Author: Dennis Mays
ROCHESTER CHESS ON TUESDAY, JUNE 4.
The pairings for round 3 in the Rochester Open Warmup Swiss are below. Games start at 6:30PM.
Free chess class for beginners from 5:30 – 7:00 PM will be led by Coach Grant in room 1-12
Casual chess is available for all others.
Register for the Rochester Open by Friday, June 6 to receive an early registration discount: https://www.minnesotachess.com/rochester-open A U700 section was added for less experienced players. Last year 154 players participated in what was the largest chess tournament in Minnesota to be held outside the Twin Cites.
FREE POP-UP CHESS AT THE FARMERS MARKET ON JUNE 1, 9 AM – NOON
Rochester Chess, an educational nonprofit, will host a free chess exhibit at the Farmers Market https://www.facebook.com/rochfarmmkt/ on the fairgrounds on Saturday, June 1, 9 AM – noon. Children and adults are invited to play chess and receive instruction from our team of experienced chess coaches. Chess sets will be provided.
The market is an opportunity to share your love of chess. If you do not know how to play chess, no problem, we will teach you! This event will be a lot of fun. We will be in the large grassy area near the music. No registration is required. Stop by anytime! We hope to see you there.
We are seeking volunteers to help others in the community to improve their play. Please let me know if you can stop by to help out.
Questions? Contact Dennis Mays dennismays101@gmail.com
NO PAWN INTENDED PODCAST IS BREAKING A HUGE STORY TONIGHT, 8:30 PM, BY CHESSGOALS FOUNDERS MATT JENSEN AND JESSE BUSS.
The chess world has been flooded with cheating accusations. From Hans to Kramnik to Titled Tuesday, cheating seems to be everywhere.
Last weekend, Dane Zagar, a Twin Cites expert and president of the Chess Castle, played in the Chicago Open. He noticed something wasn’t quite right with one of his opponents. Tonight we’ll tell the story on how Dane caught a 2000+ rated opponent cheating OTB. For real.
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