Dan Voje retires

Dan at the 2016 MN Open

November 24 Dan Voje the long time manager of the Castle Chess Club has decided to retire. He has run the club in several locations and directed most of the tournaments in the state for years. He will be missed. No word on his plans. We wish him well.  

Dan has been chief TD over 1700! times since 1991
He has played in almost 2000! events since 1991

Minnesota Blizzard OpenOctober 24-25

Andrew Tang and Okechukwu Nnej Iwu tie for 1st with 4.5/5.0

Complete results here

Round 5 Board 1 Andrew Tang vs Andres Hortillosa  (1-0)

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Round 5 Board 2 Okechukwu Nnej Iwu vs Jackson Wahl (1-0)

2 Game Match vs MN Senior Champion Dan Voje (2066)Time Control - G30, d10 Result 1-1

2015 Sioux Falls Open - (Revival of the Governors Cup)

NELS W TRUELSON wins the 2015 Paul Salem Sioux Falls Open with 4.5/5.0

USCF results here

I went 3-1 (1st round bye)

I was on board 2 in round 4 and had this wonderful opportunity to get a winning advantage. It was a classic case of, "if you see a good move, look for a better one". Even after that I had a good chance to play for a win, but played defence, when I should have been attacking, and lost the game.  Jerome went on to draw WGM CAMILLA BAGINSKAITE in round 5, and tied for 2nd place.  Well done Jerome! He is back after a 10 year break!

JEROME MITCHELL(2019) vs me Round 4, board 2

Black to play

Just play the game.

Not sure what is going on, but one thing's for sure, I suck at chess.

Hitting my 1800 floor at the 2015 Chicago Open did it for me,

I have given up on getting to 2000.  I did get pretty close  USCF 1962 and FIDE 1980.

2015 U.S. Amateur Team North ChampionshipFeb. 20-22 or 21-22 Schaumburg, IL

USCF results here

Tournament website here

New record 73 teams

Best team name : "Stick that F Pawn Up Your A File"

Team "Chaturanga"

1	Karthikeyan Pounraj	1979
2	Ivan Wijetunge	1906
3	Abhyudhaya Venkat	1644
4	Madhav Parthasarathy	1463

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History (with aproximate number of teams)

2014	Schaumburg	48
2013	Schaumburg	55
2012	Northbrook	42

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East Winners -Virginia Assassins

The Viriginia Assassins:l-r  Lucas Knoll, James Schuyler, Daniel Miller, Andrew Samuelson

2383 James Schuyler

2360 Andrew Samuelson

2354 Daniel Miller

1646 Lucas Knoll

Best Team Name :  Legalize Caruana 

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South Winners - Thad’s No Fun 

Thad's No Fun: NM Richard Francisco, NM Sanjay Ghatti, Frank Johnson, Grant Oen and Thad Rodgers

2015 St Paul Winter OpenJan 24-25, 2015

IM Andrew Tang wins clear first with 4.5/5.0

Complete results here

Pictures from round 3 below.

I went 1-2, but still gained a few points since I beat an A-player and lost to to masters.

SEAN M NAGLE vs OKECHUKWU ANELE NNEJ IWU 1/2 - 1/2

WILLIAM J MURRAY vs TIM R MC ENTEE 1/2 - 1/2

JASON M DRAKE vs ANDREW TANG 0-1

Port of Dubuque OpenJan. 10-11

Open chess returns to Dubuque, Iowa after a 13 year hiatus!

The following is  a history of Open events:

				2002	22	LOUIS PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN
				2001	31	DUBUQUE OPEN
				1999	28	LOUIS PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN
				1998	28	LOUIS PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN
				1996	27	L.P. DUBUQUE OPEN
				1995	28	L.P. DUBUQUE OPEN
				1994	31	LP DUBUQUE OPEN
				1993	27	L.P. DUBUQUE OPEN
				1992	35	L PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN

ALERIY KOSOKIN, JAMES ALEX NEAL II & DAVID MCNEIL tie for first.

Complete Results here

 Top seed(2240 FIDE) Valeriy Kosokin from Uzbekistan

5-Round Swiss

Prizes: All Open Prizes Guaranteed ($650).
1st Place = $150 + trophy, 2nd Place = $100

Tournament information here