Scholastic news: (Contributed by Chuck Handlon) The All RASCL scholastic chess team went undefeated in the 2025-2026 season of the Minnesota State High School Chess League, an online league https://mhscl.net/standings. All RASCL had 8 match wins and one draw. This year there were 33 teams (240 players) from the Twin Cities, Greater Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Wayzata 1 team was second with 7.5 points and Wayzata 2 team third with 7 points.

The All RASCL team is in its third season and consisted mainly of three Century HS players, Cole Lappi, Caulder Nguyen and Johan Myburgh, plus one Mayo HS player, Omar Aly. There were other RASCL players that filled in at times. Cole and Johan participated in every game of the 9-round season. Omar Aly took first place on Board 4 with 7.5 points.

Tuesday, February 17: Casual chess and kids’ chess at the club. Doors open at 6 pm.

Slow quads round 3 (final round). Make up date for games on February 24. Games start at 6:45 PM. TD Matt Markland (mwmarkland@gmail.com) will be playing and directing.

Wednesday, February 18: RASCL meet number 7 (final meet of the regular season) hosted by Byron High School. Games begin at 3:45 pm. Spectators are welcome!

Thursday, February 19: Free casual chess at Novios Cafe, 1 – 3 PM. https://www.novioscafe.com/