Minnesotan Glen Proechel RIP

Dale Gustafson also informed me of Glen Proechel's passing.

I don't know if he ever got up here to Winnipeg to play chess - perhaps somebody will remember.

In the 2008 Chessnuts Challenge Open in Fargo, I managed to survive with a draw against him in the last round.

He was still sporting an 1885 rating when he played Kaptsan and Lipic in the 2009 Chessnuts Challenge Open - his second to last tournament

Glen Proechel - April 14, 2012

Glen Proechel, active in Minnesota Chess for many years, died April 14, 2012.  Glen is survived by his wife, Maryse; sister Janet Cooper, daughters, Lisa and Sara and grandchildren.  Services will be held Saturday, April 21, 2PM at Trinity Luthern Church in Janesville, MN.  Online tributes at www.mcraithfuneralhome.com.

Glen was born Jan 3, 1938 in Janesville, MN.  He was an expert chess player and was the MN State Jr Chess Champion as a Sr. in high school.  He was MN State Chess Champion as an adult and a many time MN State Sr Champion, most recently in 2008, and also the Iowa State Champion in 1967.  Glen enjoyed playing simultaneous chess exhibitions, playing 10 or more games at a time. He also played correspondence chess with players around the world.  Glen was a linguist speaking 7 languages fluently. HHe loved playing Scrabble, Go, checkers and especially chess. When he was a senior in high school, he won the Minnesota State Junior Chess Championship. He was also Iowa state chess champion in 1967 and had also won the Minnesota State Chess Championship as an adult. He competed in many Minnesota Senior Championships and during the last 20 years was senior champion in 2008, 2007 1995 and 1993. He was runner-up in 2006, 2005 and 1999. His last USCF-rated tournament was the 2010 North Dakota Championship in Fargo.

Teacher was also a chess master and missionary
Glen Proechel, a linguist and chess master who once hosted a Klingon Language Camp in Red Lake Falls, Minn., for devotees of the fictional race in the Star Trek television and movie series, died April 14 in Crookston.
Glen F. Proechel was born on January 3, 1938 to Chester and Irene (VanSlyke) Proechel in Janesville, MN.  He attended Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Concordia College in St Paul.  He obtained a B.S. in German from the U of MN, and Masters in Education and German Studies from Mankato State.  Glen was a rostered minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Missions, and he was also a licensed teacher of German, French, Spanish and Russian languages.  He has taught in Russia, China, Germany and traveled the world extensively.  Glen enjoyed playing chess & Scrabble and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren.

Glen F. Proechel was born on January 3, 1938 to Chester and Irene (VanSlyke) Proechel in Janesville, MN.  He attended Trinity Lutheran School and graduated from Concordia College in St Paul.  He obtained a B.S. in German from the U of MN, and Masters in Education and German Studies from Mankato State.  Glen was a rostered minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Missions, and he was also a licensed teacher of German, French, Spanish and Russian languages.  He has taught in Russia, China, Germany and traveled the world extensively.  Glen enjoyed playing chess & Scrabble and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Maryse Proechel of Red Lake Falls; by his daughter's Lisa Proechel of St Paul and Sarah Proechel of New York; by grandchildren Terriah, T.J., Leo, Eliot and Robin; by his sister Janet Cooper of Illinois; and by many other relatives and friends.

            He was preceded in death by his parents.