We are excited to announce our next McMinnville Chess Tournament on Saturday, May 10th, from 9am-5pm. Join us!

If you’d like to learn more about our last tournament, including tournament results, photos, and sponsor details, check out our article, A Knight to remember, which was also published in the July, 2025 issue of NW Chess magazine.

This time we’re our tournament is Saturday, May 30, from 9am-5pm at McMinnville High School, where we’ve reserved several rooms to accommodate our event and comfortably seat up to 100 players.

Tickets are $20, and there’s no fee at all to current McMinnville Chess Club members at any level (monthly, annual, lifetime, and family). We also have a scholarship program and a discount code for anyone who asks. No one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.

This event is brought to you by the McMinnville Chess Club and Salem Oregon Chess Club with support from our sponsors. Thank you to all our sponsors for helping our chess community grow and making this event possible!

TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Attendees are asked to bring their own chess clocks and boards (BYOB!), keep open containers away from game boards and equipment, and are expected to agree to our Community Code of Conduct for a fun, supportive space for everyone.

• A limited number of club-provided chess sets and clocks will be available, first-come, first-served.

• Tournament is open to all until tickets sell out.

• You must get a ticket in order to play. Ticket sales close at 7am on May 30, 2026. No walk-ins!

• There will sections for both US Chess-rated and unrated players of all ages.

• We have multiple divisions. More details coming soon.

• Time control details coming soon.

• More details will be sent to you after registration.

• There will be prizes for the winners! Must be present to win!

• We begin promptly at 9am, and there are no refunds for late- or no-shows.

• Please note that event registration is on MacChess.org and not at any other website.

• A limited number of scholarship tickets are available. Contact us for more info.

• Interested in sponsoring our tournament? Contact us!

WHAT TO BRING
Bring a chess board and clock (if you have them). If you do not have a chess clock, download “Chess Clock by Chess.com” on iPhone or Android — and be sure to enable airplane mode and disable notifications during gameplay.

Thanks so much, and we look forward to seeing you at our event!

– The McMinnville Chess Club tournament organizing team:
Christefano Reyes (Tournament Director), Scott Christensen (Assistant Tournament Director), John Burroughs, Chris Starr, Mike Terrill, and Roger Mitchell

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McMinnville Chess Club is for all ages and skill levels, and we offer free, open play events, rated and unrated tournaments, resources and opportunities for chess study and lessons, and the nicest chess club members you’ll ever meet in town. We are an affiliate club registered with the United States Chess Federation (USCF), allowing our members to host and play in our rated tournaments and climb the chess ladder with an official, nationally recognized chess rating. Please use our club code A9540128 when signing up or renewing your membership with US Chess. Thank you!