Category: Chess Tournaments
2023 Rochester Winter USCF-Rated Slow Swiss Starts February 7, 4 Rounds
USCF-rated 2023 Winter Swiss of 4 rounds will begin on February 7. Rated games of G/60 + 30 will be played in person, one game per week on Tuesday evenings. Games begin at 6:30 PM. Alternative dates and times can be negotiated if both players agree and they inform me ahead of time. Register by noon on Monday, February 6 to be paired in the first round: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnw1m_bp5Zgek5sHs70kNQe9luWtOztpkj1y-9zbKE5UKY1A/viewform?usp=pp_url Half-point byes are permitted.
Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Building, South Cafeteria, 201 3rd Avenue SW, Rochester, MN. Park for free on the street after 5 PM weekdays/all day on weekends or in a nearby parking ramp. Participants must be free of COVID symptoms.
2023 WINTER SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT COMPLETE RESULTS
Cross tables containing the complete results of the 2023 Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament are below. The event was held on January 14 in the Northrop Community Education Center. KTTC published this about the event: https://www.kttc.com/2023/01/14/rochester-winter-scholastic-chess-tournament/ Community Education (a big shout out to Joshua Halverson) and Rochester Chess co-sponsored the event. Numerous coaches and students volunteered to help make the tournament a success. The tournament was divided into 4 sections (total of 66 K8 students participated). Tiebreakers were used to award trophies and medals. Players are not listed in tiebreak order. If players ended with the same score, they tied for that place.
The numbers in parentheses after the players’ names are their rank according to USCF rating prior to the tournament or their rank alphabetically if they did not have a rating. W=win, L=loss, D=draw, U=unplayed, and B=full point bye.
Congratulations to all of the players! You are all winners. Thanks to parents and friends for supporting your child’s interest in chess.
Seeking volunteers to assist with the Free Rochester Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament on Saturday, January 14
Rochester Chess is seeking volunteers to assist at free chess tournament for K-8 students in Rochester. So far, 79 students have registered for the event. Most of the registrants are beginners but 22 are more advanced and will be playing in the USCF-rated section.
Community Education and Rochester Chess are co-sponsoring the event. Vouchers for free USCF memberships are available to participants and the tournament registration is free.
Rochester Winter Scholastic Chess Tournament
Saturday, January 14, 2023
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Northrop Community Education Center – 201 8th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901
Online Registration for K-8 Students
Assistance Needed
1) Help students check in from 9:00 – 9:30 AM
2) Demonstrate to students in the advanced (USCF-rated) section how to record the moves of the game from 9:00 – 9:30 AM
3) Monitor the games and confirm the result of games (e.g. confirming a checkmate has occurred) from 9:30 – 1:45 in the novice section
4) post-game analysis with the players in the advanced section to help them improve their play from 9:30 – 1:45
Please respond by signing up for the time you can volunteer using the form below. One hour would be appreciated. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2kPLgE3bHE9wfZe9o2PT-3vG1wdsAyqhg91sceqX07AVBVw/viewform?usp=pp_url