Category: Chess Tournaments
SPRING 2022 SWISS HAS BEEN RATED AND OTHER NEWS
You can review the rating report of the 2022 Spring Swiss at the link below:
https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202205248092-16917452
Rochester Chess will be meeting on May 31, 6:30 – 8:30 pm in the Mayo Clinic Harwick cafeteria. Casual chess will be featured. In addition, we will attempt to solve calculation exercises provided by WFM Jovana Milosevic.
Please register online for the 2022 Rochester Chess Open if you have not done so already: https://onlineregistration.cc/CCM/RO-2022
The full $50 online discount will be available until June 11, after which the registration fee will increase incrementally. We are hoping that 100+ chess players will descend on Rochester to play in this landmark event. Please show your support of Rochester Chess by participating.
2022 RASCL SWISS TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 AT MAYO HIGH SCHOOL.
2022 RASCL SWISS TOURNAMENT on Saturday, February 26, 2022, 8:45 AM to 2:30 PM at Mayo High School Mohlke Center, rooms 2-254 & 2-257 (2nd floor). Enter the building through door 6, south entrance, and look for signs to the room.
Open to any student not playing in the varsity RASCL City Cup Team Tournament. This Swiss tournament will be held concurrently with the RASCL City Cup to provide an opportunity for scholastic players not competing in the City Cup. Four rounds of Game 30+3s in a Swiss Style format will be played. No elimination. All participants will play 4 games. Participants will be required to record their moves and use a chess clock. Trophies/medals will be awarded to the top five finishers. Registration (free) is required to reserve your spot in the tournament.
Check in with the tournament director by 8:45 AM to confirm your participation:
Round 1: 9:00 AM
Round 2: 10:10 AM
Lunch Break: 11:20 AM (FREE PIZZA!) Bring money for snacks and softdrinks at the concession stand.
Round 3: 12:00 PM
Round 4: 1:10 PM
Awards Following Round 4 at about 2:20 PM
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.