🗓️ October 18, 2025
14800 34th Avenue North, Plymouth, MN 55447 (map)
☀️ Enjoy a day of rapid chess and vie to become Minnesota’s Quick State Champion 🏆️, with your name immortalized in the list! 📜 Playoff will be held if necessary. 🎲
The Plymouth Community Center is a beautiful facility for players and spectators, with indoor and outdoor walking paths, pickleball, open gyms, a small art gallery, and millennium flower garden. 🏓 🖼️ 🌼
💥 9 Rounds Swiss pairings ⌛️ G/10; d5 💥 US Chess Quick rated 💥
🎫 🎫 Two memberships are required to play in this event, MSCA & US Chess:
🔎 Check your MSCA status and Join 🙌 (supports Minnesota chess operations)
🎟️ Join US Chess (aka USCF, required for ratings)
Tournament Director:
Jenny Bourne 🎬️
🕥️ Schedule
Players should bring chess boards, pieces, and clock. 🟫♟️🕰️
10am Play starts 🚀 (There will be a break for lunch.)
5pm Awards ceremony 🎁 (Estimated time. Will take place when play is concluded.)
Entry Fee 🎟️
☀️ $45 by Sept 21
🌤️ $50 by Oct 17
🖊️ Register online by Fri 10/17 7pm 🕖️
⏰ $55 on Oct 18
💵 Cash/check only onsite! 💵
🖊️ Register onsite Sat 10/18 by 9:30am 🕤️
Prizes 💵
$1,400 prize fund includes $700 for the top 3 finishers
🥇$375 🥈$225 🥉$100
and $700 for significant class prizes. Specific class prizes TBD based on number of players in various rating categories. 🔮
🧮 The higher of US Chess Quick and Regular ratings will be used for pairings and prizes, but these games will only affect your Quick rating.
$1,400 prize projection based on 75 players.
📧 Send email to msca.board@gmail.com with any questions.
🏞️ Special accommodations can be made available to players as needed. Please let us know how we can help improve your chess experience!
🛡️ The MSCA recognizes the importance of a safe and hospitable environment at our chess events. To promote this type of environment, the MSCA has developed a Policy on Safe Play & Conduct. The MSCA also follows US Chess guidelines for training TDs with materials developed by the US Center for SafeSport. To support a safe and hospitable environment, the MSCA reminds all chess participants and attendees that they are responsible for their actions, and that parents/guardians of minors are responsible at all times for the welfare and safety of their children/dependents.
