Category: Information
June Slow Tournament Begins on Tuesday, June 4 at RCTC in Room EA 103
Rochester Chess will be hosting a 4-round USCF-rated tournament, formerly known as Jovana’s June 2019 Slow Chess Tournament (G/60 + 30 second increment) beginning on June 4.
Play one game per night on June 4, 11, 18, and 25. Up to 2 half-point byes may be requested in rounds 1-3. A zero-point bye is available for round 4. We plan to divide the field in two sections based on rating. Games begin at 6:30 sharp.
Registration: Free for current club members who register online by June 3 (strongly recommended to help us start on time) or $5 for all who register onsite (6:15 – 6:30 PM) and for nonmembers.
Directions: Park in the main lot on the East side of the main campus. Enter through the Hill Theater/East Hall entrance, it’s closest to the lot. Room EA 103 is near the door.
Thanks to Paul Kinion and the RCTC math department for providing the space and chess equipment for this event.
Jovana’s Advanced Classes will resume in July.
Rochester Chess Mini-Camp for Youth and Adults, June 1 at RCTC
Rochester Chess Mini-Camp for Youth and Adults
When: Saturday, June 1, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Where: Rochester Community and Technical College
About the lead instructor:
Jovana Milosevic is a Woman FIDE Master with two Woman International Master norms. She is from Serbia but currently living in Rochester, MN. She has played competitively and studied chess for 13 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. Jovana recently won the title of 2019 Minnesota Woman Chess Champion.
She has experience in coaching players with a FIDE rating below 2000 and is now teaching chess in three elementary schools in Rochester and is leading advanced chess classes at RCTC.
Experienced chess coaches Rob Newshutz and Justin Ricker will be assisting Jovana.
Approximate Camp Schedule
9 AM – 9:30
Tactics!
9:30 – 10:30
Advanced Participants: Jovana will pair players for G/30 games with notation. Jovana and other coaches will help players analyze their games afterwards.
Intermediate and Novice Participants: Opening principles and Opening tactics will be discussed.
10:30 – 10:45
Snack Break
10:45 – 11:15
Game analysis
11:15– 12:00 PM
Endgames you must know
Wrap-up
Tuition: $20 + $10 for additional family members. Payable onsite. Contact Dennis Mays for information about scholarships: dennismays101@gmail.com
Registration: Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1zh3KfVMYawx7UcOSwBqw4drY4_MvuBlyGiiHBrHAqX2x1Q/viewform?usp=pp_url
Questions? dennismays101@gmail.com
Jovana is available for individual lessons: jovana51796@gmail.com