The Lincoln Chess Foundation is hosting its second Summer Chess Camp June 21-June 25, 2004 at Lincoln Christian School, 5801 South 84th Street in Lincoln, NE.

Five elite chess players and coaches will teach full time at the camp.

• Grandmaster Miron Sher is among the top players in the United States. He is the former national coach for Russia and Denmark. He teaches in New York’s Chess in the Schools’ Program. His private students hold many national titles.
• Dr. Alexey Root is the former U.S. Women’s Chess Champion. She teaches chess courses for educators at the University of Texas at Dallas and helps direct their top-ranked chess program.
• David MacEnulty is a full time chess teacher in New York City schools. His chess clubs have won many national team titles. He is the author of numerous chess books, videos, and software packages.
• Keaton Kiewra is the reigning Nebraska State Champion. He is a chess master and a five-time national champion. He coaches chess at Maxey and Pyrtle Schools in Lincoln.
• Tom O’Connor is "Mr. Chess" in Nebraska. He has coached chess in several schools and directed dozens of scholastic events. Tom has also coached several of Nebraska’s top scholastic players.

The camp is for children in first through twelfth grade at any level from beginner to expert. Campers enjoy five hours of interactive instruction per day geared toward their level. In addition, there is free play, speed chess, tournament games, recreation, and more all in a safe and supervised setting.

Campers also receive a daily lunch and snack, a camp tee shirt, and a participation award.

The camp is limited to the first 75 players who apply. All slots went quickly last year. The fee is $225.00 per child. To register, send child’s name, grade, school, home address, telephone number, and e-mail address along with a check payable to the Lincoln Chess Foundation to President Kenneth Kiewra at PO Box 22331, Lincoln, NE 68542. Confirmation and further details will be sent by e-mail.