🏆️ State Championship Playoffs 🏆️
The Stenberg Cup
March 22-24, 2024 🗓️
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10 Southdale Center Suite 910, Edina, MN 55435 (map)
▶️ Rounds
Friday
🕕️ 6pm
Saturday
🕙️ 10am 🕓️ 4pm
Sunday
🕙️ 10am 🕓️ 4pm
* Players must have at least 1 hour between games. Evening round time may be adjusted.
⌛️ Time Control
40/90, SD/30, +30s increment
USCF rated. Top 2 sections also FIDE rated.
No online registration: This is a closed tournament with free entry, by invitation only! Players must commit to playing in all five rounds.
🎬️ Tournament Director:
Four 6-Player Round-Robin Tournaments
🟠 Premier (FIDE rated)
🥇 $300 + Engraved Trophy Cup 🏆️
• Samrug Narayanan (defending champion)
• Jackson Wahl (grand prix winner)
• Alex Richter (class champ)
• Sean Nagle (mn open)
• Tim Radermacher (mn open)
• Okey Iwu (mn open)
🔴 Amateur: U2000
🥇 $250
• Eddie Wasserman (defending champion)
• Daniel Voje (mn open)
• Eric Gahlon (mn open)
• Ethan Harrison (mn open)
• Krish Mahajan (mn open)
• Barry Lazarus (mn open)
🟡 Expert: U2200
🥇 $250
• Vladimir Maltsev (mn open)
• Jordan Timm (mn open)
• John Blomer (mn open)
• Dane Zagar (mn open)
• Connor Weatherly (mn open)
• Nehanraj Ramesh (mn open)
(FIDE rated)
🔵 Reserve: U1700
🥇 $200
• Ibrahim Bukhari (grand prix winner)
• Origal Renchin (mn open)
• Bami Olofinboba (mn open)
• Liam Eriksson (mn open)
• Varin Singhal (mn open)
• Evan Anderson (U1400 mn open)
* John Blomer won the U2000 Class Championship and Grand Prix but declined in favor of playing in the Expert U2200 Playoff.
↔️ Out-of-state players are eligible to play in this event and win prizes, trophies, and titles.
🎲 Playoff using MSCA tiebreaker will be held if necessary for the premier section, to determine the state champion.
🛜 Selected games may be broadcast live.
👀 See MSCA Policy: Qualification for the State Closed Championships to find out how you can qualify for the 2025 Playoffs!
🏛️ Funding for the Minnesota State Championship provided by the Stenberg Trust, generously sponsored by 2023 Minnesota Chess Hall of Fame inductee Warren Stenberg.
