“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”

Blaise Pascal



LIVE PODCAST “NO PAWN INTENDED”

Rochester Chess Members, Local players Jesse Buss and Matt Jensen have a weekly live chess podcast titled “No Pawn Intended”. There will be an episode recorded on Wednesday at 8 PM. All episodes are later posted to YouTube and Spotify with a few edits. The podcast is a lot ofRead More…

GAME ANALYSIS AND CASUAL CHESS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 23.

National Master Matt Jensen will lead a game analysis session on Tuesday, January 23, starting at 7 PM. Share one of your favorite games (win, loss, or draw) with the group. Enter the game notation as a study on Lichess ahead of time to make the analysis session easier. CasualRead More…

LOCAL BREWERY LTS IS HOSTING A CHESS TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY, JANUARY 22 AT 6:00 PM.

Rochester Chess advisory board member Tim Schimke asked me to post this announcement: LTS Brewery is hosting a chess tournament on Monday, 1/22/2024 at 6:00 pm. Have you ever played chess in a brewery? If no, you not alone! I recommend drinking NA beer or maybe sipping tea to stayRead More…