“Chess is the gymnasium of the mind.”

Blaise Pascal



CASUAL CHESS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8. KIDS ARE WELCOME. K-2 RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL CHESS WEEK SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT.

Doors open at 6 PM. Bring your games from the National Chess Week Scholastic tournament to analyze. First name Last name Grade School Place Score (out of 3) Micah Cook 1 Rochester Central Lutheran School 1 3 Benjamin Riester 1 Pinewood 2 2 Mia Zhang K Schaeffer Academy 3 1.5Read More…

RESULTS OF THE K-8 SECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL CHESS WEEK SCHOLASTIC TOURNAMENT

The national chess week scholastic tournament was held on Saturday, October 5 at the Northrop Community Education Center. The event was a partnership with Rochester Chess and Community Education (Josh Halverson was the CE event coordinator. Thanks Josh!). Seventy students participated in one of 3 sections based on chess playingRead More…

Registration is still open for the Rochester Scholastic Chess Tournament (Gr. K-8), Saturday, October 5 at Northrop Community Education Center.

Let’s Play Chess!Celebrate National Chess Week (October 5 – 12) by participating in the largest youth chess tournament in Rochester. Students can expect a supportive environment with instruction from experienced chess players and high school role models. Students will be paired with others of similar skill level, and they do notRead More…