Category: Tournament Reports
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2020 Montana Open
The 85th Montana Open (June 27-28, 2020) Please note that these fluid and unpredictable times of the COVID-19 pandemic call for tight conditions and unusual procedures. Our expectation at this time is that during the period of June 26-28 Montana will still be in Phase 2. If you are coming from out of…
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MT Junior Open
2020 Montana Chess Junior (Online) Open – May 16 Outstanding tournament. It was great to see a few of the players finally get to play each other. Some amazing talent at the 4th and 5th grade level. We had 19 participants from all over Montana as well guest players from Wyoming and Canada. -Overall/High…
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2020 St Patrick Open
Tim Schoessler Wins St Patrick Open The 2nd Annual St Patrick Open & Scholastic took place this past weekend on 3/14-15, just before major public health restrictions were implemented to slow the spread of Covid-19. The event was moved to the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Billings after the Billings Clinic decided to restrict access to…
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2020 January Thaw
Pagerols wins the January Thaw with 4.5 points Twenty-six players participated in the 2020 January Thaw in Helena, the last weekend of January. Josep Companyo Pagerols (2057) took home top honors with 4.5 points, after overcoming a potential draw his final match, defeating Wilton Strickland (1947) on time. Companyo Pagerols , from Jackson, Wyoming was…
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2020 – Jan 10-11 – Magic City New Year’s Invitational
The 3rd Annual Magic City New Year’s Invitational took place in Billings, January 10-11, 202. There were a total of 13 players (12 adults and 1 junior). The event was held at BCC member Adam Grill’s Legacy Trucking business, where there is a classroom with projector, a lunch room, and a large German Shepherd (Caesar) keeping…
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2019-12-4 Billings December Blitz
Tim Schoessler of Wyoming went 8 for 8 to win the Billings December Blitz tourney. Nine players participated in a round robin. The time control was G3;+2 and the venue was once again the Last Chance Pub and Cider Mill. A good time was had by all, despite one of the heaters being broken, making…
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2019-11-23 Bozeman Fall Scholastic
Eighteen scholastic chess players turned out for the Bozeman FallScholastic Tournament which was held at the public library on November 23rd. Congratulations to Molly Tefft & Colton Woodcox – first placewinners in the 2 sections, both of whom finished the tournamentwithout a loss ! Thanks to the Bozeman Public Library for providing the space, GreatRocky…
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2019-11-16 Missoula Fall Scholastic
Missoula Fall Scholastic & Simul Twenty-seven scholastic chess buffs turned out for the 4th annual MIS fall chess competition, Saturday, November 16. That number is the highest yet for the fall tournament. Another plus for the event was having 10 players with USCF ratings even though US Chess membership was not required. The five-round event…
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2019 Turkey Open
2019 Turkey Open Results Michael Murray Wins the Turkey Open with 4.5/5.0 points in a field of 32 players. The 2019 Turkey Open was very well attended with 32 players including 3 experts and well dispersed class players, resulting in some very competitive and interesting games. Michael Murray garnered 1st place with a nice final…
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2019 Great Falls Chinook
Scott Caldwell and Daniel Mattson Tie for First Place in the Great Falls Chinook Open Pushed out of its usual National Chess Day alignment, the 2019 Great Falls Chinook Open still came through as a successful Grand Prix tournament. Nine players turned in scores of 3.0 or better to get on the Leader Board or…
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2019 Montana City Scholastic
Montana City Scholastic Fourteen scholastic players braved the season’s first storm to compete in the first Montana City Scholastic held September 28. The group played in two sections. Six players entered the more challenging “Giants” section while the second section (‘Pioneers”) had eight players. Among the “Giants”, Paul Harmon and Royal Winston each turned in…
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10/2/2019 Billings Blitz
Billings Blitz – 10/2/2019 Nine players ventured out to the Last Chance Pub & Cider Mill on Wednesday, October 2nd, for Billings 2nd speed chess tournament. The games took place in the warehouse room (apple storage) just off of the main dining room. There were two very effective space heaters to combat the cooler…
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2019 – Sept 28 – Billings Scholastic
Billings Boys & Girls Youth Club Scholastic – 9/28/2019 The Boys & Girls Club youth tournament, directed by Mo Bain, took place on Friday, September 28th. Twenty-six kids from ages 6-14 were on hand to play chess and eat pizza! The players were divided into 3 sections: age 8-9 (14 kids), age 10-11 (8…
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2019 Big Sky Country Open
2019 Big Sky Country Open Congratulations to 4.0 co-champions, Josep Maria Companyo Pagerols, Wilton Strickland and Dustin Sneeden who split the 1st & 2nd prize money. The upset prize went to Daltri Freitas for his 251 point upset. The under 1500 prize went to Thomas Walthall who scored 3.0 with his 3 wins. The…
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2019-8-22 BCC Blitz – Billings
Billings Chess Club Blitz – August 22, 2019 The Billings Chess Club offered its first rated blitz tournament last night! The time control was G5 with no delay. Ten players came out to test their skills at speed chess, despite near hurricane like conditions outside as we waited for the last two players to arrive.…