Category: Homepage Articles
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Montana Closed Qualifying Explained
Qualifying for the Montana Closed Championship Tournament Each year six players qualify to play for the state championship: the defending champion, the 2 players with the most Grand Prix points, […]
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Notes from the President
Grand Prix – Note that all Grand Prix Points for this chess season have been recomputed due to USCF re-rating all of our tournaments. 2) USCF Voting Rights – Note […]
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Nazriev Wins 2022 The St. Patrick Open
Rasul Nazriev edged out a youngster and a tournament newcomer to win the 4th Annual St. Patrick Open this past weekend in downtown Billings, MT. Rasul (Mis) finished with 4.5/5 […]
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Nazriev wins the Winter Thaw
Rasul Nazriev won his second tournament of the 21-22 chess season by taking the Winter Thaw in Helena with a score of 4.5 while Thomas Walthall took second. Youth and […]
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The Turkey Open Returns
The 2021 Turkey Open returned after a year’s hiatus and was very well attended with 43 players. The high turnout allowed for a $25 increase to all prizes along with […]
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2021 Big Sky Country Open
The 2021 Big Sky Country Open took place at the Comfort Inn in Butte, MT over the weekend of September 25-26, 2021 and attracted 23 players. A whopping 8 of […]
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Sneeden wins Billings Blitz
Congratulations to Dustin Sneeden who won the Billings Chess Club’s first rated blitz tournament of the fall with a 10/10 score! Josh Brown came in second with 8.5. Ten players […]
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Remembering Alex Dawson
Alex Dawson (formerly known as Kip Stubberud) died in May in Helena. He was 66. Alex was a former president of MCA and 7 time state champion earned over a […]
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Benjamin Vogel wins the 2021 Montana Closed
Congratulations to Benjamin Vogel of Bozeman on winning the 2021 Montana Closed State Championship. Full Report and photos will be published soon.
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2021 Montana Closed State Championship
The six competitors for the 2021 Montana State Championship are as follows: 1) current state champion Dorje McPherron; 2) former state champion James Skovron; 3) former state champion Wilton Strickland; […]
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2021 Montana Open draws near record attendance
The 86th Montana Chess Open, played in Helena on May 22 and 23, drew 49 players from a 4-state region including 17 unrated individuals, and an Expert (2000) and a […]
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2021 Montana Chess Association Annual Meeting (May 21, 2021)
Montana Chess Association Annual Meeting Agenda
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2021 Montana Open
The Montana Open will be held in person in Helena on May 22-23. The Montana Scholastic Open will be held the morning of May 22 and the MCA annual meeting […]
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2021 St. Patrick Open A Huge Success
The 3rd Annual St. Patrick Open took place 3/13-14 at the Doubletree Hotel in Billings, MT and was a resounding success! This was the first over-the-board tournament in MT since […]
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2021 MCA Annual Meeting
The MCA will host it’s annual board meeting at a TBD upcoming time/location. If you would like to run for a board position, or have items for the agenda, please […]