Author: Dennis Mays
Chess and cheesesteaks!
Please see the note below from Steve Lange, Editor Rochester Magazine and a member of Rochester Chess.
Come for the chess. Stay for the cheesesteaks. On Thursdays from 2-6 p.m., Jersey Jo’s Philly Cheesesteaks has been hosting casual chess at its one-of-a-kind shop at 187 18th Ave SW (in the small strip mall across the Frontage Road from the McDonald’s on 2nd St. SW). Stop in for casual chess (and, really, there’s no obligation to buy any food).
NOVEMBER SLOW SWISSES START TONIGHT, NOVEMBER 2
The November USCF-rated swisses will be 3 – 4 rounds. Rated games of G/60 + 30 will be played in person once per week on Tuesday evenings starting on November 2. Games begin at 6:30 PM. Alternative dates and times can be negotiated if both players agree and they inform me ahead of time. Players can late join and take a half-point bye in round 1. Registration fee: $5 payable at the site or online at the Rochester Chess homepage through the PayPal donate button. Registration is free for masters. Prizes will be awarded to the top finishers: $50 first prize in the top swiss and $40, 30, 20 in the lower swiss. Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Building, South Cafeteria, 201 3rd Avenue SW, Rochester, MN. Park for free on the street after 5 PM weekdays/all day on weekends or in a nearby parking ramp. Participants must be free of COVID symptoms and wear a mask. If you have not already done so, please get vaccinated for the safety of all.
ROCHESTER CHESS WILL BE MEETING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 6:00 – 8:30 PM.
Casual quads and a puzzle solving contest will be featured.