Sammy, Vaibhav & Vihaan Win Scholastic Playoffs and Advance to Denker, Barber & Rockefeller Events
The second annual Minnesota State Scholastic Playoffs were held March 18 & 19 at the Chess Castle's Southdale Mall location in Edina. ...
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Tim R
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Eastview Crowned K-12 State Chess Champions; Tonka West & Nicollet Share K-8 Title
The Eastview Chess Team has been working hard for years to close the gap with the Wayzata Chess Program...and they finally achieved their...
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Tim R
- Mar 15
- 1 min
"Had to Do It" Repeats as TCCL Champions
It was a thrilling finish to the 2023 TCCL Season at the Roseville Skating Center on March 10th. Dane Zagar & Okey Iwu won the last two...
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Tim R
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Favorites Win Individual Events at State Scholastic
291 chess players competed in the Minnesota State Scholastic Chess Championships held at the University of St. Thomas on March 4th and...
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Scott C
- Mar 5
- 1 min
2023 Minnesota High School Chess League
The 2022-2023 Minnesota High School Chess League season has wrapped up, with Jefferson taking team 1st place, and Eastview teams coming...
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Tim R
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Chess Fun with Numbers
Many people observe a correlation between math and chess. Some even draw a similar parallel between the patterns of music and chess. ...
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Tim R
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Amazing Alice on Brink of Becoming IM & WGM!
Amazing Alice Lee has done it again! She won the IM Section of the 1000GM Chess Tournament in St. Louis in late January with a...
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Tim R
- Jan 26
- 1 min
Chess Busy Season Arrives in Minnesota!
Those new 2023 calendars are filling up fast with Minnesota Chess opportunities! This past weekend the Winter Open was conducted at the...
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Tim R
- Jan 10
- 1 min
Support the MSCA Today with your Membership
Calendar Year 2023 MSCA memberships are available for purchase on the MSCA website. Discounts are available for Seniors & Scholastic...
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Tim R
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Minnesota Chess is Booming!
Minnesota chess experienced significant growth in 2022 as a total of 1,085 participants competed in the 11 MSCA events. This represents...
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Tim R
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min
Zagar wins Hall of Fame Classic Tournament
The Minnesota chess community generally knows Dane Zagar as a tournament organizer and TD, but we should not forget that Dane is also a...
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Tim R
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Kalpaka Goes Undefeated at 8th Grade National Event
Vaibhav Kalpaka has made a very fast start to his Minnesota chess career. He started playing at the Castle this Fall and his rating has...
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Tim R
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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