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🏆️ Radermacher Wins 3rd State Senior Championship in Playoff
Tim Radermacher won his his third Senior Championship in a row, prevailing over Okey Iwu in a tiebreaker playoff at the Chess Castle on...
Scott C
Nov 20, 20231 min read
Class Champs in Rochester: 10 Close Contests! 🎩
We had a great turnout of 92 players for the 2023 Minnesota Class Championships in Rochester. This was enough to spread play out over 10...
Scott C
Nov 15, 20232 min read
🎉 MSCA Introduces 2024-2025 Chess Season
The MSCA is excited to introduce the complete line-up of tournaments for the 2024-2025 Chess Season! Highlights of the 2024-2025 Chess...
Tim R
Nov 10, 20231 min read
Apple Valley Scholastic Draws 100+ Players 🍎
Thanks to great organizational work by Eastview Coach Bob Dettmer, the Eastview Chess Team, and MSCA Scholastic Coordinator Jackson Wahl, the 2023 Apple Valley Scholastic was a smashing success. More than 100 players from over 50 schools participated in the 5-round, 4-section Swiss tournament. Eighteen players competed in the open section, 23 in the U1300 section, 38 in the U700 section, and 24 in the unrated section. The playing venue was superb, with 3 large rooms surroundi
Jenny B
Nov 6, 20231 min read
⭐️ Minnesota Represents at the 2023 US Chess Championships
Minnesota Chess has a long history of raising our game on the national stage. In the last issue of the Minnesota Chess Journal there was...
Tim R
Oct 27, 20231 min read
2023 MN State Senior Championship to be Decided in Overtime 🏆️
The 32nd Annual Minnesota State Senior Chess Championship was held at the Castle Chess Club on October 21/22. The field of 21 players...
Tim R
Oct 23, 20231 min read
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