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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. 🏆🏆

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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

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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! 💸🏆️

🗓️ 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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