Tag: Chess Tournaments
SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CHESS COMMUNITY: PLAY IN THE 2023 ROCHESTER OPEN ON JULY 8 & 9!
Are you enjoying chess activities at the local Rochester chess club? If yes, we are encouraging you to support Rochester Chess by playing in the Rochester Open on July 8 and 9 in the Mayo Civic Center. It is our biggest event of the year which brings in chess players from around the area including, masters from Rochester and other communities. Last year, 121 players participated in the event.
There are plenty of prizes ($3,000 guaranteed) in the Open, U1900, U1500, and U1000 sections to make it worth your while. Club member George Paulik took home the $300 first prize in the U1900 section last year.
Register online by June 10 for the early discount: https://rochesterchess.com/?p=4167
Questions: dennismays101@gmail.com.
FINAL STANDINGS IN THE 2023 SPRING SCHOLASTIC SWISS
The 2023 Spring Scholastic Swiss was held on Saturday, May 13 in the Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria. Forty-six players participated in two sections. Half of the students were playing in their-first ever chess tournament.
Congratulations to Joshua Wang and Ansh Singh for tying for first place with scores of 4-0 in the Novice section. Four players tied for second place with 3 points. Kellogg middle school took home the first place team trophy.
Fifth-grader Wilson Wang won the USCF-rated section with a perfect 4-0 score. Congratulations Wilson. Your chess future is bright! Six players tied for second – seventh places. Dakota middle school won the first place team trophy.
The cross tables below are listed in order of final score and then in alphabetical order (not tiebreak order). Players who have USCF ratings are listed in order of their rating. W = win (e.g. W17 = win against player number 17 in the final standings), L = loss, D = draw, nnnn = no USCF rating. The tournament has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202305131892-16917452
Many thanks go out to the numerous volunteer parents and coaches who helped make this tournament possible: Coaches George Paulik, Master Thompson, Kevin Gaustad, Matt Markland, Chris Jones, Jacob Arroyo, Chuck Handlon, Justin Ricker, and to parents Megan and Walter Park, Darcy Reed, Michael Blocksome and others. Joshua Halverson of Community Education did a great job of promoting the event.
Please subscribe to Rochester Chess to receive periodic updates on chess activities in our community. The votes are in favor for holding another scholastic tournament in June. Stay tuned for details.
2023 SPRING RAPID, USCF-RATED, BEGINS ON MAY 16.
USCF-rated 2023 Spring Rapid, divided into two or more-8 player sections based on rating, will begin on Tuesday, May 16. Three rated games of G/15 + 10 sec increment will be played on Tuesday evenings in the Mayo Clinic Harwick Building Cafeteria. Games begin at 6:30 PM. Register by 6:15 PM on May 16. Online registration is greatly preferred: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfw02V0BwFgyHH_em5SNQXyMsqTG_2CJxw8hh2POlhSF94UMg/viewform?usp=pp_url Participants must be current members of USCF: https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess
Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Building, South Cafeteria, 201 3rd Avenue SW, Rochester, MN. Park for free on the street after 5 PM weekdays/all day on weekends or in a nearby parking ramp (preferred).