master Chess Online League!

Standings through November have now been posted - see how your school is doing. Remember, the key to earning points is to PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!

And be sure to check out this year's chance to earn BONUS points!

See the November standings here.

See the full Online League stats here.

CMSCA Grade Championship Results

Mike — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:43:23 +0000

Congratulations to all the Young Master Chess students who played in the December 10 CMSCA Grade Championship!

Here are the results.

3rd Annual Young Master Chess Fall Tournament

Mike — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:11:22 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out for the 3rd Annual Young Master Chess Fall Tournament!

Check out the events calendar for the next Charlotte scholastic chess event.

FM Mike Klein honored with 2011 Chess Journalism Award

Mike — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:59:18 +0000

FM Mike Klein was recently honored with a winning entry in the Chess Journalists of America's 2011 Annual Chess Journalism Awards.

His article "Kamsky Bids Adieu to Championship Drought" (Chess Life, August 2010) won the "CJA Best Tournament Report Article" award.

Read the winning article here.

See Mike's other published chess articles.

Summer Camps 2011

Mike — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Thanks to everyone who attended a 2011 Young Master Chess Summer Camp in Charlotte and Chapel Hill!

We hope you had a fun time & learned a lot -

Check out the photo gallery from Chapel Hill. See you again next year!

Final Online League Standings

Mike — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:44:00 +0000

Thanks for playing in the 2010-11 Online League!

Competition play ended April 15, and the final standings have been posted. Congratulations to our top schools and individuals!

How did your team do? See the final standings here.