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Chess Club will be closed on November 8 and 15.
Rochester Chess will not be meeting the next two weeks.
Volunteers are needed for managing our chess exhibit at the STEAM Summit on Tuesday, November 15, 9 AM – 2 PM. Let me know if you can take a one- or two-hour shift teaching chess at the STEAM conference at the RCTC Regional Sports Center, 851 30th Ave SE, Rochester, MN
Rochester Chess will have three tables with 6 chess sets set up and literature on the benefits of chess for developing critical thinking skills that are important in STEAM fields. Chess sets are like magnets for kids. It is a lot of fun.
SPECIAL GAME ANALYSIS SESSION WITH MASTER MATT JENSEN, THE 2022 ROCHESTER CHESS CHAMPION, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 AT 6:30 PM
Master Matt Jensen will be analyzing some of his games from the recently completed 2022 Rochester Chess Championship and games from other competitors. Please send me the PGN files of games you would like to analyze.
We will also feature casual chess and problem solving with the chess kids.
WINNERS OF THE 2022 ROCHESTER CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Thirty-three players competed in the 2022 Rochester Championship on October 22 and 23 at the Mayo Civic Center. The tournament was played in 3 sections based on rating. The 6-player championship round robin section consisted of the 6 highest rated players who accepted the invitation to play in the event. Fourteen players competed in the Amateur swiss section and thirteen players competed in the Bantam (U1000) swiss section.
Master Matt Jensen won the highly contested championship section with a score of 3.5/5. Matt was declared the 2022 Rochester Chess Champion and received the $1,000 first place prize. Congratulations Matt! Close behind tied for second place with scores of 3/5 points were Master Thompson and Michael Kern. Michael won the $100 “persistence” prize that was awarded by a random drawing among the 4 players who finished the tournament in addition to the winner.
Kevin Gaustad continued his winning ways by scoring 5 consecutive wins in the Amateur section. In addition to finishing in first place, Kevin was declared the 2022 Rochester Amateur Champion. Kevin won the $500 first place prize and a trophy for first place. Congratulations Kevin!
Cole Lappi, Joseph Bell, and Jayan Jayachandran tied for first place in the Bantam section with scores of 4-1. Based on tiebreaks they received trophies for first, second, and third places, respectively. Trophies or medals were awarded to all participants. Congratulations Cole, Joseph, and Jayan!
The tournament has been rated by USCF:
https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202210230472.0 Note the cross table standings are not based on tiebreaks.
We would like to thank the Mayo Civic Center and Experience Rochester for their of this tournament.