Monday, February 23: Chess tournament on the 4th Monday of the month at Zen Fusion, starts at 6 pm. https://zenfusionmn.com/

Tuesday, February 24: Casual chess and kids’ chess at the club. Doors open at 6 pm.

Game analysis: Bring a favorite game to share with the group.

Slow quads makeup round (G/60+30 s increment). Game starts at 6:45 pm.

Thursday, February 26: Free casual chess at Novios Cafe, 1 – 3 pm. https://www.novioscafe.com/

Saturday, February 28: Contributed by Chuck Handlon. The 26th annual RASCL City Cup Tournament and a concurrent RASCL Swiss Invitational will be held in the Century HS North cafeteria. The varsity semi-final round will begin at 9:00 am. Players should arrive around 8:30 to help set up.

In the semi-final round, Century Silver will be white on boards 1, 3 & 5 vs Century Navy. Mayo HS will be white on boards 1, 3 & 5 vs the Homeschool team.  In the case of a tied match, the higher seed advances. Winners of the semi-final will play for the City Cup in the Championship round and the losers will play a consolation game for bronze, i.e. third place.

At the end of the first round (10:30 – 10:45) there will be a break for BB’s pizza. We are grateful that BB’s Pizza is the official sponsor for the pizza of the City Cup. Family Dentist Tree is the official sponsor for the RASCL trophies.

Teams that are not in the varsity City Cup should encourage players to participate in the Swiss Invitational. There will be trophies for the Top Five finishers as well as a team trophy. Pre-registration is encouraged: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdwIPXOi6G4N7FdClPrPpnot1RYcUqwHHLrwnzDMbGx9rWa0A/viewform?usp=header

An awards ceremony will follow the City Cup championship round. The regular season champion trophy will be awarded in addition to the RASCL Varsity Top Five. There will be a RASCL “All League Team” named.