Author: Dennis Mays
SUCCESS OF ROCHESTER SCHOLASTIC CHESS GETS ATTENTION!
MPR published a nice article on the Century Chess Team and Coach Chuck Handlon. It is great to see that team effort and chess success are being recognized in the media. Congratulations to the Century chess players and coach Handlon! https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/12/26/century-high-school-chess-team-in-rochester-eyes-another-statewide-title
ROCHESTER CHESS THIS WEEK: DECEMBER 22 – 28.
Monday, December 22: LTS Game Night – https://www.ltsbrewing.com/
Tuesday, December 23: Rochester Chess club will be open 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Casual chess and kids are welcome.
No senior chess or Jersey Jo’s chess this week.
Round 3 of the winter slow swiss will be held on January 6.
ROCHESTER CHESS: DECEMBER 15 – 21.
Tuesday, December 16: Free chess class led by Coach Lucas, 5 – 6 PM.
Round 2 of the Winter Slow Swiss. Four rounds of Game/60+30s increment in a Swiss format will be played on Tuesdays, December 2, 16 and January 6, 13. Games begin at 6:30 PM.
Casual chess and kids chess, 6 – 9 PM.
Thursday, December 18: Free senior chess at Apache Mall food court (note change of venue), 1 – 3 PM. Free casual chess at Jersey Jo’s, 4 – 6 PM https://www.jerseyjos.com/.
Friday, December 19: Twin Cities Chess League Meet #3 at Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 10715 Zenith Avenue South, Bloomington, MN (map). The Rochester Ultimates and Rochester Knights will be playing one match (G/90, d5, unrated) against teams from the Twin Cities Area. Games start at 7 PM. Contact Paul Kinion paulkinion@gmail.com if you want more information about the league.