Chess News
NM Robert K Johnson 1945-2018
Published on: May 23, 2018National Master Robert "Bob" K. Johnson, Jr., age 72, of Robbinsdale, passed away on May 20, 2018. U.S. Army Veteran. Preceded in death by parents, Robert Sr., and Inga. He will be missed by his sister, Jan (Ron) Buster; nieces, Amee (Chad) Hubbard...
MUHAMED TABAKOVIC MEMORIAL
Published on: April 23, 2018MUHAMED TABAKOVIC MEMORIAL We have heard the very sad, very unexpected, news from Ms. Katmerka Tabakovic that her son, Muhamed...
2018 Minnesota Scholastic Championship Team Standings
Published on: April 12, 20182018 Minnesota Scholastic Championship March 24-25, 2018 K-12 High School Championship Team Standings ...
MSCA Statement (2018 Scholastic Championship)
Published on: April 02, 2018The MSCA board has determined that a player, who participated in the K-12 High School Championship section of the Minnesota State Scholastic Chess Championship, committed unsportsmanlike conduct to the tournament directors and the MSCA. The tournament directors...
2018 Minnesota Scholastic Championship Individual Standings
Published on: March 27, 20182018 Minnesota Scholastic Championship March 24-25 K-12 High School Championship ...
MN Open Missing Prize Money Apology
Published on: March 13, 2018Missing prize money from the Minnesota Open has been found. Funds were misplaced, not stolen. I sincerely apologize for my mistake. Any donated funds to help cover the loss will be returned. David...
Minnesota Closed Championship
Published on: March 06, 20182018 Minnesota Closed Championship March 16-18 Chess Castle of Minnesota...
Minnesota Scholastic Championship Results
Published on: March 30, 2017Congratulations to all the participants in the 2017 Scholastic Chess Championship! ...
Minnesota Championship Playoffs Results
Published on: March 23, 2017CONGRATULATIONS to the new Minnesota State Champion, IM Andrew Tang! Andrew is the youngest Minnesota Champion in the 124 year history of the MSCA (17 years, 3 months and 19 days). It is possible that someone on the list of champions may have been younger, but until someone...
2017 Minnesota Closed Championship
Published on: March 06, 20172017 Minnesota Closed Championship Friday, Saturday, Sunday March 17-19 Site:Chess...
MSCA Board Election 2017
Published on: January 25, 20172017 Minnesota State Chess Association Election for the Executive Board Each year the Minnesota State Chess Association (MSCA) holds...
Barber/Denker Results
Published on: April 27, 2016Barber/Denker Playoff ResultsHeld April 23-24 MINNESOTA SCHOLASTIC PLAYOFFS: K-12 RESULTS ...
Minnesota NGIT Playoff
Published on: April 21, 2016Congratulations to Niki Ringle, Minnesota Representative to the National Girls Invitational tournament. Play-off ResultsG90+30 Increment ...
MSCA Scholastic Championship Results
Published on: March 24, 2016Tournament Results Individual Standings - All...
MN 2016 Closed Championships
Published on: March 13, 2016Congratulations to our new state...
Scholastic Championship Changes
Published on: January 24, 2016MEMORANDUM To: Minnesota Scholastic Chess Players and Coaches ...
2015 MN Youth and Collegiate Open Results
Published on: December 23, 2015The inaugeral 2015 Minnesota Youth and Collegiate was a huge success. Check out the event results: ...
MSCA Board Candidates
Published on: December 14, 2015The MSCA board is seeking candidates for the 2016 MSCA board election. There will be 3 open board positions.Please send nominations to ...
Minnesota Blizzard Open
Published on: October 10, 2015Minnesota Blizzard Open is coming! It will be held on 10/24 and 10/25 at the Fantasy Flight Game Center in Roseville right after TCCL round 2. It is organized by Glen Panner who organized the Bloomington Open. Part of the prize fund will benefit the Minnesota Blizzard team playing in the US...
MN Blizzard Round 1
Published on: August 24, 2015The MN Blizzard have their first match in the US Chess League! Date: Tuesday, August 25th, 2015 Time: 8:00 PM Location: Chess Castle. 1121 Jackson Street NE, Suite #134, Minneapolis, MN 55413 ...
MN Blizzard joins US Chess League
Published on: July 07, 2015We are proud to announce the Minnesota Blizzard joining the US Chess League! The team will be managed by Patrick Tang with assistance from Eric Bell. Our team is lead by GM Wesley So (currently #2 in US, #7 in...
11th Annual OleChess Chess Camp
Published on: June 27, 201511th Annual OleChess Chess Camp. July 26 – 31, 2015 A premier national chess camp at an affordable price. We offer a “camp within a...
Candidates for USCF Delegate
Published on: April 23, 2015The MSCA is looking for one delegate and two alternates for the upcomng USCF Delegat's meeting held the second weekend of the US Open in Phoenix. (August 8-9). If you are planning to attend the US Open and if you are interested in becoming a delegate, please contact me as soon as...
Chess Structures
Published on: April 16, 2015CHESS STRUCTURES, A GRANDMASTER GUIDE University of Minnesota grad student, GM Mauricio Flores Rios...
MSCA 2014-2015 Event Schedule
Published on: April 03, 2015Minnesota Blitz Championship: Jun 28 (Roseville Oval) Past Events Noel Skelton Region 6 Championship:...
MSCA on Chess.com
Published on: April 02, 2015Consider joining the MSCA group on Chess.com ...
50th Minnesota Scholastic Championship Results
Published on: April 02, 2015Congratulations to our 50th Annual Minnesota Scholastic Champions and Championship teams and everyone who participated in this event! The four way for first place in the K-12 section will be resolved by a double round-robin playoff at the MN Chess Castle...
2015 Minnesota Championship
Published on: March 22, 2015The 2015 Minnesota Closed Championships were held at the Castle Chess Club in Minneapolis on March 13-15. Congratulations to Sean Nagle, 2015 Minnesota...
Caro Crush!
Published on: March 19, 2015Check out this excellent Caro-Kann game annotated by Roger Rudolph. Qatar Masters, ...
St. Paul Winter Open
Published on: January 29, 2015The St. Paul Winter Open was held January 24-25 in Roseville with 119 participants. The tournament had a clear 1st place winner in every section. ...
