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🏰 🏁 Chess Castle Scholastic Grand Prix #5 is this Sunday, April 26! 🏎️

➡️ June 20

$1,650 projected prizes!

New format!

⚡ Open and Championship Sections

G/5+0 • 14 Games Guaranteed + Knockouts 🥊

➡️ Online registration only, by Wed. June 17 ⏰

⚡ Unrated. USCF membership not required!

⚡ MSCA membership is required. Not a member? There is a special $5 single event fee to play in this tournament!

April 18

👏 Congratulations to state co-champions Vivian Yang, Joshini Gandhi Sudhakar, Katie Lu, and Aditi Kannan 🏆🏆🏆🏆

Help Grow Youth Chess in Minnesota!

June 5-7 🗓️

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5 Round Swiss with 2 and 3-day schedules + a blitz event! ⚡

Not an MSCA Event

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

community

Community, non-MSCA Events *

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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! 💸🏆️

Individual and Team Awards

May 16 🗓️

5 rounds • G/25 delay 5 • Register by May 6 for the best rate!

🗓️ 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.

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See events page 🌐 for tournaments and results 🔥

Minnesota State Chess Association
PO Box 124
Wayzata  MN  55391

© 2026 Minnesota State Chess Association

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