2025 SD Chess Championship
Congratulations to all our champions! This year brought an impressive upset as unrated player Adam Kostas claimed the title of 2025 South Dakota Chess Champion with a flawless 5–0 score. National Master Josiah Jorenby secured second place, followed by Kunyang Li in third.
Additional honors go to:
David Fisher – Unrated Trophy Winner
Jeffery Barth – U2000 Trophy Winner
James Welch and Waylon Lowe – Scholastic Winners
Waylon Lowe – U1800 Trophy Winner
Matthew Schallenkamp – U1600 Trophy Winner
Jason Monroe – U1400 Trophy Winner
Robert Karsten – U1200 Trophy Winner
We also had record attendance, which was phenomenal to see. Thank you all who attended! See Results Here. Fyi, the results will no longer be published in the old MSA system as USCF just switched to MUIR database.
Left to Right: Kunyang Li, Adam Kostas, Josiah Jorenby and Waylon Lowe
Jeffery Barth – 2025 U2000 Champ
Matthew Schallenkamp – 2025 U1600 Winner
Jason Monroe – 2025 U1400 Trophy Winner
Bob Karsten – U1200 Trophy Winner
Teams Tournament Results
Here are the results of the Teams Tournament!
Tied for 1st place was B one L of a Team and Gary’s Team.
Board 1 Award: Nels Truelson and Josiah Jorenby
Board 2 Award: Dustin Ferguson
Board 3 Award: Brian Raffel
Board 4 Award: Jill Likens and Kasey Dobesh
2025 Sioux Falls City Chess Championship
Congratulations to our winners! Nels Truelson and Isaak Montemayor tied for first place with 4.5 points! Congratulations to Caleb Neff and Waylon Lowe who were the highest scoring scholastic players. A range of best class prizes went out to other players. See Results Here
Shown in the image is Kyle Hammond (Left), James Lenz, Waylon Lowe, Kunyang Li, Isaak Montemayor and Nels Truelson.
2024 South Dakota Chess Championship
Congratulations to Josiah Jorenby and Nels Truelson for both taking first place!
2024 Speed and Team
March 25 South Dakota Scholastic Chess Championship (open to K-12 students living in South Dakota)
April 22-23, 2023, Paul Salem Sioux Falls Open, at the Downtown Holiday Inn, 100 W 8th, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
2023 Dakota Open
The 2023 Dakota Open took place on January 21st and 22nd in Rapid City, attracting a diverse group of participants with varying skill levels. The tournament featured five exciting rounds, with many thrilling matches. Alexander Young emerged as the top performer, scoring 4.5 out of 5 points, with only Brogan McGrath managing to hold him to a draw in the fifth round. Noah Andrew Johnson also had a strong showing, earning 3.5 points and pulling off a 669-point upset against previous state champion Lyle Hanson. Mark Falk and Josiah Jorenby engaged in a closely contested fifth round battle, ultimately ending in a draw. We were grateful to have contestants from North Dakota, Wyoming, and Minnesota, as well as some talented young players who showcased the future of chess.
See more photos.
Alex and Josiah play an exciting end game with white bishops and pawns in the 2023 Dakota Open view here: https://lichess.org/VvI7c2a8#92
To see the crosstable of the tournament visit: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202301227432
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