Category: Chess Tournaments
2025 SUMMER SLOW SWISS, JULY 29-AUGUST 12.
Rochester chess players are chomping at the bit to play more USCF-rated slow chess games. Therefore, we are of holding the 2025 Summer Slow Swiss (3 rounds), which will begin on Tuesday, July 29 at the chess club. One game per week for 3 weeks. Half-point byes are available for any round. Register online by noon on July 29 to be paired in the first round:
Entry is free and prizes will be awarded to the winners of each section.
ROCHESTER CHESS THIS WEEK.
The Rochester Chess Festival is in the books. More details will be posted later. The results can be found at this link: https://bit.ly/4ekZLKo
Monday, July 28: Chess at Zen Fusion at 6 PM sharp. https://zenfusionmn.com/
Tuesday, July 29: Casual chess and game analysis at the club. Kids are welcome! Doors open at 6 PM.
Thursday, July 31: Free casual chess at Novios Cafe, 1 – 3 PM.
THE 2025 ROCHESTER CHESS FESTIVAL BEGINS THIS EVENING, JULY 18, AT 7 PM!
The 2025 Rochester Chess Festival kicks off this evening, July 18, at 7 PM with a simultaneous exhibition by International Masters John Bartholomew and Sean Nagle at the Mayo Civic Center in the ballroom west lobby on the second floor. Entry is free for the first 50 registrants thanks to the generous sponsorship by ChessGoals. You can play in the simul even if you do not play in the Swiss tournaments. Parents are encouraged to sign up and play alongside their children! The simul is guaranteed to be great fun as you match your wits against an IM, especially when they are playing 50 players at the same time! Register at this link to reserve your spot: https://www.minnesotachess.com/rochester-chess-festival. Spectators are welcome!
The 2025 Rochester Open and the Midwest Regional Championship for Women & Girls will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20, at the Mayo Civic Center, Ballrooms 2 and 3 on the second floor. Register online by 7 PM on July 18, to save $10: https://www.minnesotachess.com/rochester-open. Both tournaments are USCF-rated, 5-round swiss events. Spectators are welcome!