Hi, Matt Markland here. I’ve put together the linked survey to try and gather some additional information about who is playing chess in Rochester and what they might want to see from the Rochester Chess Club. The goal is to try to continue to bring the chess playing community together with events of all types and levels. Please let me know what you think for yourself or other players in your family.

Thank you all for your feedback.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKiu4IGtEUz9zWM-8FRodOVuqVvD9WARPRz3vqwzPp7PyVYA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=100167000698187160503

Fun was had by all in the Tuesday Night Blitz held on September 2, 2025 at the club meeting. Congratulations to Soren Wiedmann for a solid performance of 8.5/10 to win the tournament. The plan is to have more of these events in the future so keep your eyes open if you are interested. – Matt Markland, TD

Thank you to all the students and parents who made the tournament possible We had a really nice turnout and things seemed to go pretty smoothly. Please let me know (Matt Markland, mwmarkland@gmail.com) if you have any questions or comments.

Our next Scholastic tournament will be in April, 2025. February has the RASCL (Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League) City Cup tournament and March is the MN State Scholastic Tournament. There will continue to be opportunities to play on Tuesday nights at regular Rochester Chess events.

The tournament has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202501110832-30755720.