The Minnesota Open warm-up started on January 28 with 19 players in 3 sections. The format is 3 rounds of G/60 + 30s increment. The pairings for round 2 are below. Games start at 6:30 PM unless other arrangements are made. Let me know as soon as possible if you cannot make it.

Three rounds of Game/60+30s increment in a Swiss or quad format beginning on Tuesday, January 28 will be played (one round per week). Membership in USCF is required (https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess). Games start at 6:30 PM unless other arrangements have been made. 

Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria, 201 Third Ave. SW, Rochester, MN.

Register online: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeokigmUJJYGIl7dHWLl0_hhTWVr-i1bYHUYl0uVxoPQGX7mw/viewform?usp=pp_url

Hone your chess skills in preparation for the Minnesota Open which will be held on February 14 – 16 at Bethel University. The Minnesota Open is the Granddaddy of competitive chess in Minnesota. 270+ players are expected to participate this year in one of five sections. Registration and more details can be found here: https://www.minnesotachess.com/mn-open.

Jai Knuth and others asked Rochester Chess to help local folks prepare the Minnesota Open. We responded by organizing a warm-up 3-round, USCF-rated tournament of G/60 + 30s increment beginning on Tuesday, January 28. One game per night will be played for 3 consecutive weeks.

Online pre registration is required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeokigmUJJYGIl7dHWLl0_hhTWVr-i1bYHUYl0uVxoPQGX7mw/viewform?usp=pp_url

Direct questions to Dennis Mays dennismays101@gmail.com