Category: Club Meetings
ROCHESTER CHESS IS MEETING TONIGHT, AUGUST 23.
A casual novice tournament will start at 6:15 PM. A chess coaching workshop will be held from 7 – 8 PM. Anyone interested in learning more about coaching and assisting with scholastic chess clubs is invited to attend. You do not have to be a strong chess player to help a coach run a scholastic chess club.
Casual quads (G/15 + 5s delay) will be played after the workshop.
INPUT ON ARTICLE PROMOTING ROCHESTER CHESS
Lydia Hansen is a freelance writer for Rochester Magazine. Lydia is working on a piece for the August edition highlighting a couple of Rochester’s lesser known clubs – the Rochester Chess Club being one of them. Lydia is seeking more information about the club – she is hoping to collect 3-4 facts about the club that might get people interested in chess or getting involved or be able to see themselves being part of this group.
I chatted with Lydia this evening. If you have anything you would like to communicate to her about the club please do so. Her email address is noodlelydia@gmail.com.
Rochester Mini-Chess Camp for Youth and Adults, Saturday, June 25, 2022, 9 AM – Noon at Mayo Clinic Harwick Building Cafeteria
Aimed at players rated U1400 USCF or below. Participants will be divided in to groups based on their chess playing experience. Lead instructors: Grant Jones and Dennis Mays
Approximate Camp Schedule
9 AM – 9:30
Tactics!
9:30 – 10:30
• Advanced Participants: Play one game (G/30 with notation). Coaches will help players analyze their games afterwards.
• Intermediate and Novice Participants: Opening principles and Opening tactics will be discussed.
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 + $10 for each additional family member. Registration is required:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8tjDV9XEL_m7B2gVdD4eA35YQWe5oYqmN6jjyNDNEWkjGgw/viewform?
Payable on PayPal (https://rochesterchess.com/?page_id=3095) or by check sent in advance to Rochester Chess, 2202 Ponderosa Drive SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Contact Dennis Mays for information about scholarships.
Questions? dennismays101@gmail.com