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Closed Qualifiers Announced
The 6 qualifiers for the Closed (Montana Championship) have been determined ! The qualifiers are : Ben Curtis – defending champion. Wilton Strickland – Grand Prix Winner Matteo Nero – […]
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Grand Prix Points for the 2024-2025 season have been posted
They are posted under the MCA info dropdown
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Chase Rands wins the 90th Montana Open with 4.5/5
Tournament Results The 90th Montana Open was held in Great Falls April 12-13. While it was the smallest field since Covid there was still plenty of excitement. Chase Rands, […]
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Grand Prix Points through St Patrick Open Posted
Current Grand Prix points totals through the St Patrick Open are posted under the MCA Info menu.
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MCA Annual Meeting Agenda
Montana Chess Association Annual Meeting – 4/11/2025 @ 8PM Location: Holiday Inn, Great Falls Agenda • Status Report • Financial Status Report • Election of Officers – List of Candidates […]
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Montana Open Update – Hotel Room Discount available till April 4 – Tournament Registration Link
Registration is setup for the 90th Montana Open and the sleeping room block is holding rooms until April 4th, so reserve your room and register now. Tournament Registration Tournament Announcement
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Tarquin Bennion Wins St Patrick Open with 4.5 / 5 points!
St Patrick Open Tournament Report
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Winter Thaw 2025 Report
The Winter Thaw took place in Bozeman this year the first weekend in February. The tournament attracted 34 players despite the snowstorm that arrived that weekend. For the second year […]
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Board Candidates & Annual Meeting Agenda Items – Deadline March 11
Anyone interested in running for the MCA board please submit your name and the position you would like to be a candidate for using the Contact link from the home […]
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Winter Thaw Hotel Info
Winter Thaw Hotel The tournament hotel only has suites left for Saturday night (February 1), although they have plenty of rooms for Friday January 31st. However, the MyPlace hotel, which […]
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Register for the St Patrick Open
The hotel sleeping room block for the St Pats will be released on March 1st. Register now and reserve your room in February to get the tournament rate and avoid […]
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Chinook Registration is still open – email Kevin or onsite tonight or tomorrow morning
Caissa seems to be locked out of registration so email Kevin: kevin.kuehnel1@gmail.com or register in-person tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Big Sky Country Open – Room discount extended to Friday, August 23
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Ben Curtis Wins the 2024 Montana State Championship
The 2024 Montana Chess Championship (Closed) took place in Helena the weekend of July 13-14. The field of 6 players were born in 4 different decades with a 50+ year […]
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USCF Verification Email / Post Card / Phone Calls
You may receive an email, post card or phone call from USCF or Publishing Concepts Inc titled Verification for US Chess members asking you to call Publishing Concepts, purportedly to […]
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