Author: Gary

  • Montana State Championship Qualifiers Determined

    Ben Curtis Wilton Strickland Ben Vogel Dan Mattson Matteo Nero Timothy Christensen Qualification: Ben Curtis – 1st Grand Prix Wilton Strickland – 2nd Grand Prix Ben Vogel – Montana Open […]

  • Calendar

     Events Calendar ( Event Name Links to the Announcement Page )   Date Event Location Type Notes September 16-17 Big Sky Country Open Registration Kalispell Rated MCA Grand Prix October […]

  • Flathead Valley Open Results

    The Flathead Valley Open ran successfully Saturday, April 15, at the Eagles Club in Kalispell, and was hosted by the Flathead Valley Chess Club. 31 players filled three sections: 15 […]

  • 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 […]

  • MCA Annual Meeting Agenda

    Annual Meeting Agenda   The Montana Chess Association Annual meeting is scheduled to be held June 26th.  Below is the meeting agenda.

  • 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 […]

  • MT Open

    Montana Open Delayed All other previously scheduled events are postponed or cancelled The Montana Open will not take place in April. Holiday Inns are waiving all cancellation fees through April […]

  • Chess Online

    Play Online at Chess.com “Montana Chess Association” is the Club name in Chess.com Schedule of Weekly Events is in MCA – Chess.com under Clubs menu: These events are only rated […]

  • 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 […]

  • USCF National Invitationals

    USCF National Invitational Tournaments The United States Chess Federation runs a number of national invitational tournaments where each state is permitted to nominate one player to represent the state: Rockefeller […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]