| A | B | C | D | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minnesota State Chess Association | ||||
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3 | Event | Class Championships |  | ||
4 | Date | 15-16 November 2025 | |||
5 | Location | Rochester Civic Center | |||
6 | Chief TD | Sarah Wahl | |||
7 | Organizer | Tim Radermacher | |||
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9 | # Sections | 9 | |||
10 | # Participants | 88 | |||
11 | Prizes as % of Entry Fees | 51% | |||
12 | Total Prizes | $3,300 | |||
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14 | Master / Expert | ||||
15 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
16 | 1st | Jordan Timm ^ | 3.5 | $300 | |
17 | 2nd (tie) | Scott Riester * | 2.5 | $50 | |
18 | 2nd (tie) | John Blomer | 2.5 | $50 | |
19 | 2nd (tie) | Aaron Jing * | 2.5 | $50 | |
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21 | Timm qualifies for 2026 playoff Premier section | ||||
22 | Jing & Riester will play in for U2200 playoff spot | ||||
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24 | Class A | ||||
25 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
26 | 1st | Ryan Shiroma ^ | 3.0 | $250 | |
27 | 2nd (tie) | Charles Johnson | 2.5 | $42 | |
28 | 2nd (tie) | Bill Murray | 2.5 | $42 | |
29 | 2nd (tie) | Aiden Ling | 2.5 | $42 | |
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31 | Shiroma qualifies for 2026 playoff U2000 section | ||||
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33 | Class B | ||||
34 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
35 | 1st | Harrison Stage | 4.0 | $275 | |
36 | 2nd/3rd (tie) | Soren Weidmann | 3.0 | $67 | |
37 | 2nd/3rd (tie) | Troy Duncan | 3.0 | $67 | |
38 | 2nd/3rd (tie) | Cole Lappi | 3.0 | $67 | |
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40 | Class C | ||||
41 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
42 | 1st/2nd (tie) | Sam Bach | 2.5 | $150 | |
43 | 1st/2nd (tie) | Harrison Tan | 2.5 | $150 | |
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45 | Class D | ||||
46 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
47 | 1st | Jack Huang | 4.0 | $200 | |
48 | 2nd (tie) | Lewei Chen | 3.0 | $75 | |
49 | 2nd (tie) | Vignesh Subramanian | 3 | $75 | |
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51 | Class E | ||||
52 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
53 | 1st | Will Velin | 4.0 | $200 | |
54 | 2nd | Isaac Gommels | 3.0 | $100 | |
55 | 3rd (tie) | Prithvi Arun | 2.5 | $25 | |
56 | 3rd (tie) | Andrew Merkel | 2.5 | $25 | |
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58 | Class F | ||||
59 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
60 | 1st | Matthew White | 4.0 | $200 | |
61 | 2nd | Siddharth Karthikeyan | 3.0 | $100 | |
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63 | Class G | ||||
64 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
65 | 1st | Minh Vo | 4.0 | $200 | |
66 | 2nd (tie) | Kirus Hirsch | 2.0 | $33 | |
67 | 2nd (tie) | Julian Zanetti | 2.0 | $33 | |
68 | 2nd (tie) | Thanviya Vinodh Kumar | 2.0 | $33 | |
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70 | Class HIJ + UNR | ||||
71 | Place | Chess Player | Points | Prize | |
72 | 1st | Eric Zheng | 4.0 | $225 | |
73 | 2nd | Arhur Chen | 3.5 | $125 | |
74 | 3rd | John Herring | 3.0 | $50 | |
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