Author: Dennis Mays

 

FM/WIM Alice Lee is Tied for First Place in the US Women’s Championship After 3 Rounds!!

Thirteen-year-old Alice Lee (Minnesota’s highest rated female player) is leading the pack after 3 rounds in the 2022 US Women’s Championship in St. Louis: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2022-us-championships/2022-us-womens-championship/pairings-results

It is early in the tournament but very exciting to see her playing very well. Go Alice!

ROCHESTER CHESS WILL BE MEETING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4. DOORS OPEN AT 6 PM.

Round 4 of the Fall Swiss will be played (see standings and pairings below). Parents and children are welcome to come to play casual chess and solve puzzles.

Standings after 3 rounds.
Pairings for round 4.

Chess and Cheesesteak Today, Thursday, September 29, 4 – 6 PM.

Come for the chess. Stay for the cheesesteaks. On Thursdays from 4-6 p.m., Jersey Jo’s Philly Cheesesteaks is back to 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. That is all you need to do. Contact Rochester Chess Club members Alex Nelson (320-583-5717, alex24947@gmail.com) or Steve Lange (507-398-9212, slange@rochestermagazine.com), if you want more information.