MSCA in collaboration with Rochester Chess and the Mayo Civic Center held their Minnesota Class Championships in Rochester on November 11, 12. This is the first time to our knowledge that the class championships have been held outside the Twin Cities area. Ninety-two players competed in one of ten sections based on their ratings. Approximately half the field were from the Rochester Area. Several local players received cash prizes for their efforts. https://www.minnesotachess.com/_files/ugd/977779_6f567c3fd01045528385954855bc9880.pdf In particular, Tim Schimke tied for first in the class B section, Zhongyu Zhang tied for second in the class D section, John Bitz tied for third place , Anthony Rigles finished in second place in the class E section, Wilson Wang tied for first place in the F section, Johan Myburgh tied for second place in the class G section, and Calder Nguyen tied for first place in the unrated section.

The event has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlMain.php?12562041 Thanks to Sarah and Jackson Wahl for their expert directing.