➡️ June 20
$1,650 projected prizes!
New format!
⚡ Open and Championship Sections
⚡ G/5+0 • 14 Games Guaranteed + Knockouts 🥊
⚡ Winner is named the MN State Blitz Champion!
⚡ Unrated. USCF membership not required!
⚡ MSCA membership is required. Not a member? There is a special $5 single event fee to play in this tournament!
🚨 Don't miss out! For this tournament you must register online by Wednesday, June 17 @ 7pm. ⏰ There is no in-person registration. ❌
July 10-12 📌
• Rochester Open
5 Rounds • G/60 +30s
• Simultaneous Exhibition with IMs John Bartholomew and Sean Nagle
• Start of the 2026 MSCA Summer Grand Prix Series!
Community, non-MSCA Events *
August 9 ⚡
$1,000 Prizes • Free Pizza & Cake!
10 Double Rounds • G/3+2
Join Team Minnesota in the US Team Chess League (USTCL)
This looks like a fun league on chess.com. From their “About” page:
“The US Team Chess League (USTCL) is the online chess competition among teams representing USA states and territories and Canadian provinces.
In the first season only ten teams participated in a round-robin tournament and Washington prevailed. The league has steadily grown to include more US states, US territories and Canadian provinces. This season 39 teams competed in 4 divisions. Washington has claimed the overall champion team title six times, followed by New Jersey with five national titles. Colorado (2019), Ontario (2020) and Arizona (2024) also won the national title.
Smaller and newer teams have enjoyed competition in lower divisions. At the end of every season the top two teams from each division move up, and the bottom two teams move down.”
Minnesota chess old-timer Matthew Helke manages the team. There is some history in this league!
😺🐟 31st Catfish Days 🗓️ July 24-26 🍲 Two Potlucks 🥘
Take a road trip to Franklin, MN! • 7 Rounds • G/60 +30s
Enjoy casual chess at these popular monthly events.
🔗 Details ⚡️ $10 Entry (includes a beer!) ⚡️ 5 Double Rounds 5+2 ⚡️ Gift Card Prizes
🗓️ Oct 17 • Nov 21 • Dec 19 • Jan 16 • Feb 13 • Mar 20 • Apr 17 🗓️
🗓️ May 15 will be the makeup day for the missed Feb 13 round.
⬆️ * Events listed here are organized by independent chess clubs and community groups. The MSCA shares information about these non-MSCA events to help promote chess across Minnesota and the Midwest; however, the MSCA has not independently vetted, and does not sponsor or endorse, these events, their organizers, or the venues at which they are held.
🛣️ MSCA Summer Grand Prix Series 🏁 🏎️ 🚙 🏍️ 🛻 🛵
🗓️ Next MSCA Board Meeting is in-person September 2, 7:30pm. Please email us if you’d like to attend.
April 18
👏 Congratulations to state co-champions Vivian Yang, Joshini Gandhi Sudhakar, Katie Lu, and Aditi Kannan 🏆🏆🏆🏆
See events page 🌐 for tournaments and results 🔥