Tag: tournament
ROCHESTER CHESS: FEBRUARY 16-22 + SCHOLASTIC NEWS
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/
ROCHESTER CHESS FEBRUARY 9-15
Monday, February 9: Chess at LTS brewery at 6 PM. https://www.ltsbrewing.com/
Tuesday, February 10: Casual chess and kids’ chess at the club. Doors open at 6 pm.
Slow quads round 2 (G/60+30 s increment). Round 3 on February 17 and make up date for games on February 24. Membership in USCF is required (https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess). Games start at 6:45 PM. TD Matt Markland (mwmarkland@gmail.com) will be playing and directing.
Wednesday, February 11: RASCL (scholastic) meet number 6 hosted by Lourdes High School. Games begin at 3:45 pm. Enter through the gymnasium entrance (door #3), turn left, and walk down the hall to the cafeteria/commons. Spectators are welcome!
Thursday, February 12: Free casual chess at Novios Cafe, 1 – 3 PM. https://www.novioscafe.com/
ROCHESTER CHESS: JANUARY 26-FEBRUARY 1.
Monday, January 26: Zen Fusion Game On! 4th Monday of every month come test your skills at chess. Happy hour during game and win great prizes. Starts at 6 pm sharp. https://zenfusionmn.com/. Kids eat free on Mondays with a paid adult.
Tuesday, January 27: Casual chess and kids chess at the club. Doors open at 6 pm. Game analysis; bring an interesting game to share with others.
Wednesday, January 28: RASCL (scholastic) meet number 4 hosted by Rochester Math and Science Academy. Games begin at 3:45 pm. Spectators are welcome!
Thursday, January 29: Free casual chess at Apache Mall food court, 1 – 3 PM.
Reminder: register for the slow chess quads starting on Tuesday, February 3; directed by Matt Markland: https://rochesterchess.com/?p=6058