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Minnesota Open will be held February 17-19 at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul
See the upcoming tournaments page for more information.
The 2012 Winter Open is an amazing success
The Minnesota Winter Open 140 total participants, including the 5 sections (Open, Reserve, Bantam, Sunday Blizzard, and Saturday non-rated beginners) Victor Adler and George Kane tied for 1st place. complete rating report and not-tie break crosstable may be found at the USCHESS.ORG site. http://main.uschess.org/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,201/ .... event ID 201201298662 or title THE 2012 WINTER OPEN
MINNESOTA OPEN SITE IS MOVED!!!!
An important update!
This year's state open is NOT being played in Plymouth, where is has been held the last few years. Due to a conflict, it is being moved to the Crown Plaza in downtown St. Paul. The same site as last year's Region Six. The old Radisson, where the 2000 US Open was held. This was a very nice site for the Region Six. Chess is an urban game and should be played in the heart of a city. This is good news for our green/mass transit comrades. And there is plenty of free parking on Sunday.
This year's state open is NOT being played in Plymouth, where is has been held the last few years. Due to a conflict, it is being moved to the Crown Plaza in downtown St. Paul. The same site as last year's Region Six. The old Radisson, where the 2000 US Open was held. This was a very nice site for the Region Six. Chess is an urban game and should be played in the heart of a city. This is good news for our green/mass transit comrades. And there is plenty of free parking on Sunday.
TCCL round 5 results, round 6 pairings
Gold: Caro Kant drew with Champions of the Castle and no longer has a perfect match record but maintains a commanding lead. ....................... Silver: Dos Cheques continues to dominate by defeating Gloryhole by a score of 3.5-0.5. .......................... The Bronze section is coming down to the wire. Uncalled Four defeats Metro Chess 3-1 while Kbights who say Knee draws with 3M64. Metro and Knights are tied for first with 4 match points while three teams have 3.5.
Complete standings and next round pairings see the TCCL Forum. ............. NEXT MATCH FEB 10
| Gold | ||
| Caro Cant | 4.5 | 15.5 |
| Silver | ||
| Dos Cheques | 5 | 19 |
| Bronze | ||
| Knights who say Knee | 4 | 15 |
| Uncalled four | 4 | 12.5 |
TCCL round 3 has some surprises, 3 new teams brings total to 39 ... new record!
TCCL leaders:
Gold: Last year's champion, Pawn America falls to Isolated Pawn Storm 1.5 - 2.5 There appeared to be some confusion among the ranks of Pawn America as to who was playing and the board order. Meanwhile Caro Cant takes sole possission of first place by defeating 2-xxxers 3.5 - 0.5 due partially to a forfeit on board 3. Silver: Dos Cheques continues its winning ways by defeating Tal Tales 3.5 - 0.5. Bronze: Knights who say Knee takes sole possession of first place by defeating Metro Chess 3-1. See the Forum for complete standings and next month's pairings (and some TD nightmares) -------------------------------------------------- NEXT MATCH DECEMBER 9 --------------- Games start at 7:00 PM, be on time!!!
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| Caro Cant | 3 | 10.5 | Dos Cheques | 3 | 11.5 | Knights who say Knee | 3 | 11 |
Twin Cities Chess League at 36 teams
Round 2, TCCL
These are the early leaders after two rounds. See the TCCL Forum for complete results and pairings for round 3.................There is still time to enter your team, two half match point byes available for up to twomore teams in the Bronze section.........................Next Match November 18
| GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | ||||||
| Caro Cant | 2 | 7 | Dos Cheques | 2 | 8 | Knights who say Knee | 2 | 8 |
| Pawn America | 2 | 6 | Metro Chess | 2 | 6 |
Russell Swanson Melrose, Minnesota October 12, 2011
Russel Swanson, 64 of Melrose, Minnesota passed away October 12, 2011. Russ is survived by his wife Paulette, and children Amiee M. Swanson-Haarstick (Todd), and Christina R. Swanson-Ayotte (Paul,). Russell was very active in Minnesota chess and scholastic chess. He will be missed.
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Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 17th with a 7 p.m. prayer service at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home - 418 South 5th Ave East, Melrose, Minnesota 56352 - (320) 256-4249 - Interment will be held privately at a later date.
Tom B
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 17th with a 7 p.m. prayer service at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home - 418 South 5th Ave East, Melrose, Minnesota 56352 - (320) 256-4249 - Interment will be held privately at a later date.
Tom B
School Chess Association Tournament Dates are now listed on our tournaments page ...
TCCL once again off to a fantastic start
Twin Cities Chess League (which includes the suburbs of Rochester, MN and Superior, Wi) is off to another fantastic start, with 34 teams in the three sections. Leaders at the start include:
(see the TCCL Forum for complete results)..................... There is still room for (up to 6) more teams, so c'mon down for round 2 (1/2 match point bye for round 1). on October 14
| gold | silver | bronze | ||||||||
| standings | match | game | standings | match | game | match | game | |||
| Caro Cant | 1 | 4 | Ministry of Silly Moves | 1 | 4 | Knights who say Knee | 1 | 4 | ||
| Champions of the Castle | 1 | 3 | Dos Cheques | 1 | 4 | Metro Chess | 1 | 3.5 | ||
| Pawn America | 1 | 2.5 | Rochester Ultimates | 1 | 2.5 | Uncalled four | 1 | 3 | ||
| NYET | 1 | 2.5 | Gloryhole | 1 | 2.5 | 3M64 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Golden Magic Fire Warrior Hawks | 1 | 3 |
CHESS.MN 9th FIDE Open Rating Tournament July 16-17 at the Castle!
Septenber 17 - 18, 2011 Chess.MN 9th FIDE Open Rating Tournament Chess Castle, 1121 Jackson Street, #134, Nordeast Minneapolis, MN 55413 (NW corner of Broadway & Central): Sections: Open (FIDE and USCF rated): 5 Rounds SS, G/90, inc/30 EF (advance): FIDE titled players free, othe FIDE rated $50, FIDE unr (USCF > 1600) $70, USCF U1600 $90; $$ (b/20) $250, $125, $100, fide unr $100. FIDE rules apply.U2000 (USCF rated): 5Rounds SS, G/120, EF: $40, $$$150, $125, $100; U1600: $75Reg: http://onlineregistration.cc EF $10 more at site, 8:30-9:30 AM 7/16
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