Narayanan Repeats as Champion at Class Chess Championships
FM Sammy Narayanan has once again qualified for the Minnesota State Championship Playoffs by winning the Master/Expert section of the...
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Tim R
- Oct 24
- 1 min
22 Participate in '22 MN Senior State Championship
The 2022 edition of the Senior (50+) State Championship was played at the new Castle Chess Club in Southdale Mall on October 22-23. ...
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Tim R
- Oct 21
- 1 min
Alice Lee Ties for 5th Place at US Women's Championship!
Congratulations to Minnesotan Alice Lee who had an excellent performance at the US Women's Championship in St. Louis during October. In...
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Tim R
- Oct 9
- 1 min
Remembering Eugene Kerkay
We received news that Eugene Kerkay passed away in late September. Eugene was the Minnesota State Chess Champion in 1989. He had a long...
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Tim R
- Oct 5
- 1 min
New Digital Edition of Minnesota Chess Journal is Available!
The latest edition of the Minnesota Chess Journal is out and available for your free reading pleasure on the MSCA's landing page. Check...
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Tim R
- Sep 2
- 1 min
Chess Tradition in Duluth Continues with the Twin Ports Chess Club
Andy Grube reports that the Twin Ports Chess Club is planning to host 3-round Game 60 / d5 one day chess events each month this fall. ...
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Tim R
- Aug 15
- 1 min
Jackson Wahl Repeats as Minnesota State Blitz Champion
On August 13th 58 players gathered at the beautiful new Plymouth Community Center for the 2022 Minnesota State Blitz Chess Championship. ...
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Tim R
- Aug 5
- 1 min
Minnesota Team has Strong Performance at USCF National Tournament for State Champions
Minnesota scored 18.5 points on their way to a 10th place finish at the USCF's National Tournament of State Champions held in Palm...
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Tim R
- Jul 16
- 1 min
Rochester Open is Chess Planning Masterpiece!
Congratulations to the Rochester chess community on hosting the spectacular 2022 Rochester Open on July 9-10 at the Mayo Civic Center. ...
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Tim R
- Jun 29
- 1 min
US Amateur North Tournament is Big Success!
"Plan it and they will come". That approach worked well this past weekend as the Minnesota State Chess Association hosted what is...
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Tim R
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Sean Nagle Wins 11th State Championship!
Sean Nagle defeated Sammy Narayanan in a June 4th tie-breaker match to win his 11th Minnesota State Championship. Sammy battled back to...
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Tim R
- Jun 3
- 1 min
Alice Lee Receives 2022 Samford Fellowship!
FIDE Master Alice Lee has been selected as one of only 5 recipients of the USCF's prestigious 2022 Samford Fellowship. Congratulations...
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Tim R
- Apr 27
- 1 min
Alice Lee Takes on GM Irina Krush in St. Louis for the 2022 American Cup Championship
At age 12 Alice Lee has made a big splash on the national chess stage with her results at this month's American Cup tournament in St....
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Tim R
- Apr 25
- 1 min
State Championship Playoffs!
The annual Minnesota State Championship Playoffs were held in Plymouth the weekend of April 22-24. In the Premier Section it was Sean...
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Tim R
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Linden Lee & Troy Cavanah Win State Scholastic Playoffs
Congratulations to Linden Lee who scored 4/5 points in a very tough 6-person K-12 playoff to win the Minnesota qualification for the 2022...
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Tim R
- Mar 22
- 1 min
March is Tournament Time!!
The Minnesota state high school basketball & hockey tournaments have been occupying weekends for the last month. March is indeed...
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Tim R
- Mar 14
- 1 min
2022 State Scholastic Champions are Crowned!
It seems that it takes a perfect score to win the Minnesota State Scholastic Championships. At least that was the scenario for the 2022...
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Tim R
- Mar 5
- 1 min
Wasiluk & Iwu tie for 1st at 129th Minnesota Open
Kevin Wasiluk & Dr. Okey Iwu scored 4.5 out of 5.0 points to tie for 1st place at the Minnesota Open on the weekend of February 25-27. ...
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