“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”

Blaise Pascal



ROCHESTER CHESS JULY 2021 SLOW SWISS

Rochester Chess will hold a United States Chess Federation (USCF)-rated in person (OTB) 4-round swiss tournament in July. You can find out what a swiss tournament is here:  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss-system_tournament). One game per week will be played at a slow time control, G/60+30. The first game will be on Tuesday, JulyRead More…

ROCHESTER CHESS WILL CONTINUE MEETING WEEKLY ON TUESDAYS, 6 – 9 PM, AT MAYO CLINIC SUPERIOR DRIVE SUPPORT CENTER, SOUTH CAFETERIA

Rochester Chess will continue to meet weekly in-person on Tuesdays, 6 – 9 PM, in the South Cafeteria in the Mayo Clinic Superior Drive Support Facility, 3050 Superior Dr. NW, Rochester, MN 55905. The next meeting will be on June 22. All attendees are required to be free of COVIDRead More…

RESULTS OF THE 2021 EARLY SUMMER ONLINE SLOW SWISS

Congratulations to Michael Kern for winning the Online 2021 Early Summer Slow Swiss with a score of 3.5 – 0.5. The event was held over 4 weeks with one slow game per week. Michael gave up only one-half point by taking a bye in round 1. Michael was closely followedRead More…