History | Minnesota Chess
The Minnesota State Chess Association has been in continuous operation since its founding in 1894. The organization was formally incorporated in 1981. The MSCA holds many chess tournaments on an annual basis, with the oldest tradition being the Minnesota Open, held for the 131st consecutive year in February 2024.
Minnesota Chess Hall of Fame 🏛️
Original Class
Louis Uedemann
E.P Elliot
Daniel Voje
David Kuhns
Curt Brasket
George Tiers
2018 Class
2019 Class
🏆️ Current State Champions
Open: Samrug Narayanan
Senior: Leonard Johnson
Blitz: Andrew Titus ⚡️
Quick: Andrew Titus 💥
Grand Prix: Josiah Jorenby 🏁
K-12: Jordan Timm
K-8: Alan Xu
K-5: Ryan Zhou
K-3: Vihaan Prakhya
GK-12: Joshini G. Sudhakar & Katie Lu
Previous State Champions 📜
See our new State Champions spreadsheet! Now with more categories.
🟠 Open 1894 ➵
🟠 Senior 1992 ➵
🟠 Blitz 2014 ➵
🟠 Quick 2024 ➵
🟠 Grand Prix 2023 ➵
🟠 K-12 Senior High 1966 ➵
🟠 K-8 Junior High 2003 ➵
🟠 K-5 Elementary 1969 ➵
🟠 K-3 Primary 2011 ➵
(We still have some data to fill in, particularly for K-8.)
🦉 Minnesota Chess Journal
Publication of new editions of the MCJ is on hold, but new news can be found in news.