Category: Club Meetings
ROCHESTER CHESS WILL BE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 30.
Two rescheduled games from the November Slow Swiss will be played at the club on Tuesday, November 30. Casual chess and a chess puzzle solving contest also will be featured.
Spectators are welcome at the first ever Rochester Chess Masters Tournament. Details are below.
2021 Rochester Chess Masters Tournament
Saturday, December 4, 2021
3-RD Swiss System
USCF Rated (membership required)
Round Times:
- 9:30 AM
- 1:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Free pizza lunch provided after Round 1.
Start times for rounds 2 and 3 may be moved up with the agreement of the players.
Time Control:
G/60 + 30 second increment per move
Location:
Mayo Clinic Harwick Building
South Cafeteria
201 3rd Avenue SW
Rochester, MN
Park for free on the street or in a nearby parking ramp. Enter the first sliding door on the east side of the Harwick building. Press the red button to summon Mayo security. Tell them you are there for chess. They will unlock the second sliding door for you to enter. Take an immediate left turn and the cafeteria is straight ahead of you.
Entry: Free. National Masters or greater were given preference.
Participants:
No. Name
1 JENSEN, MATT
2 LEE, ALICE
3 LEE, LINDEN
4 LONGEN, JOSEPH
5 MCNEIL, DAVID
6 RADERMACHER, TIM
7 TRUELSON, NELS
8 WAHL, JACKSON
Prizes:
- $400 (1st)
- $250 (2nd)
- $150 (3rd)
Prize fund is provided by a donation to Rochester Chess.
COVID: Participants and spectators must be free of COVID symptoms and wear a mask.
ROCHESTER CHESS IS MEETING TODAY, OCTOBER 12, 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Casual chess and a chess puzzle solving contest will be featured.
Rochester Chess, Tuesday, September 28.
SWISS AND QUADS: The final round of the September 2021 Slow Swiss will be held on Tuesday, September 28. Isaac Sellon and Steve Lange both have 3-0 scores and will be playing against one another for first place. Games start at 6:30 PM. Alternative dates and times can be negotiated if both players agree and they inform me ahead of time. Spectators are welcome.
Master Matt Jensen and Master Thompson tied for first place in the top quad with 2.5 points each that included their hard-fought draw in the final round. Soren Wiedmann continued his winning streak by finishing with a perfect 3-0 score in the second quad. The prizes were $40 for first place in the quads.
Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Building, South Cafeteria, 201 3rd Avenue SW, Rochester, MN. Park for free on the street after 5 PM or in a nearby parking ramp. Participants must be free of COVID symptoms and wear a mask. If you have not already done so, please get vaccinated for the safety of all.
Other attendees are invited to play in the casual quads.
POP-UP CHESS ON PEACE PLAZA: The final session of Pop-up Chess will be held on peace plaza, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, on September 28. Stop by anytime and play chess in the fresh air.