Author: Dennis Mays
CHESS CLASS BY NATIONAL MASTER MATT JENSEN: CALCULATION TRAINING – A MINI-SERIES.
National Master Matt Jensen and Daniel Garrett will be leading a chess class on “Calculation Training – a Mini-Series” on Tuesday, January 17, 7:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mayo Clinic Harwick Building. The class will occur weekly on Tuesdays throughout January. The class is free for current members of Rochester Chess. Tuition is $10 per attendee per class for nonmembers. You can join or renew at this link: https://rochesterchess.com/?page_id=3099 Space is limited.
REMINDER TO REGISTER FOR THE MINI CHESS CAMP FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS ON FEBRUARY 11, 9 AM – NOON
Lead instructors: Justin Ricker and Dennis Mays. Participants will be divided into groups based on their skill level.
Approximate Camp Schedule
- 9 AM – 9:30 Tactics!
- 9:30 – 10:30 Advanced players play one game (G/30 with notation). Coaches will help players analyze their games afterwards. Intermediate and Novice Participants will play 2 games (G/15)
- 10:30 – 11:15 Deep game analysis of their annotated game with a chess coach
- 11:15– 12:00 PM Endgames you must know.
Wrap-up
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 WINTER SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT COMPLETE RESULTS
Cross tables containing the complete results of the 2023 Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament are below. The event was held on January 14 in the Northrop Community Education Center. KTTC published this about the event: https://www.kttc.com/2023/01/14/rochester-winter-scholastic-chess-tournament/ Community Education (a big shout out to Joshua Halverson) and Rochester Chess co-sponsored the event. Numerous coaches and students volunteered to help make the tournament a success. The tournament was divided into 4 sections (total of 66 K8 students participated). Tiebreakers were used to award trophies and medals. Players are not listed in tiebreak order. If players ended with the same score, they tied for that place.
The numbers in parentheses after the players’ names are their rank according to USCF rating prior to the tournament or their rank alphabetically if they did not have a rating. W=win, L=loss, D=draw, U=unplayed, and B=full point bye.
Congratulations to all of the players! You are all winners. Thanks to parents and friends for supporting your child’s interest in chess.
