Minnesota's January freeze was no match for the heat generated at Roseville Skating Center this weekend (Jan 17-18)—what an incredible turnout!  Photo credit: Jiten Patel (more on our Facebook page !) We reached 179 players , nearly filling our 180 cap for a vibrant, packed-house event. The hall buzzed with focus during rounds, animated discussions afterward, and the warm community feel that defines chess in our state.  US Chess Results  🔥 Prize Winners  💰️ Big thanks to

Congratulations to Leonard Johnson  on winning a 3-way playoff to represent Minnesota at the Irwin national tournament of senior state champions! Props to our other co-champions Okey Iwu  and Tim Radermacher  who made it a close contest . 👏

The MSCA Board consists of 7 volunteer Directors who serve 2-year terms. The terms are staggered such that each year at our February Annual Membership Meeting we elect either 3 or 4 Directors to serve our chess community. Board members and other volunteer positions are listed on our “ about ” page. At our February 20, 2026 Membership Meeting there will be 4 Director roles up for election.  Some of the skills that have proven to be helpful on the MSCA Board in the past incl

Thanks to Jenny Bourne for sharing all the photos in this post! Eastview High School and the MSCA proudly hosted the returning 2025 Apple Valley Scholastic, a standout event in Minnesota’s scholastic chess calendar. Led by coach Bob Dettmer and the Eastview Chess Team, with Sarah Wahl and Jenny Bourne directing, the tournament unfolded smoothly from start to finish. 141 players participated in the 5-round, 4-section Swiss tournament. Twenty-six players competed in the open se

The 2nd annual Minnesota State Quick Championship was held on October 18 at the Plymouth Community Center. In the end, a familiar name topped the 77 player table: Sammy Narayanan is our new Quick Champ! 🙌 Thank you to TDs Jenny Bourne and Suhaas Pothula for a great job running the show. 🙏 Quick 🔥 US Chess Results 💵 Prize Winners Quick Championship @ PCC Narayanan plays Radermacher in Round 7 (photo by Jiten Patel) October 25-26 saw the State Senior Championship happe

After 6 tournaments, 5 months, and a whole lot of CHESS, the MSCA's 2025 Summer Grand Prix Series concluded this past weekend in...

Thank you to everyone who responded to last month’s chess building survey. When the survey closed on June 22, we had received 111...

165 chess players converged on Rochester over the weekend of July 18-20 for a mid-summer chess festival. The weekend included a...