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16th Annual Western Alliance Sumer Chess Camp ONLINE

Jun 11, 2020

For the past 15 years, International Master Levon Altounian has been working with chess players of all ranks and ages at the Western Alliance Summer Chess Camp. A summertime tradition, this much-anticipated event gives chess players of all ages an opportunity to interact with other chess players like themselves while learning from a group of professional chess instructors. We are pleased to announce that this year, the 16th Annual Western Alliance Chess Camp will be held online, joined by chess players not just from the greater Los Angeles and Tucson areas, but the nation overall. Some quick facts about the camp:

WHO: The Camp will be lead by International Master Levon Altounian and other chess instructors who share his love of the game. The camp will be joined from chess players from across the nation of a variety of ages and chess levels.

WHEN: June 22-25, 2020, 10:00 AM—2:00 PM daily. There will be an orientation at 9:00 AM on Monday, June 22 for all students as a general introduction to the camp.
4 Blocks per day:
Block 1. 10:00-10:45 AM (Lesson / Lecture)
Block 2. 11:00- 11:45 AM (Lesson / Lecture)
Block 3. FunTime 11:45-12:30 PM (Daily Fun Online Activities)
Block 4. Game Time 12:30- 2:00 PM

HOW: The chess camp will be conducted through Zoom and chess.com. ICC and Skype will be used as backups.
There will be four groups based on chess rating:
Group 1: Beginner (WILDCATS) (Approx 100 -500 USCF)
Group 2: Intermediate (COYOTES) (Approx 500 -900 USCF)
Group 3:Advanced Intermediate (HAWKS) (Approx 900 -1200 USCF)
Group 4: Special (BEARS). (Approx 1200 -1700 USCF)
There will also be a virtual hangout room for students to interact, games and virtual prizes!

VIRTUAL REWARD SYSTEM: Students may win virtual or real prizes based on assignments, overall scores or the daily FunTime scores.

FEE: Due to the unprecedented situation and shorter camp hours, the price will be half the usual amount and set at $200 per student with discounts for additional family members. Payments can be made through Zelle, Venmo, Paylal and Events4chess.

JOINING THE CAMP: Please contact us to register for the camp:
Levon Altounian (520) 891-3632 laltounian@msn.com
Molly Coy (520) 349-7580
Once registered, Mrs. Molly Coy, our camp administrator, will contact each student with their personalized schedule and to help set up and check all your connections.

You can download the camp flyer here: http://angelenochessclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/16th-Annual-Western-Alliance-Summer-Online-Chess-Camp1.pdf

Online Chess Lessons

May 4, 2020

Learn to play chess online with International Master Levon Altounian. Group and private classes available for beginner, intermediate and advance level chess players. Contact us for more info.

Angeleno Chess Club Students at the 27th Annual Western Class Championship

Mar 13, 2020

The Western Class Championship Tournament has been one of the largest chess events in Los Angeles for the past 27 years. Here are some performance highlights from the Angeleno Chess Club among the hundreds of participants at the event:

SOLE CHAMPION: SUREN MIKOYAN (image above)
Under 1800 USCF, 4.5/5 points

3RD PLACE: SHREYAS SAKHARKAR
Under 1600 USCF

TOP 5 RESULT: NATHAN THOMAS
Under 1600 USCF. Nathan is in 3rd grade!

CLASS E TOP 5 RESULT: BRIAN KLOCK

Congratulations to all who participated in this wonderful event.

“Master Training” Series #9 Chess Tournament

Jan 14, 2020

Thanks to all who participated in this wonderful tournament. It was a pleasure hosting you. Congratulations to all the winners of the individual sections and all who got certificates and trophies. See you at our next event!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020
9:00 AM
6240 LAUREL CYN BLVD. NORTH HOLLYWOOD, 91606

2 MAIN SECTIONS: EXPERT AND BOOSTER
GAME IN 35 (IF USING A CLOCK) / USCF UNRATED
REGISTER EARLY BY PHONE OR EMAIL
$30 REGULAR: $5 OFF FOR ANGELENO CHESS CLUB STUDENTS
FOR MORE INFORMATION: COACH LEVON ALTOUNIAN: LALTOUNIAN@MSN.COM / 520 891-3632

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Angeleno Students at the 2019 American Open

Dec 9, 2019

We are so proud of how so many of our students performed at the prestigious American Open held in Costa Mesa, CA November 28 – December 1, 2019 even though it was a very long drive each day back and forth for so many participants.
Traditionally it is one of the largest events of the year in the Southern California, attracting a huge crowd that competes in dozen of sections, sub-sections and varying time controls.

We will just mention few that either won or placed in the top 3 in their respective sections or performed extremely well.

Nathan Thomas: Varsity K-3 Champion with a perfect score of 5 out of 5!

Zion Qu: 3rd place in 4th Grade Booster with a wonderful 9.5 out of 12 score.

Yash and Tanish Vora: both placing only half a point behind the tournament winners in the prestigious Under 2000 section and both reaching and breaking the coveted 1860 USCF barrier and gaining more than 215 rating points together.

We hope to share more success stories in hopes of inspiring new young talent to study and compete more.

Angeleno Chess Club: Second Place in L.A!

Sep 13, 2019

February 10th was a great day for the Angeleno Chess Club! Our students won 6 Individual Trophies, 3 Team Trophies and 2 students got a full scholarship to the State Championship by winning their sections at the LA SuperCities competition. Congratulations to all who participated. A special thank you to Assistants Brian and Movses for your selfless work!

Head Coach IM Levon Altounian