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Reminder to register for the March, 2022 Slow events.
On March 1 we will hold USCF-rated tournaments of 3 – 4 rounds either as a quad or a mini-swiss. Rated games of G/60 + 30 will be played in person once per week on Tuesday evenings. Participants must be current members of USCF: https://new.uschess.org/ Games begin at 6:30 PM. Alternative dates and times can be negotiated if both players agree and they inform me ahead of time. Register before noon on Monday, February 28 to be included in the first round of the tournament. Half-point byes are permitted in the mini-swiss. No byes are allowed in the round robin quads. Registration fee: $5 payable at the site or online at the Rochester Chess homepage through the PayPal donate button. Registration is free for masters. Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpLxDv2VNK8q2p_ovdbaqaODz5z3xwMGkNqEAP3_3Qd0ss_w/viewform?usp=pp_url
SPECTATORS ARE WELCOME AT THE 2021 ROCHESTER CHESS MASTERS TOURNAMENT
Rochester Chess Masters will be held on Saturday, December 4. Three rounds at 9:30, 1, 4. G/60 + 30. USCF-rated. Free pizza lunch provided after round 1. Prizes: $400, $250, $150. Prizes are covered by a donation to Rochester Chess.
Capped at 8 entrants (7 National Masters and one high-rated expert).
Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Building, South Cafeteria, 201 3rd Avenue SW, Rochester, MN. Park for free on the street or in a nearby parking ramp. Participants and spectators must be free of COVID symptoms and wear a mask. If you have not already done so, please get vaccinated for the safety of all.
Stop by anytime to watch some of Minnesota’s best chess players compete for the prize money.
Chess and cheesesteaks!
Please see the note below from Steve Lange, Editor Rochester Magazine and a member of Rochester Chess.
Come for the chess. Stay for the cheesesteaks. On Thursdays from 2-6 p.m., Jersey Jo’s Philly Cheesesteaks has been hosting casual chess at its one-of-a-kind shop at 187 18th Ave SW (in the small strip mall across the Frontage Road from the McDonald’s on 2nd St. SW). Stop in for casual chess (and, really, there’s no obligation to buy any food).