Author: Dennis Mays
RESULTS OF THE 2021 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER SLOW EVENTS
Congratulations to Isaac Sellon for placing first in the 2021 September-October Slow Swiss with a perfect score of 4-0. Jesse Buss and Steve Lange tied for 2nd-3rd places with 3-1 scores each losing only one game to the eventual winner. Isaac will receive $30 for first place. Isaac gained over 159 rating points. Steve and Jesse will split the prizes for 2nd and 3rd ($30 total). Thanks to Steve for being flexible in allowing Isaac to reschedule their last round match.
Soren Wiedmann finished with a perfect 3-0 score in the second quad to take the first place prize of $40, Soren gained over 150 rating points. . Matt Jensen and Master Thompson tied for first-second places in quad 1. They played a hard-fought draw in their last round game. Matt posted his analysis of this game on his ChessGoals YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChessGoals
The USCF rating report has been published: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202110050532-16083000
Thanks to everyone for participating.
Rebirth of the Minnesota Chess Journal!
Minnesota Chess Journal Publication Team of Tim Radermacher, Joe Longen, and Nels Truelson have published the online version of Volume 2, 2021 of the MCJ. You can catch up on chess events/results of local players by accessing it at this link: https://3f60867b-42d9-4bbd-a200-b7a9c967b674.filesusr.com/ugd/3f240a_baee817a724d4049b0a707a2490b1687.pdf
MCJ was first published in 1964! It went dormant in 2011 but hopefully now it will remain active for years to come. Please contact the Minnesota State Chess Association (MSCA) board if you would like to contribute to the journal: msca.board@gmail.com
Rochester Chess on October 5: Casual Chess and Game Analysis
Rochester Chess will feature casual chess and game analysis on Tuesday, October 5 in the Mayo Clinic Harwick Building. Bring in the score sheet from one of your recent games to share with others.
On Sunday, October 10, 1:00 – 2:00 PM on Zoom and Chess.com, National Master Gordon Ruan will be analyzing his masterpiece in the Twin Cities Chess League team match against National Master Samrug Narayanan. If you are interested in joining Master Ruan’s game analysis, send an email to dennismays101@gmail.com for the Zoom meeting link.