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Castle Chess of Minnesota, 1121 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis Awards, pizza, beverages, and blitz Friday at the Castle (Apr 12)Twin Cities Chess League trophies, Pizza, and beverages, and a little blitz on the side.Other trophies as well, those not received at the Scholastic, and more.$10 per person includes the pizza and beverages. Doors open at 6:00 PM and pizza ordered at 6:30 Minnesota Championship FINAL results Congratulations to the winners! (so far): Sean Nagle and Kevin Wasiluk tie for first in the State Championship, there will be a match to determine next year's seed and who gets to represent Minnesota as its state champion. Place and time to be determined. Amateur championship also ended in a tie between Connor Quinn and Eric Bell. Reserve champion is Peter Bertel
tccl 2012-2013 FINAL RESULTS
Advancing from Silver to Gold will be Austin City Limits and Uncalled Four Advancing from Bronze to Silver will be 3M64 and Metro Chess Congratulations to the Winners Awards ceremony Pizza and Blitz, April 12 at the Chess Castle ($10 per person) Complete results on the TCCL Forum Minnesota Closed Championship, Mar 15-17 2013 The qualifiers for the Minnesota Closed:
TC 40/90 SD/30 +30 Rds 7; 10-5; 10-5; Reserve TC G/120 d/5; Rds 10-2:30-7; 10-2:30 Castle Chess Club 1121 Jackson St NE, Minneapolis Minnesota Open is rated 2013 THE MINNESOTA OPEN event ID: (201302173132) rating report is at: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,201/ Open: 4 way tie (4 points): Sean Nagle, Victor Adler, John Bartholomew, Kevin Wasiluk Amateur: Jackson Wahl, Reed Russell, and Wes Cannon with 4 points Reserve: Andrew Sheehan and Brandon Banh with at 5 points Sophomore: Peng Lung Xiong with 5.5 points Bantam: Solei Christopher with 5.5 points Sunday Tornado: Dane Zagar Non-rated Novice: Daniel Roozen TCCL round 6 TCCL round 6: Gold: Pawn America and NYET are tied for first with 5 match points with DOS Cheques close behind at 4.5. Silver: Austin City Limits takes the lead at 4.5, with Tal Tales at 4. Bronze: 3M64 falls to Knaves of the Castle, but is still in the lead with 5, Knaves and Metro Chess are now back in the hunt with 4.5. pairings, round 7 (Bronze) have changed. Next match: March 8 MSCA elections WINTER OPEN A GRAND SUCCESS The Winter Open was an excellent event with 123 entrants in 3the three sections. Wilson Gibbins and Oke Iwu shared the spotlight by tying for first at 4.5 game points each. Claiming first place in the Reserve was Landon Larch with a perfect 5 points, while Arun Narayanan took the Bantam section, again at 5-0. The rating report may be seen at: http://www.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,201/ enter the tournament name: MWO_13 or ID: 201301273952 in the tournament search. Rochester grand winter open 2013 Rochester Grand Winter Open February 1-2, 2013 | NEW $1300 Guaranteed Prize Fund | Free Entry for Masters Sponsored by Rochester Chess Club and Mayo Clinic Chess Club (MCCC) Chief TD: Sisira Amarasinghe; Asst TD’s: Jack Fulsom and Dan Voje Organizer: Dennis Mays Premier (open to all): 5-SS. TL: game/60 + 5 sec delay. EF: $40 rec’d by January 29; $50 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st – 3rd $300, 200, 100; U2000 $80; U1800 $80. RDS: Standard - Friday 7:30 P.M.; Saturday 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00 Castle - Thursday 7:30 P.M. rd 1 option at the Chess Castle (www.chesscastle.com) 1-day G/30 + 5 sec option: Saturday 10:00-11:15, merge in round 3 Amateur (U1600): 5-SS. TL: game/60 + 5 sec delay. EF: $30 rec’d by January 29; $40 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st – 3rd $140, 100, 60; U1400 $50; U1200 $50. RDS: Standard - Friday 7:30 P.M.; Saturday 10:00, 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00 Castle - Thursday 7:30 P.M. rd 1 option at the Chess Castle (www.chesscastle.com) 1-day G/30 + 5 sec option: Saturday 10:00-11:15, merge in round 3 Reserve (U1200): 5-SS. TL: game/45 + 5 sec delay. EF: $15 rec’d by January 29; $20 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st-7th trophies. RDS: Saturday only, 11:00, 1:15, 3:00, 4:45, and 6:30. Bantam (U800/Unrated): 4-SS. TL: game/45 + 5 sec delay. EF: $15 rec’d by June 19; $20 at site. USCF membership required. PZ: 1st-7th trophies. RDS: Saturday only, 11:00, 1:15, 3:00, and 4:45. Site: Mayo Clinic Harwick Cafeteria, SW corner of 3rd Ave. SW & 2nd St. SW, Rochester, MN. Free parking on the street or in all public (not Mayo Clinic) parking ramps. Enter the Harwick building through the east entrance on 3rd Ave SW. Registration and Advance Entry On-Site: Friday on-site for Premier and Amateur, MCCC club opens at 6:45 PM, Rd 1 at 7:30 PM. Saturday Premier/Amateur sections, 8:45 – 9:30 AM; Reserve/Bantam, 10:00-10:45. Re-entry for 1-day options, $25 Premier $20 Amateur (must notify TD by 9:30 AM on Sat.). Advance Entry Website (preferred): https://onlineregistration.com Advance Entry by Mail: Make checks payable to “Rochester Chess Club” or “RCC”, and mail with below registration form to: Sisira Amarasinghe, 619 Crane Creek Lane, Eagan, MN 55121 {sisira@amarasinghe.com; (864) 674-7472}. News Categories
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