Intensive Training Camp Magglingen
Five days at the national performance centre. Four full training days, around six hours of chess a day, graded for every playing strength.
National Performance Centre, Magglingen
5 to 9 October 2026
Magglingen, high above Lake Biel.
The national training centre sits at 900 metres above Lake Biel, reached by funicular from Biel. Training rooms, accommodation, meals and sports facilities are all a few steps apart.
Across Lake Biel to the Alps
The hotel building at the training centre
Modern training rooms
Working through games together
Sport in the centre's own hall
Everything for your progress.
Around 6 hours of chess daily
Four full training days with Grandmaster Sebastian Bogner: theory, analysis and practice at the board.
Full board
Breakfast, lunch and dinner. On Friday the camp ends after lunch.
Modern training rooms
Professional training conditions at the national performance centre, where Swiss elite athletes train too.
Individual coaching
Graded exercises for every playing strength. Nobody is under-challenged, nobody is overwhelmed.
Sports and movement
Sports activities and access to the various facilities as a balance to the training.
Free time and evening programme
Shared activities in the evening. A week that connects away from the board as well.
What we work on.
Exchange sacrifices
When and why they work, and how to spot these opportunities at the board in the first place.
Strategy and positional understanding
Finding plans, recognising weaknesses and judging positions correctly instead of just calculating.
Carlsbad pawn structure
Typical plans, ideas and middlegame concepts of one of the most important structures in chess.
A particular focus is placed on the individual development of every participant. Where playing strengths differ widely, the group is split temporarily so that each player works at their own level and gets the most out of the training.
The week at a glance.
Arrival on Monday morning, departure on Friday afternoon after lunch. In between are four full training days with a balanced mix of chess, sport and recreation.
Invest in your chess.
5 to 9 October 2026
Early bird price until 5 September 2026
per person
Regular price from 6 September 2026
Registration for this camp is closed.
Registration is closed.
The camp of 5 to 9 October 2026 is full and the group is settled. The prices above stay up so you know where you stand next time. The newsletter is where the next camp is announced first.
Good to know.
For ambitious chess players who want to make a real step forward in a short time. Basic knowledge is required, and there is no upper limit.
GM Sebastian Bogner prepares graded exercises and training material for the different playing strengths. Where levels differ widely, the group is split temporarily so that nobody is under-challenged or overwhelmed.
Four full training days with around six hours of chess a day, full board, use of the training and sports facilities as well as the shared free time and evening programme.
The key topics are exchange sacrifices, strategy and positional understanding, and the Carlsbad pawn structure with its typical plans and middlegame concepts. On top of that comes joint analysis of your own games.
Write to us through the contact form or the training request. We get back to you personally, settle the level and the dates, and confirm the place.
By 5 September 2026. That secures the early bird price of CHF 749.- and makes it possible to reserve the places at the performance centre in good time, as it is often heavily booked.
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