The members of the Twin Cities Chess League Rochester teams will be playing a warm-up match of unrated games at a time control of G/90; d5 on Tuesday, Sep 10 to help prepare for the first TCCL match of the season (Sep 13). Rochester will have 2 teams competing in the league this year. The Rochester Ultimates and the Rochester Knights are led by team captains Rob Newshutz and Paul Kinion, respectively. During the season, 7 matches are held at a frequency of one Friday match per month at the Roseville Skating Center. TCCL is steeped in MN chess tradition where some of the state’s most experienced chess players compete. TCCL teams of four play in 4 sections based chess playing experience. Scholastic teams are welcomed. You can find out more at this link: https://www.minnesotachess.com/tccl

Casual chess will also be featured on Sep 10.

Rochester Chess will have an exhibit at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday, September 14, 9 AM – noon. The market is an opportunity to help spread your love of chess. Visitors range from serious players to individuals who are interested in learning more about the game. It is a lot of fun and you can take time out to pick up some locally grown vegetables. 🙂 We will be at the back of the market on the grass near the river and in the shade of an enormous cotton wood tree. Stop by anytime! I hope to see you there.

Jovana Milosevic has returned to Serbia for the foreseeable future. That is the bad news. The good news is Jovana is still coaching chess. As many of us know, Jovana is an excellent teacher. She is able to present complex material in a way that her pupils understand. Please see her coaching description below which can also be found on the Improvement page: https://rochesterchess.com/?page_id=2776

Club members and coaches are invited to contribute to the Improvement page.

Jovana Milosevic is a Woman FIDE Master with two Woman International Master norms. She has played competitively and studied chess for more than ten years. Some of her greatest achievements include winning first place in Balkan Chess Championship and South Eastern Europe Chess Championship twice and second place in European Rapid Chess Championship. Also, she won first place in Serbia Youth Chess Championship and second place in Serbia Woman Chess Championship. She is the 2019 Minnesota women chess champion. She has been teaching chess professionally in Rochester, MN. She has given both private and group lessons, been a lead instructor in various chess camps and taught chess in community schools. At the moment she is available for online lessons and can be contacted by email jovana51796@gmail.com

Footnote by Dennis: Jovana recently played in a 9-round FIDE tournament in Belgrade in which she finished with a score of 6/9 tied for 10th place in a field of 88 players, many of whom were titled players. Jovana’s performance rating was an impressive 2296 FIDE!  You can check out the cross table in the link below. http://chess-results.com/tnr457179.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9. Jovana is not only an excellent chess coach but she is a fierce competitor.