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Register Soon!!
Tall Pawns Registration is open. The issue with the hotel sleeping room block has been fixed and rooms are being held until the 11th.If you reserve after that date they […]
Calendar
Calendar of Events Date Event ( Click Event Name link for details ) Location Type February 25 – 26 30th […]
2022 Big Sky Open Results
Twenty-nine players descended on the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Billings this past weekend for this season’s first tournament, the Big Sky Country Open. In the past, this tournament has been […]
MCA Annual Meeting Minutes Now Available
The annual meeting minutes for 2022 are now available under the MCA History tab. Going forward, all future meeting minutes will be posted there as well.
Nazriev wins the 2022 Montana State Championship
Rasul Nazriev took home the top honors to win his first MT Chess Championship! Rasul got off to a slow start, losing a miniature (20 move) Sicilian to Dan Mattson […]
2022 Montana Closed State Championship Field Set
The six player field for the Montana Closed are: Ben Vogel – Defending Champion Rasul Nazriev – Grand Prix 1st Place and Montana Open Dan Mattson – Grand Prix 2nd […]
Michael Murray wins the 87th Montana Open
The 87th Montana Open was held in Missoula April 2-3. It was well attended with 39 players including quite a few new players who performed quite well. We’d like to […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]