“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”

Blaise Pascal



Lourdes Defeats Century to Win RASCL City Cup Chess Tournament

Excerpts from Chuck Handlon, Secretary/Treasurer Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League (RASCL) February 20, 2023. The 23rd annual Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League (RASCL) City Cup Tournament was held at Century HS (the 2022 City Cup Champions) on Saturday February 18th. Century was the top seed in the tournament and playedRead More…

Due to the impending storm, round 3 chess games tonight are cancelled. If players mutually agree to play their game anywhere that is fine but otherwise round 3 games will be played next week (Feb 28) at the club. All email addresses except Isaac’s are below. Contact your opponent directly to make arrangements.

Email Address Last Name, First Name LMLEPA@OUTLOOK.COM Severson, Colin tim.schimke@gmail.com Schimke, Tim jayava@gmail.com Vallurupalli, Sanvitha mwmarkland@gmail.com Markland, Matthew michael.gilligan@ucdconnect.ie Gilligan, Michael mjensen23@gmail.com Jensen, Matthew PaulKinion@gmail.com Kinion, Paul jaiknuth@yahoo.com Knuth, Jai richardsonrobert999@gmail.com Richardson, Robert bellamkonda.venkatesh@mayo.edu Bellamkonda, Venkatesh dazaga7890@gmail.com Garrett, Daniel william.w.strain@gmail.com Strain, William jaiknuth@yahoo.com Knuth, Roy jamison.e.thorne@gmail.com Thorne, Jamison andyott507@gmail.com Ott,Read More…

ROOTING FOR THE ROCHESTER KNIGHTS IN THE TCCL TEAM COMPETITION

Hello chess enthusiasts. Most of you probably are unaware that the Rochester Knights Team in the Twin Cities Chess League (TCCL) is currently in 4th place in a 22 team field. The Rochester Knights are led by Paul Novotny (team captain), Larry Jasperson, Roy Knuth, Jai Knuth, Paul Kinion, andRead More…