“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”

Blaise Pascal



Free Quick Chess Tournament

We have postponed the nostalgia blitz tournament and will be replacing it with a quick chess tournament. Tuesday night at 6:30 we will be holding a free quick chess tournament.  The time control is G/15, d/5.  The plan is to hold 4 rounds with swiss system pairings.  The tournament willRead More…

Roy Wins 3 Round Swiss

Roy Knuth won the 3 round swiss tournament tonight with a perfect score 3/3.  10 players participated.  I updated the RCC ladder with the new ratings. No. Name Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 1 roy 1657 3.0 W8 W7 W3 2 rob 1719 2.0 L4 W5 W8 3 kevin 1635Read More…

Ben Schimke Wins Noel Skelton Bantam Section!

Noel Skelton Open – A handful of Rochester area players attended the Noel Skelton Open over the Labor Day Weekend.  The highlight for the group was Ben Schimke scoring 4.5/5 and winning clear first in the Bantam division!  Congrats Ben on a strong performance!  Nate Harmsen also participated in the BantamRead More…