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AMFA Fall Graduation Concert & Art Exhibition 2024
Burbank First Methodist Church
700 N. Glendale Blvd.
Burbank, CA91502
Saturday, November 9, 2024
3:30 PM
Burbank First Methodist Church
700 N. Glendale Blvd.
Burbank, CA91502
For the past 18 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 19th 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 22-24, 2022, 9:00 AM—1:00 PM daily.
4 Blocks per day:
Block 1. 9:00-9:45 AM (Lesson / Lecture)
Block 2. 10:00- 10:45 AM (Lesson / Lecture)
Block 3. FunTime 11:00-11:30 PM (Daily Fun Online Activities)
Block 4. Game Time 11:30- 1:00 PM
HOW: The chess camp will be conducted through Zoom and chess.com. ICC and Skype will be used as backups. In-person attendance in Burbank.
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: $110 per day or $275 for all 3 days. Discounts for additional family members. Payments can be made through Zelle, Venmo and Paypal
JOINING THE CAMP: Please contact us to register for the camp:
Levon Altounian (520) 891-3632 laltounian@msn.com
908 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505
Call or Text with Your Request:
(747) 244-2300
We are so proud to announce that many of our Angeleno Chess Club students performed very well and won top spots in their age groups at the 2022 California K-12 State Championship held March 26-27.
K-12
David Gevorgyan, 7th place
K-8
Suren Mikoyan, 1st place
Austin Troike, 7th place (K-12 under 1400)
K-6
Teo Kashper, Top 3, K-6 under 600
K-3
Luco Kashper, Champion, K-3 under 600
Compliments to Sid Potukuchi, Top 10 Winner Alec Mnatsakanyan and many others for their excellent performance, well done!
Thank you organizer Jay Stallings for this wonderful event.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: COACH LEVON ALTOUNIAN: LALTOUNIAN@MSN.COM / 520 891-3632.