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Rochester Mini-Chess Camp for Youth and Adults, Saturday, June 25, 2022, 9 AM – Noon at Mayo Clinic Harwick Building Cafeteria
Aimed at players rated U1400 USCF or below. Participants will be divided in to groups based on their chess playing experience. Lead instructors: Grant Jones and Dennis Mays
Approximate Camp Schedule
9 AM – 9:30
Tactics!
9:30 – 10:30
• Advanced Participants: Play one game (G/30 with notation). Coaches will help players analyze their games afterwards.
• Intermediate and Novice Participants: Opening principles and Opening tactics will be discussed.
10:30 – 11:15
Deep game analysis of their annotated game with a chess coach
11:15– 12:00 PM
Endgames you must know
Wrap-up
Tuition: $20 + $10 for each additional family member. Registration is required:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8tjDV9XEL_m7B2gVdD4eA35YQWe5oYqmN6jjyNDNEWkjGgw/viewform?
Payable on PayPal (https://rochesterchess.com/?page_id=3095) or by check sent in advance to Rochester Chess, 2202 Ponderosa Drive SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Contact Dennis Mays for information about scholarships.
Questions? dennismays101@gmail.com
CONTINUATION OF WFM JOVANA MILOSEVIC’S ADVANCED CHESS CLASSES ON ZOOM.
ON SATURDAY MAY 7, NOON – 1:30 PM, WOMAN FIDE MASTER MILOSEVIC WILL DISCUSS AND ANALYZE SELECTED GAMES OF ALEXANDER ALIKHINE, THE FOURTH WORLD CHESS CHAMPION.
THESE CLASSES ARE FREE DUE TO SPONSORSHIP BY A ROCHESTER CHESS DONOR.
Jovana Milosevic is a Woman FIDE Master with two Woman International Master Norms. She has played competitively and studied chess for 15 years. Some of her greatest achievements include winning first place in Balkan Chess Championship and South Eastern Europe Chess Championship twice and second place in European Rapid Chess Championship. Also, she won first place in Serbia Youth Chess Championship and second place in Serbia Woman Chess Championship. Jovana is the 2019 Minnesota Woman Chess Champion. Note by the organizer: Jovana is an excellent chess coach. She breaks down complex material so that less experienced chess players can learn from her. She has conducted numerous chess classes with members of Rochester Chess. I can say from personal experience that Master Milosevic is a gifted teacher/coach.
Rochester Chess on October 5: Casual Chess and Game Analysis
Rochester Chess will feature casual chess and game analysis on Tuesday, October 5 in the Mayo Clinic Harwick Building. Bring in the score sheet from one of your recent games to share with others.
On Sunday, October 10, 1:00 – 2:00 PM on Zoom and Chess.com, National Master Gordon Ruan will be analyzing his masterpiece in the Twin Cities Chess League team match against National Master Samrug Narayanan. If you are interested in joining Master Ruan’s game analysis, send an email to dennismays101@gmail.com for the Zoom meeting link.