Hello Learners Chess Parents and Friends!

We are very excited to announce that we will be re-starting our monthly tournaments!
Remember, our early bird pricing structure!
Here are the dates of our upcoming monthly tournaments with links to register:



December 3rd Bughouse Tournament

We are also excited to announce that on December 3rd, after our Central NM Team Chess League Regionals, we will be hosting the New Mexico State Bughouse Championship tournament!

  • Early Evening 5:00-6:45pm: State Bughouse Championship!
  • Bughouse is a fun kid friendly variant of chess that is most accurately described as tandem chess, where kids share chess pieces they've captured with their partner to try and checkmake their opposing team.
  • Youth and Open Sections available!
  • Pay what you can registration fee!
  • Trophies awarded to top youth and overall bughouse teams!
  • Register your child for the bughouse tournament here.



And lastly, we are eager to remind you about our November Single Day Chess Camps! For those of your kids whose schools are off on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we have you covered! Sign up here for a half or full day of chess camp on either November 20th or 21st.

Also, don't forget, we have our Winter Chess Camps over the long winter break! Sign up today!



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November Single Day Chess Camps
Our fall break camps were a huge success! And they all filled up to capacity so definitely get registered soon if you plan to utilize one of these camps!

Who: All chess Learners (beginners to advanced players) are welcome!
When: Mix and match any combination of half or full days that fits your needs! -  Half days (8:30am-noon or 1pm-4:30pm) of Full days (8:30am-4:30pm) with before and after care available!  Discount for multiple days!

November Camps (Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving Break):


Cost: Sign up early to get the best price! Full day prices range from $35 per day to $45 per day and half days range from $20 to $30 per day, depending on how early you sign up! Also 10% off for siblings and 10% off for multiple days!
Where: Our headquarters at 532 Adams NE, Albuquerque (near Washington and Lomas). 
Sign up soon to reserve your spot!
Plan ahead! Winter Chess Camp Registration is NOW OPEN !

Remember, to get registered early to secure your spot and the best early bird discount available!
  Chess Practice Online!
Learn and Brush Up on The Basics


Both these links come from the free and open sourced chess website, lichess.org. The site is free and has no ads. You can create an account for free and set it to "kid mode" for your kids to play on without you having to constantly monitor.
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  • Or make a donation to support our need-based scholarship fund and other charitable projects such as Learners Without Borders and the Central NM Team Chess League!
Thank you for reading and staying connected!


-Coach Victor Lopez and the enitre team at Learners Chess
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