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2025 March Slow Swiss Starts on Tuesday, March 11.
Enjoy some serious chess by playing three or four rounds of Game/60+30s increment in a Swiss or quad format beginning on Tuesday, March 11. Membership in USCF is required (https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess). Games start at 6:30 PM. Half-point byes are available to help accommodate schedule conflicts. Reserve your spot by registering (free) online at the link below.
Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria, 201 Third Ave. SW, Rochester, MN.
RESULTS OF THE MINNESOTA OPEN WARM-UP SWISS.
Twenty players competed in the Minnesota Warm-up Slow Swiss tournament which was completed on February 11. The tournament has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202502111302.0-16917452.
Eli Goplen (8th grade at Willow Creek) won first place in the Bronze section with a perfect 3-0 score. Eli is making a habit of winning tournaments at the club.
Isaac (sophomore at Mayo High School) and Luke Sellon (8th grade at John Adams) dominated the Silver section with scores of 3-0. Isaac and Luke are members of the Mayo High School varsity chess team which finished the regular season in the Rochester Area Scholastic Chess League (RASCL) with a team score of 6 wins and 0 losses. Impressive!
Jim Bundy played in his first tournament at the club. Jim proved he knows how to play chess by finishing in first place with a score of 3-0 in the Gold section.
Congratulations to the winners and to all other participants. We will be starting another slow swiss on February 26. Stay tuned for details.
