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ROCHESTER CHESS: MARCH 9-15 AND SCHOLASTIC CHESS NEWS
Monday, March 9: Free Chess at LTS Brewery (2nd Tuesday of the month). Games start at 6 PM. https://www.ltsbrewing.com/
Tuesday, March 10: Casual chess and kids’ chess at the club. Doors open at 6 pm.
Game analysis: Bring a favorite game to share with the group.
Thursday, March 12: Free casual chess at Novios Cafe, 1 – 3 pm. https://www.novioscafe.com/
Scholastic Chess News: The 61st Annual Scholastic Chess Championship was held on March 7-8, 2026
at the University of St. Thomas. A record-setting 383 students competed in 4 sections for the state championships. Special thanks go to the tournament organizer MSCA’s Tim Rademacher and to the tournament director Sarah Wahl for running an amazing event. More details of the scholastic championship are posted on the MSCA website: https://www.minnesotachess.com/.
Slight Stumble Causes Drop for Century HS Chess
By Chuck Handlon, Secretary – Treasurer Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League.
In 2025 the Century HS chess team attained 19.5 points in the Minnesota State Chess Association K–12
Championship Tournament. This result was good for a three-way tie for first place with Eastview HS and Eden Prairie HS. A slight stumble by Century in the final two rounds of the 2026 State Scholastic Chess Tournament cost Century a half point and Century’s 19 points dropped it into a third-place tie with Eastview. The top four teams were separated by only 1 point. Eden Prairie finished second with 19.5 and Wayzata HS was the champion with 20 points. Mayo HS finished 8th with 15.5 points and Rochester Homeschool finished 22nd with 5.5 points.
Several Rochester players won individual honors. Century Sophomore Johan Myburgh placed overall
15th in high school division of over 150 players. Century Sophomore Eric Zheng placed 4th in the under
1000 USCF rated division. Two Rochester Freshmen placed in the under 1500 USCF rated division.
Mayo’s Omar Aly was 3rd and Isaac Gommers who attends Schaeffer Academy was 4th.
For more information contact RASCL Secretary Chuck Handlon chuckwheelerhandlon@gmail.com
Results from the 2026 February Quads
Hi everyone. The results from the February Quads are below. It has been submitted for rating. Thank you to all the players for their patience as I navigated some family issues. And thank you to Dennis for stepping in as Assistant TD. 🙂
Quad 1 Results
Quad 2 Results
Small Swiss Results
ROCHESTER CHESS FEBRUARY 9-15
Monday, February 9: Chess at LTS brewery at 6 PM. https://www.ltsbrewing.com/
Tuesday, February 10: Casual chess and kids’ chess at the club. Doors open at 6 pm.
Slow quads round 2 (G/60+30 s increment). Round 3 on February 17 and make up date for games on February 24. Membership in USCF is required (https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess). Games start at 6:45 PM. TD Matt Markland (mwmarkland@gmail.com) will be playing and directing.
Wednesday, February 11: RASCL (scholastic) meet number 6 hosted by Lourdes High School. Games begin at 3:45 pm. Enter through the gymnasium entrance (door #3), turn left, and walk down the hall to the cafeteria/commons. Spectators are welcome!
Thursday, February 12: Free casual chess at Novios Cafe, 1 – 3 PM. https://www.novioscafe.com/