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Support for Recognizing Chess as a MSHSL Event
Update: Stay tuned for additional information regarding our progress with this effort.
The chess community of Minnesota is invited to a very important meeting at 6:30 P.M. on Friday, September, 7, 2007. The meeting is to be held at Metcalf Junior High School, Room 314, located at 2250 Diffley Road in Burnsville.
Jeffrey Ballew and members of the Rochester Area Schools Chess League (RASCL) are spearheading this effort. Accordingly, I am copying excerpts of a letter sent by Jeff which outlines the purpose for the meeting and things to consider.
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The chess community of Minnesota is invited to a very important meeting at 6:30 P.M. on Friday, September, 7, 2007. The meeting is to be held at Metcalf Junior High School, Room 314, located at 2250 Diffley Road in Burnsville.
Jeffrey Ballew and members of the Rochester Area Schools Chess League (RASCL) are spearheading this effort. Accordingly, I am copying excerpts of a letter sent by Jeff which outlines the purpose for the meeting and things to consider.
[ Read the rest ... ]
South Texas Chess
South Texas has some major tournaments coming up beginning this Labor Day weekend. The 73rd Annual Southwest Open is being held at Brownsville, from August 31-September 3; the first time it is held south of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Of interest is Minnesotan, IM John Bartholomew, has pre-registered and is scheduled to play, as well as GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, among others. You may get full details by visiting the official website.
USCF Chairperson GM Susan Polgar announced details for the Susan Polgar Trifecta Events on her blog where over $100,000 will be awarded in cash and prizes. The events include the 3rd Annual Susan Polgar National Open for Girls, the 2nd Annual Susan Polgar National Challenge and the 1st Annual Susan Polgar International Open to be held at Brownsville, from January 18-20, 2008. For full details, please visit the official website.
I am honored and happy to host these events on my personal servers.
Of interest is Minnesotan, IM John Bartholomew, has pre-registered and is scheduled to play, as well as GM Roman Dzindzichashvili, among others. You may get full details by visiting the official website.
USCF Chairperson GM Susan Polgar announced details for the Susan Polgar Trifecta Events on her blog where over $100,000 will be awarded in cash and prizes. The events include the 3rd Annual Susan Polgar National Open for Girls, the 2nd Annual Susan Polgar National Challenge and the 1st Annual Susan Polgar International Open to be held at Brownsville, from January 18-20, 2008. For full details, please visit the official website.
I am honored and happy to host these events on my personal servers.
Catfish Days Stories & Games
To all participants in Catfish Days 2007:
I am writing a story about the Catfish Days tournament. Does anyone have an interesting game, or better yet, a good story about the tournament? Please send any to me via email: -email-.
Thank you,
Richard DuRocher
[Submitted by Rich DuRocher]
I am writing a story about the Catfish Days tournament. Does anyone have an interesting game, or better yet, a good story about the tournament? Please send any to me via email: -email-.
Thank you,
Richard DuRocher
[Submitted by Rich DuRocher]
Why I Play Chess
Emma Pierson, from Arlington, Virginia, and 1768 USCF rated, penned an exceptional and inspiring Essay, "Why I Play Chess".
You may read the entire essay by going to the "Content" section of our website or clicking on "Why I Play Chess". The essay appeared at Susan Polgar Blogspot.wrote ...
"A chess game is, in a way, very similar to a human life. Chess games are stories: brief, reckless, and dramatic, or long, slow, and careful. A chess game passes through distinct stages, from opening to endgame. To succeed at chess, you must plan in both the short and long term. Finally, chess, like life, is a mystery: there are four hundred ways for white to play the first move and black to respond, and from there the possibilities branch out to form a tree whose scale is far beyond our comprehension–there are more ways for a chess game to go than there are atoms in the universe. A chess game is a microcosm of life, decades of joy and tragedy condensed into a few hours."
2007 U.S. Open Results
Seven score 7.5/9 to tie for first at the 2007 U.S. Open Chess Championships held at Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The Co-Champions are as follows: GM Boris Gulko, GM Sergey Kudrin, IM Ben Finegold, GM Alex Shabalov, GM Michael Rohde, IM Michael Mulyar and Anton Del Mundo.
Congratulations to Abby Marshall and Alisa Melekhina on their outstanding performances. Abby finished tied for 8th (half point behind the leaders), 15th on tiebreaks, and Alisa scored 6/9 to finish in 36th place. They truly demonstrated GIRL POWER in taking down several higher ranked male counterparts (see details of their match ups).
To view how Minnesotans fared please click on below link:
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Congratulations to Abby Marshall and Alisa Melekhina on their outstanding performances. Abby finished tied for 8th (half point behind the leaders), 15th on tiebreaks, and Alisa scored 6/9 to finish in 36th place. They truly demonstrated GIRL POWER in taking down several higher ranked male counterparts (see details of their match ups).
To view how Minnesotans fared please click on below link:
[ Read the rest ... ]
Benefactor for Chess Scholarships Sought
Benefactors for Chess Scholarships Sought
The MSCA will meet Saturday, August 11, 2007, at Curran's Restaurant. Our meeting starts at 9:00 A.M. Among other things, we will discuss exploring various options on implementing chess scholarship programs in Minnesota.
Texas Tech University awarded four (4) full scholarships at this year's Polgar and Denker events. The winners are Julia Kerr, Eunice Rodriguez and Louiza Livschitz, who finished 1-3 at the Polgar, respectively. The fourth recipient was Warren Harper, winner of the Denker. You can read full details at scholarship recipients.
Tech's investment quickly catapults them into the top echelon to compete with University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) (our own IM John Bartholomew is a UTD scholarship recipient and pursuing a degree in Business Administration) and University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). These universities understand the value of chess in education and the return for their investment.
The MSCA is currently talking with colleges and universities about pursuing chess programs at their institutions. Benefactors and donations are needed to make Minnesota chess scholarships a reality. Your help and generosity is greatly appreciated.
Denker and Polgar Results
Denker & Polgar Results
Kevin Wasiluk turns in a superb effort at the Arnold Denker Tournament of Champions scoring 4.5/6. He was ranked ninth coming into the event and finished tied for fourth place, fifth on tie-breaks.
Laura Howard finishes with an even score 3.0/6 at the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. Ranked 38th, she played up in most of her matches to finish tied for 21st place, 27th on tie-breaks (corrected once tie-breaks were announced, previously listed as 29th). Well done!
Monroi only covered a hand full of matches for the final three rounds of these events. You may view those matches and complete standings for them by going to Champs.
USCF Executive Board Results
Susan Polgar, Randy Bauer and Paul Truong were elected to four (4) year terms on the Executive Board. Jim Berry was elected to complete the remaining two years (2) of Robert Tanner's term. These results will be submitted to the Delegates for ratification on Saturday, August 4th.
Official break down by region: http://www.uschess.org/org/govern/2007_EB.xls (Polgar finished 1st in all 12 regions.)
Final Counts:
Congratulations to everyone that was elected! Best wishes to the entire board.
Official break down by region: http://www.uschess.org/org/govern/2007_EB.xls (Polgar finished 1st in all 12 regions.)
Final Counts:
| 1. Polgar 3004 | 6. Korenman 1648 |
| 2. Bauer 2325 | 7. Schultz 1580 |
| 3. Truong 2056 | 8. Lux 1231 |
| 4. Berry 2026 | 9. Sloan 677 |
| 5. Jones 1774 | 10. Goodall 482 |
Congratulations to everyone that was elected! Best wishes to the entire board.
Calling All Chess Coaches
Calling All Chess Coaches
(or Persons Interested in Teaching Students the Game of Chess)
(or Persons Interested in Teaching Students the Game of Chess)
The Osseo School District (OSD) in Maple Grove is looking for ten (10) chess coaches. OSD is looking to greatly expand their chess program and is seeking 10 coaches for a couple of hours per week. The positions require background checks and are paid.
You may contact David Hendershot at -email- if you are interested. Please forward to anyone whom you believe would be a good candidate and/or interested. Thank you for your kind attention!
BugHouse Tourney for Grades K-9 on Aug 13
BugHouse Tourney for Grades K-9 on Aug 13
This is just a reminder: If you're planning to sign up for the BugHouse Tourney (see attachment), you shouldn't wait. We've currently got 10 signed up and if we don't reach 20 by 7/31/07, the New Hope Parks & Rec is going to cancel the event. So, if you're thinking of signing up, you should do so before there's no BugHouse Tourney to sign up for.
[Submitted by msd]
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