ROCKY MOUNTAIN ALL-GIRLS CHESS CAMP
The first annual Rocky Mountain All-Girls Chess Camp, led by head coach Woman Grand Master & national US women’s chess champion Sabina Foisor and assistant head coach Woman FIDE Master Mairebis Castillo along with an all-female chess coaching staff will be held at the beautiful Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center, July 21-25, 2025.
This camp is open to local and out-of-state campers, alike! For those who are joining us from afar, you will have access to an all-inclusive camp deal with hotel, meals and events paired with the full camp. For locals, you can easily pick and choose which camp schedule you would like your camper to be a part of, as well as enjoy any of the a la carte extra events.
Head coach Woman Grand Master & National US Women’s Chess Champion Sabina Foisor
Assistant Head Coach Woman FIDE Master Mairebis Castillo
Whether your child is a beginner, intermediate, advanced or competitive tournament chess player, our unique camp curriculum, will help take their chess to the next level! Our one-of-a-kind chess camp will not only improve your child’s chess skills, but also will give them the opportunity to foster lifelong friends and make incredible memories!
What makes this all-girls chess camp so special?
- Dynamic, original lessons immediately followed by team and solo competitions and games
- Digital Camp Book of Chess Knowledge
- Blindfold chess
- All-day full week, three-day and ½ day scheduling options (local campers only)
- Ability to earn “Camp Cash” throughout the week to spend at our Rocky Mountain All-Girls chess boutique
- And so much more!
In addition to the daily chess camp, if your camper wants MORE, we are super-excited to offer 3 special ȧ la carte evening events.
MONDAY: Pajama & Popcorn Movie Night
TUESDAY: Anything but Chess Game Night!
WEDNESDAY: Simul & Spa Night (Campers vs. US Women’s National Champion)
Hungry? Consider registering for the meal add-on.
Your camper can bring a lunch or enjoy the meal add-on by registering below.
Hotel and Camp Package for out-of-town families
Camp Package FOR LOCALS
All coaches are trained by National Masters and 15-time CO State Chess Champions, Griffin and Sullivan McConnell, co-authors of PALS Chess Academy’s unique and inventive summer camp curriculum. Students in three groups (beginner, intermediate, and advanced) will learn fun and creative lessons never before taught in PALS scholastic chess clubs!
ALL-STAR PALS COACHES
Head instructors include two National Masters and bonafide local stars, Griffin and Sullivan McConnell. Griffin is the top-ranked player on Team USA for People with Disabilities; his brother Sullivan the current Colorado State Chess Champion is ranked #2 among active Colorado players and tied the record as youngest CO State Chess Champion in history when he was just 12 years old.
SCHEDULE OPTIONS
Full day M-F 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Half-day Mornings M-F 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Half-days Afternoons M-F 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Three-day camps M-W 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Three-day camps T-Th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Three-day camps W-F 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Morning recess 10:30 am to 10:45 am
Lunch break from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Afternoon recess 2:30 pm to 2:45 pm
WHY OUR CAMPS ARE THE BEST
PALS SUPER-FUN Summer Chess Camps are the gold standard for aspiring young chess players in Colorado. Highly motivated and enthusiastic PALS students have won Colorado Scholastic State Chess Championships every year since 2014, but most importantly, our chess camps are tons of FUN!! Here’s what your kids can look forward to:
- Learning chess lessons from famous games in chess history, with entertaining move-by-move analysis and engaging team chess mazes, puzzles and relays that help reinforce the new material they’ve learned
- Learning pattern-recognition, fundamental tactics, and step-by-step planning strategies in all phases of chess (opening, middlegame, endgame)
- Learning chess notation to help them effectively analyze their own games and learn from their mistakes
- Group and team challenges and presentations that enhance students’ teamwork and leadership skills
- Special activities like bughouse (team chess), battleship chess, detective chess, piece mazes, chess stories and riddles, creative problem-solving, and much more!
- Camps for children ages 5 to 17, with students assigned to groups based on age, level and chess ability.
- Teacher-student ratio of 12:1 or better.
Sibling discounts available!
Questions?
For more information, contact info@palschess.com or 720-504-8765
