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CASUAL BLITZ TOURNAMENT ON TUESDAY, MARCH 28!

National Master Matt Jensen will be joining the field in this tournament to determine who is the best blitz player in Rochester. The tournament is free but the winner gets the bragging rights for 2023.

Doors open at 6 PM. Games begin at 6:30 PM.

JERSEY JO’S CHESS AND CHEESESTEAKS THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 4-6 PM.

Come for the chess. Stay for the cheesesteaks. On Thursdays from 4-6 p.m., Jersey Jo’s Philly Cheesesteaks is hosting casual chess at its one-of-a-kind shop at 187 18th Ave SW (in the small strip mall across the Frontage Road from the McDonald’s on 2nd St. SW). Stop in for casual chess and have fun! Contact Rochester Chess Club members Alex Nelson (320-583-5717, alex24947@gmail.com) or Steve Lange (507-398-9212, slange@rochestermagazine.com), for more information

FOUR THINGS ON MARCH 16:

I. JERSEY JO’S CHESS AND CHEESESTEAKKS TODAY, MARCH 16, 4-6 PM. Come for the chess. Stay for the cheesesteaks. On Thursdays from 4-6 p.m., Jersey Jo’s Philly Cheesesteaks is hosting casual chess at its one-of-a-kind shop at 187 18th Ave SW (in the small strip mall across the Frontage Road from the McDonald’s on 2nd St. SW). Stop in for casual chess and have fun! Contact Rochester Chess Club members Alex Nelson (320-583-5717, alex24947@gmail.com) or Steve Lange (507-398-9212, slange@rochestermagazine.com), for more information.

II. BUGHOUSE TOURNAMENT IN THE HARWICK ON TUESDAY, MARCH 21. Doors open at 6 PM; games begin at 6:30 PM. Master Matt Jensen will give a quick tutorial on how to play bughouse if you are new to the game. If bughouse is not your thing, come to play casual chess.

III. CONGRATULATIONS TO CLUB MEMBER HENRY LANGE FOR WINNING THE DRAWING FOR THE SQUARE ONE GRAND KINGDOM CHESS SET.

IV. NEW CLUB MEMBER RYAN WILLIAMSON FINISHED 5-0 TO WIN THE ODDS BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT ON MARCH 14. Congratulations Ryan!