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ROCHESTER CHESS THIS WEEK, DECEMBER 12.
On Tuesday night the Rochester Chess Club will be holding a bughouse tournament! If you haven’t played bughouse before, it’s a blast. Bughouse is a four-player game played on two boards. Two vs. two. It’s a high-speed and social way to sharpen your chess tactics. You can read up on all the details of bughouse here: https://www.chess.com/terms/bughouse-chess
Matt Jensen will be directing a free bughouse event. Registration starts at 6:30 PM. We will have a brief introduction and Q&A around 6:50. Games start at 7:00. Each player will put their name on a slip of paper. We will randomly draw the teams for every board in each round of the bughouse event. Every time your team wins, you get a point. The player with the most points at the night’s end wins the event. No one gets eliminated, and you can join late or leave early.
We will also have a casual night for those not wishing to play bughouse.
LOCAL BREWERY LTS IS HOSTING A CHESS TOURNAMENT ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT 6:00 PM.
Rochester Chess advisory board member Paul Kinion asked me to post this announcement:
LTS is hosting a chess tournament on Monday, 12/11 at 6:00 pm.
Have you ever played chess in a brewery? If no, you not alone! I recommend drinking NA beer to stay aware of your surroundings, including the chess board in front of you. Find out more about the tournament at their site: https://www.facebook.com/events/1257953275596974?ref=newsfeed
FREE 2023 HOLIDAY USCF-RATED SCHOLASTIC (K-12) SWISS CHESS TOURNAMENT ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16.
Four – five rounds of Game/30, d5s in a Swiss Style format will be played. No elimination. All participants will play 4 or 5 games. Membership in USCF is required (https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess). Participants will be required to record their moves and use a chess clock. Chess sets and clocks will be provided.
Parent/coach volunteers are very much needed. Contact Dennis Mays (dennismays101@gmail.com) for more information.
Prizes: Trophies/medals will be awarded to the top finishers.
Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria, 201 Third Ave. SW, Rochester, MN. Online pre-registration is required to reserve your spot in the tournament. Participation will be limited to the first 40 registrants.
Schedule:
Check in with the tournament director by 8:45 AM to confirm your participation:
Round 1: 9:00 AM
Round 2: 10:10 AM
Lunch Break: 11:20 AM
Round 3: 12:00 PM
Round 4: 1:10 PM
Round 5: 2:20 PM
Awards Following Round 5 at about 3:30 PM