Link to new chess club blog

New Turtle Lake chess coach Rich Lessard has started his own blog here.

4/17/13 updates

1. This school year is flying by! Our end-of-year celebration is scheduled for Friday, April 26 (7:40-8:30am in the Turtle Lake gym).

2. Turtle Lake teams did well in the SCA Statewide Primary/Elementary tournament on March 23/24. Our primary team placed second and our Elementary team was fourth. Complete results and photos are here.

3.  SCA will again be offering chess camps this summer.  Detailed information is here.

2/16/13 SCA Grade-Level results are now available

The results are here.

Turtle Lake kids had a good day, finishing first in grades one, two, and three, and finishing third in grades four and five. Turtle Lake kids won two individual championships.

Turtle Lake alumni helped Chippewa Middle School to second-place finishes in grades six and seven, and a first-place finish in grade eight. Two former Turtle Lakers won individual state championships for Chippewa.

Chess Supernationals V information (April 5-7, 2013 · Nashville, TN)

SuperNationals information is here.  Note that bughouse and blitz tournaments will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2013.

For keeping your chess game sharp: "Chess Tactics Server" site

From the "Chess Tactics Server" site is here.

Currently we provide 36,882 tactical chess problems ranging in difficulty from trivial to ambitious

Registration is free.

Minnesota fifth-grade chess player Andrew Titus has a new blog called "Chess Adventure"

The blog features details from some of his games, pictures from his trip to the World Youth Chess Championship in Slovenia, and more.

Nice article on Minnesota seventh-grade national chess champion David Floeder

Chess champ: St. Paul youth rising through the ranks (w/video) - TwinCities.com

COMMUNITY EDUCATION CHESS SCHOOL

Do you have a child that would like to learn how to play chess? Perhaps your child already plays and would like to become more proficient at the game. Whether you have a new or advanced player, Chess School will help expand their knowledge to become a better player through actual play and challenging worksheets. Led by Igor Rybakov, Minnesota Chess Instructor of the Year, your child will learn the basic concepts of chess or learn strategic concepts to go to a deeper level of chess. Classes are open to grades K – 12 and will be held at Turtle Lake Elementary and begin on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 for six sessions. Classes will be held from 6:20-7:10 pm for grades K – 5 and 7:15 – 8:15 for grades 6 – 12. Students will be paired with students near their own age if possible. Cost is $54.

K-5 registration here.
6-12 registration here.

Excellent chess blog by Minnesota International Master John Bartholomew

At the link below, check out his commentary and step through some of his games, move-by-move.

Fins0905's Blog - Chess.com

2012-2013 SCA chess tournament schedule now available

Here.

The first SCA tournament is the October 20 Kickoff Open in Champlin.

Other notable dates:

Grade level tournaments (top three individual scores from each school are added for team competition):
Nov. 3, Burnsville Grade Level, Burnsville (Metcalf Jr. HS)
Dec 8, Winter Open Grade Level, Burnsville (Metcalf Jr. HS)
Feb. 16, SCA Statewide Grade Level, Capitol Hill, St. Paul

March 23/24 (5 games Saturday, 2 games Sunday) SCA Statewide Primary/Elementary, Minnehaha Academy, Minneapolis. (New location this year). K-3 and K-6 sections; top four individual scores are added for team competition.

Other chess tournament opportunities:
Events at Chess Castle of Minnesota .     This is usually rated chess.
Address: 1121 Jackson Street, #134, Minneapolis, MN 55413

MSCA chess.  List of upcoming tournaments here.

April 5-7: USCF SUPERNATIONALS V - Nashville, TN

Playchess.com website: Billed as the world's biggest chess server (free trial, then a fee)

The ultimate online chess experience - try it out now!

Play with the greats. All the big stars are on playchess, from Garry Kasparov to current World Champion Vishy Anand, world number one Magnus Carlsen and Nigel Short, along a whole host of other very strong players. Watch live games and have Fritz analyse the position for you in real time!

Be there live. Look in on world class tournaments, listen to live commentary from top grandmasters, chat with other spectators and follow all the most important games at the same time. Only Playchess offers you the unique “multiboard” experience!

A site for kids to play chess against kids online

Free Online Chess for Kids - ChessKid.com - 100% Safe!

Free online games and tournaments with kids around the world!

Here's a good, free chess site with lots of chess puzzles

Chess Problems - learn chess tactics by example

Explanation of puzzles at the link above--see the puzzles themselves at the link below]

Free online chess problems

2012-2013 meeting schedule

Meetings are always on Fridays, 7:40am-8:30am. All chess meetings are in the gym.

1. Sept 21
2. Sept 28
3. Oct 5
4. Oct 26
5. Nov 9
6. Nov 16
7. Nov 30
8. Dec 7
9. Dec 14
10. Dec 21
11. Jan 4
12. Jan 11
13. Jan 18
14. Feb 1
15. Feb 8
16. Feb 15
17. Feb 22
18. Mar 1
19. Mar 8
20. Apr 12 (Visit from International Master John Bartholomew)
21. Apr 19
22. Apr 26 (end-of-year celebration)