TNT Chess Camp

So you are interested in "Powering Up" your child's chess? Well, you have come to the right place!

Let us give you an introduction of what the TNT Chess Camp is, and then we'll get to the more important things like pizza lunch on Friday, tournaments, prizes, hours of operation, fun - and learning a love of chess!

TNT Chess Camp was started the summer of 2007 as one of the premiere chess camps in Utah! What makes our camps so great is the focus of the instructors on making chess concepts understandable and accessible on all levels with a concentration on games and activities to make this learning enjoyable and fun.

The Troff and Treiman families run the TNT chess camps and thus the reason for the "T and T". Many of the scholastic chess participants and their parents may not be as familiar with us during the 2008-2009 chess-playing season. Our children have primarily focused on the United States Chess Federation adult tournaments and they have taken first place in several of these events within the past two years. Among their list of accomplishments: all five have been former state champions with some who have repeated multiple times, three have been scholastic Grand Prix (series of 5 tournament) champions, one is a 2008 USCF All American, four are (or have been) nationally ranked including one in the top 10.

Jeremy is the 2009 State High School Champion, Scott is the 2009 State Jr. High School Champion and 2009 Jr. High Blitz Champion, Zachary and Kayden are the 2008 State Elementary Blitz Co-Champions, Lauren is the 2009 State Girl's 3-5 Champion, and Kayden is currently number one in the world for his age group and number one in the Nation for Quick Under 13. He is also the 2009 State Elementary 5th Grade Champion, and has won 6 out of 8 USCF Utah State Championships this year.

Our TNT Chess Camps are designed to teach your children the secrets of our success! One of the hardest things to do for a young child is to sit and listen to lectures about how to improve their chess. We have broken the mold on this type of teaching and have brought the fun and understanding back into chess.

Jeremy Troff (17 years old), Scott Treiman (15 years old) and Zachary Troff (13 years old) are our principal instructors with Kayden (11 years old) and Lauren (11 years old) as our teaching assistants (the parents provide adult supervision for your students at all times). In case you were wondering about their ability to teach, all 5 teach private chess lessons, and both Jeremy and Scott teach some of the strongest scholastic chess players on a weekly basis at our homes and over the internet/phone. Jeremy, Zachary and Kayden have individually instructed separate groups of students at Elk Ridge Middle School during the 2005-2007 school years. We have now had 8 successful chess camps and our numbers are growing every camp we hold. We will be glad to provide references from parents and participants at your request.

We find that kids listen to kids and they learn from those who have recently "been there and done that". It's somehow easier for the kids to believe that "chess accomplishment" is right around the corner because they can network and learn from those who can explain the path that they have recently taken. And the truth is that this is exactly true! Behind all of the lessons and the camps is a curriculum with fun artwork, images, songs and videos that the parents have put together to reinforce the concepts being taught. This curriculum is the same ideas and concepts that have brought success to our children and there is approximately 400 hours put into the production of this curriculum.

TNT Chess Camp Partners with Wholesale Chess

Wholesale Chess, an online chess store based here in Utah, has joined up with TNT Chess Camp. They are offering a $5.00 discount for every $30.00 spent. Just type in TNTCHESS where it says "Promo Code" (after entering your zipcode during checkout). We highly recommend the chess software "Chess Tactics for Beginners" and then "Chess Tactics for Intermediate". Don't be fooled with the titles; they are not as easy as they sound!!! Click on the link below to go to their website! Thanks Wholesale Chess!!

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TNT State Championship Boot Camp Fundraiser

We are changing our format for the TNT Winter Camp this year.

Part of our TNT Staff will be at the US Chess School in Atlanta, Georgia during winter break. Because of this, we are forced to make a change from what we have previously done. Instead of having our 3-day Winter Camp between Christmas and New Years, we will have a one day super training program to prepare for the 2010 State Elementary and Junior High Championships. This one day "boot camp" will be held on Saturday, March 6th. This event will be a mega fundraiser for Kayden Troff who is one of our teachers. Kayden is presently the #1 player in the world for his age group. Kayden will be representing America in the World Youth Chess Tournament in Greece in November 2010. Costs for the World Youth Tournament are estimated to be around $10,000.

Cost for the TNT State Championship Boot Camp will be a minimum $55.00 per student. As with all of our camps, we have tried to keep the cost affordable for everyone, but please remember that this is a very important fundraiser for Kayden and we encourage additional contributions if you feel that you can afford to do so.

Come learn the secrets of succeeding in a state championship from 5 State Champions including the current High School and Jr. High Champions. This will be a fun, exciting event taught by those who can truly help your child and/or student improve their performance at the State Elementary and Junior High Championships.

We are starting registration immediately, and we encourage students to sign up in advance because space is limited and this will fill up quickly.

Feedback from Previous Camp

“My son has attended other locally and nationally – based chess camps but the TNT Chess Camp was definitely his favorite. In the TNT “advanced” class, the level of instruction was high, the instructors were young/enthusiastic/energetic, and the pace and variety of instructional and recreational activities held my son’s attention. Even though my son has been an avid student of chess for several years, he learned MANY new concepts. The key though, was that my son had a BLAST and that, in itself, made the camp worthwhile!” --a chess parent from RHSM 2007