Author: Matt Jensen
Matt Dahl wins 2012 Rochester Grand Summer Open
Matt Dahl continued his track record of strong performances in Rochester by winning his record-tying fourth Rochester Open! The only other player to have won four is IM Victor Adler. Past winners and links to the full crosstable.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, will be a tournament night at the club. We will be playing rated G/15 + 5 second delay starting at 6:30 PM. See event link on the sidebar for more info.
Upcoming
We are trying a new tournament format for the scholastic players in town. The Rochester Scholastic Open will be an unrated event for youth ages 18 and under, with a chance to win a United States Chess Federation membership. Visit the event page for more information.
There is still time to register for the Rob Newshutz and Jack Fulsom chess camps. Click the events on the right sidebar for more info.
Rochester Grand Summer Open this weekend!
This weekend
The Rochester Grand Summer Open is this weekend. The RGSO 2012 event page has more information on the tournament. So far we have about 30 players pre-registered for the event, including 3-time winner Matt Dahl. Online registration is probably still available if you sign-up today, otherwise you can still register at the event. List of past winners.
Upcoming
We are trying a new tournament format for the scholastic players in town. The Rochester Scholastic Open will be an unrated event for youth ages 18 and under, with a chance to win a United States Chess Federation membership. Visit the event page for more information.
There is still time to register for the Rob Newshutz and Jack Fulsom chess camps. Click the events on the right sidebar for more info.
Two RCC Meetings & A Poll
Today (Friday): The RCC will be meeting today at Peace United Church. The club will open at approximately 6:45 PM. Here’s a note from Jack about the status of the Friday meetings:
As promised the club will be open this Friday. If the attendance for Friday meetings is decent, then I will incorporate the Friday meetings along with the Tuesday night meetings. But if attendance for the Friday night meetings is low after a four week trial run, then I will discuss terminating the Friday night meetings with the RCC officer board.
The reason for this is the Tuesday night meetings have been a pretty big success so far. With three weeks of Tuesday night meeting the club has had its biggest turnouts. Our first week we had 15 members show up. Our second week was a lot lower due to the fact I did not send out a e-mail announcement. We had a total of 6 members. Our third week we had a total of 17 members show up. So far with these numbers it shows the officers and myself that Tuesday’s are a hit.Regards,Jack
Coming up:
– The Rochester Grand Summer Open is coming up June 22-23. Please check out the event page for more details. Here are the past winners for the event.
– Jack Fulsom Chess Camp and Rob Newshutz Chess Camp are July 16-20.