Help Grow Youth Chess in Minnesota!
June 5-7 🗓️
5 Round Swiss with 2 and 3-day schedules ➕ a blitz event! ⚡
Not an MSCA Event
July 10-12 📌
• Rochester Open
• Simultaneous Exhibition with IMs John Bartholomew and Sean Nagle
• Start of the 2026 MSCA Summer Grand Prix Series!
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5 Rounds • G/60 +30s
April 11-12 🗓️
🎉 Congratulations to our DBRA Qualifiers! They will represent Minnesota at the National Tournaments of State Champions (Aug 3–6, 2026, Grand Rapids, MI).
🥇 John Blomer, Denker Qualifier
🥇 Ajay Singamsetty, Barber Qualifier
🥇 Ryan Zhou, Rockefeller Qualifier
🥇 Victor Nyeggen, Ashley Qualifier
The Stenberg Cup
March 27-29
👏 Congratulations to co-champions Samrug Narayanan and Charles Hua. 🏆🏆
Sammy won the tiebreaker to claim the Stenberg Cup! See the State Championship page for links to games on Lichess and commentary on YouTube from the Chess Castle and ChessGoals!
Community, non-MSCA Events *
Sundays, 12pm: Dec 7 🏁 Jan 11 🏁 Feb 8 🏁 Mar 1 🏁 April 26 🏁 May 17 Finale
4 Rounds, US Chess Rated, G/25 d5, K-12, Cash/prizes/trophies valued up to $3,000! 💸🏆️
🗓️ 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.
Enjoy casual chess at these popular monthly events.
🔗 Details ⚡️ $10 Entry (includes a beer!) ⚡️ 5 Double Rounds 5+2 ⚡️ Gift Card Prizes
⬆️ * 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 online May 6, 7:30pm. Please email us if you’d like to attend.
January 17-18
Read our Winter Open Recap! 👀
See events page 🌐 for tournaments and results 🔥