Author: Dennis Mays
CHESS CLASS BY NATIONAL MASTER MATT JENSEN: CALCULATION TRAINING – A MINI-SERIES – PART III.
National Master Matt Jensen will be leading a chess class on “Calculation Training – a Mini-Series” on Tuesday, January 24, 7:00 – 8:30 PM in the Mayo Clinic Harwick Building. This class is part III in which Matt will discuss elimination and comparison, two important tools for calculation. Space is limited.
As always, attendees are welcome to play casual chess.
Remember to register for the USCF-rated 2023 Winter Swiss which will begin on February 7. Rated games of G/60 + 30s increment will be played in person, one game per week on Tuesday evenings. Games begin at 6:30 PM. Alternative dates and times can be negotiated if both players agree and they inform me ahead of time. Register by noon on Monday, February 6 to be paired in the first round: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnw1m_bp5Zgek5sHs70kNQe9luWtOztpkj1y-9zbKE5UKY1A/viewform?usp=pp_url Half-point byes are permitted.
There is still space available in the Chess Mini-Camp for Adults and Youth which will be held on Saturday, February 11. Tuition: $20 + $5 for each additional family member. Payable onsite by check or cash. Contact Dennis Mays for information about scholarships. Online registration is required. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegWjqjXQuQ52TnUrlJf4yulnCiwity1afufNiJA1LFo-nDxg/viewform?usp=pp_url
2023 Rochester Winter USCF-Rated Slow Swiss Starts February 7, 4 Rounds
USCF-rated 2023 Winter Swiss of 4 rounds will begin on February 7. Rated games of G/60 + 30 will be played in person, one game per week on Tuesday evenings. Games begin at 6:30 PM. Alternative dates and times can be negotiated if both players agree and they inform me ahead of time. Register by noon on Monday, February 6 to be paired in the first round: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnw1m_bp5Zgek5sHs70kNQe9luWtOztpkj1y-9zbKE5UKY1A/viewform?usp=pp_url Half-point byes are permitted.
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.
CHESS AND CHEESESTEAK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 4 – 6 PM
Come for the chess. Stay for the cheesesteaks. On Thursdays from 4-6 p.m., Jersey Jo’s Philly Cheesesteaks is 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 have fun! Contact Rochester Chess Club members Alex Nelson (320-583-5717, alex24947@gmail.com) or Steve Lange (507-398-9212, slange@rochestermagazine.com), for more information.