1121 Jackson Street NE, Suite #134, Minneapolis, MN 55413
In the red brick Waterbury building on the NW corner of Central and Broadway in the Nordeast.
Phone to reach the club - 651.280.5473 or e-mail at danvoje@chesscastle.com
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ANOTHER BIG TURNOUT FOR THE ACTION QUADS
[6/18]
For the third straight Monday, we get 16 players, enough for four quads. Robert Plunkett dropped in to headline and win the top quad. Jackson Wahl, like Robert, won all three games in the second section, with the Narayanan brothers taking the bottom two. A welcome to Thorne Peter Dosdall, who played his first rated tournament.
Thanks to Tom Fischer, who dropped off two grocery bags of chess books on Saturday, including several of the very fine opening surveys from New In Chess. We appreciate the contribution to our library. In the same vein, our good friend Mike Trettel mailed us the last three copies of New In Chess magazine.
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WEEKEND'S EVENT
June 22nd, Saturday
EXECISER QUAD NO. FIVE
Three games, played at a time control of game in an hour + 30 second increment. (Note this means you are required to maintain a scoresheet for the entire game.) We divide into groups of four by rating, and play round robins. Register from 9 – 9:50 AM. Entry fee is only $7 for club members, others $12, which means no prize fund. Register from 9:00 to 9:50 AM. Round times are 10, 1:30, and the last round starting ASAP. This is an inexpensive event for fun and competition. State (MSCA) and national (USCF) memberships required.
June 23rd, Sunday
MINNESOTA BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP
Note: Registration is from ten to eleven, and we start after that. Dan Voje might have told some of you it was a noon start, but you shouldn't listen to silly old men.
Roseville Skating Oval. And just a reminder that it is touch move, and illegal moves lose.
BIG TURNOUT FOR THE ACTION QUADS [6/12]
On each of the last two Monday's, we had 16 players show up for Action Chess. This gives us four quads, ranging from a top one of all experts, to a bottom quad featuring beginners and lower rated players. Very nice to see so many chess players, including an expert visitor from Massachusetts, a father and son pair, and someone playing in their first rated event. Only $12 for non-club members.
Michael Yang, Kevin Bu and Tremayne Talbot are planning a chess camp at the Castle this summer. Look for details soon. It is a rookie effort for them, but you can hardly go wrong with such a fine group.
Wesley So, the young Grandmaster who is the featured attraction at the next Noel Skelton Open, has a posting on the front page of the USCF website. A big plus for this Labor Day Weekend tournament is the excellent room rate that Riaz Khan has gotten us, and mere $69 a night for the Crown Plaza in Plymouth.
For the third straight Monday, we get 16 players, enough for four quads. Robert Plunkett dropped in to headline and win the top quad. Jackson Wahl, like Robert, won all three games in the second section, with the Narayanan brothers taking the bottom two. A welcome to Thorne Peter Dosdall, who played his first rated tournament.
Thanks to Tom Fischer, who dropped off two grocery bags of chess books on Saturday, including several of the very fine opening surveys from New In Chess. We appreciate the contribution to our library. In the same vein, our good friend Mike Trettel mailed us the last three copies of New In Chess magazine.
NEXT
WEEKEND'S EVENTJune 22nd, Saturday
EXECISER QUAD NO. FIVE
Three games, played at a time control of game in an hour + 30 second increment. (Note this means you are required to maintain a scoresheet for the entire game.) We divide into groups of four by rating, and play round robins. Register from 9 – 9:50 AM. Entry fee is only $7 for club members, others $12, which means no prize fund. Register from 9:00 to 9:50 AM. Round times are 10, 1:30, and the last round starting ASAP. This is an inexpensive event for fun and competition. State (MSCA) and national (USCF) memberships required.
June 23rd, Sunday
MINNESOTA BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP
Note: Registration is from ten to eleven, and we start after that. Dan Voje might have told some of you it was a noon start, but you shouldn't listen to silly old men.
Roseville Skating Oval. And just a reminder that it is touch move, and illegal moves lose.
BIG TURNOUT FOR THE ACTION QUADS [6/12]
On each of the last two Monday's, we had 16 players show up for Action Chess. This gives us four quads, ranging from a top one of all experts, to a bottom quad featuring beginners and lower rated players. Very nice to see so many chess players, including an expert visitor from Massachusetts, a father and son pair, and someone playing in their first rated event. Only $12 for non-club members.
Michael Yang, Kevin Bu and Tremayne Talbot are planning a chess camp at the Castle this summer. Look for details soon. It is a rookie effort for them, but you can hardly go wrong with such a fine group.
Wesley So, the young Grandmaster who is the featured attraction at the next Noel Skelton Open, has a posting on the front page of the USCF website. A big plus for this Labor Day Weekend tournament is the excellent room rate that Riaz Khan has gotten us, and mere $69 a night for the Crown Plaza in Plymouth.