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Big Sky Country Open – Griffin Herr Wins with 4.5 points
The 2023 Big Sky Country MCA Grand Prix tournament was held September 16 & 17 at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell Montana. 30 players competed for a $559 prize […]
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Big Sky Country Open – Registration & Online Tournament Status
Big Sky Country Open September 16 – 17 Registration Registration & Tournament Updates may be viewed at SwissSys Events
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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 […]
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Alex Karns Wins 2023 Montana Championship!
Alex Karns completed the triple crown of Montana Chess, winning the state championship this past weekend in Helena after having won the Grand Prix and Montana Open.Three players didn’t lose […]
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Update: Montana Closed Qualifiers
We are sorry to announce that current state champion Rasul Nazriev will not be able to attend the Closed tournament to defend his title. He will be missed, and we […]
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2023 State High School Championship
The state high school championship was held on Saturday May 20th in Butte. Alex Karns & Thomas Walthall are co-champions, both scoring 4/5.Meanwhile in Bozeman, the spring scholastic took place […]
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Montana Closed Qualification
The six players to compete in the Montana Closed shall be, in order of priority: 1. The previous year’s State Champion. 2. The top two players in the Grand Prix […]
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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 […]
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88th Montana Open Results
The 88th Montana Open was held in Billings this past weekend and drew 46 players from Montana, Wyoming and Minnesota. Alex Karns continued his win streak taking sole possession of […]
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Tall Pawns Open and Winter Thaw Results
The Tall Pawns Open was held in Bozeman March 4-5 and attracted 35 players, more than half Juniors (under the age of 20). The top 3 Montana finishers were all […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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