Hopkins Spring Open Chess Tournament 2025

Youth Programs / Science & S.T.E.M. -

Youth Winter/Spring 2025

Chess Tournaments are a fun way for students of all ages to learn and improve their chess level! Chess tournaments are the next arena were young chess players can test their skills. They are not only competitions, but social events as well. Children will meet peers with a similar love for the game.

This tournament is open to ALL K-12 Minnesota chess players.

- Players grouped by rating/age/experience level

- Pizza and beverages will be provided!

- Every participant will receive a chess award

Registration will be available at the door for $49.

Twin Cities Chess Club - Igor Rybakov

Igor Rybakov started playing chess in school as a young boy in his native Belarus. He started teaching chess and checkers to children in Russia over 30 years ago. When he arrived in the United States in 2001, he began teaching chess to students at Hopkins Public Schools and other surrounding west metro areas. In 2010, he was named "Best Chess Coach in Minnesota." Igor believes that chess is "good training for the brain" and is a great team sport that increases a student's logical and strategic thinking abilities. Igor is very excited about the Hopkins Chess Program, where there are a large number of girls playing chess, too, in a sport that has often been dominated by boys.