Help Grow Youth Chess in Minnesota!
April 11-12 🗓️
Follow all DBR results on the Scoreboard. There will also be coverage of the Narayanan-Hua State Championship Playoff! Thank you to host Chess Castle! 🙏
Narayanan-Hua Championship Tiebreaker:
Round 1 Castle YouTube coverage starts at 10am. (Round starts at 9am.)
Round 2 ChessGoals YouTube coverage starts at 2:30pm. (Round starts at 1:30pm.)
🛜 Lichess Broadcast (15 minute delay)
Congratulations to Samrug Narayanan on winning the Championship tiebreaker! 🙌 He'll take home the Stenberg cup with his name engraved. 🏆
July 10-12 📌
• Rochester Open
• Simultaneous Exhibition with IMs John Bartholomew and Sean Nagle
• Start of the 2026 MSCA Summer Grand Prix Series!
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5 Rounds • G/60 +30s
The Stenberg Cup
March 27-29
The MSCA has a lichess.org account! We’ve added this year’s games and others to our studies.
👏 Congratulations to co-champions Samrug Narayanan and Charles Hua. 🏆🏆
Community, non-MSCA Events *
Take a road trip to Black River Falls, WI...
🚙 4 Rounds 🚗 US Chess Rated 🕰️ G/45+10s 💵 Cash Prizes 🍕 Includes Pizza! 🔗 Details & Registration
Sundays, 12pm: Dec 7 🏁 Jan 11 🏁 Feb 8 🏁 Mar 1 🏁 April 26 🏁 May 17 Finale
4 Rounds, US Chess Rated, G/25 d5, K-12, Cash/prizes/trophies valued up to $3,000! 💸🏆️
🗓️ Oct 17 • Nov 21 • Dec 19 • Jan 16 • Feb 13 • Mar 20 • Apr 17 🗓️
🗓️ May 15 will be the makeup day for the missed Feb 13 round.
Enjoy casual chess at these popular monthly events.
🔗 Details ⚡️ $10 Entry (includes a beer!) ⚡️ 5 Double Rounds 5+2 ⚡️ Gift Card Prizes
⬆️ * Events listed here are organized by independent chess clubs and community groups. The MSCA shares information about these non-MSCA events to help promote chess across Minnesota and the Midwest; however, the MSCA has not independently vetted, and does not sponsor or endorse, these events, their organizers, or the venues at which they are held.
🛣️ MSCA Summer Grand Prix Series 🏁 🏎️ 🚙 🏍️ 🛻 🛵
🗓️ Next MSCA Board Meeting is online May 6, 7:30pm. Please email us if you’d like to attend.
January 17-18
Read our Winter Open Recap! 👀
See events page 🌐 for tournaments and results 🔥