Author: kmkorsmo

With just over a week until this year’s edition of the IEO, 27 players have registered, representing three states, both sides of the Cascades, and a new crop of older and younger unrated players ready to test their skills. Registration is still open, so there’s plenty of time to get in on the action! Read more

Spokane Chess Club’s annual Spring Championship tournament kicked off Thursday, April 24 with two dozen contenders. The five-week event will continue with one game 90 round each Thursday through May 22. This year’s 24-player field is well distributed, with four Expert/A-Class players, eight B-Class players, 9 C-/D-Class players, and three F-Class players. The Club usually… Read more

Spokane Chess Club is excited to announce its first collaboration with Blitz & Blunders! We will gather from 2-530 at the Saranac Commons for a laid back, social chess experience. For event details, see the Blitz & Blunders website here: https://www.blitzandblunders.org/events/jntthhc4lusu31md8ns10iclogmf2m Blitz & Blunders is a great recent addition to the chess scene in Spokane.… Read more

The 2025 Taxing Quads are in the books, with upsets putting newer or infrequent players in the top half of the cross tables and toppling pre-event favorites. Twenty-two players entered the 2025 edition of this ever-popular event, one of our three annual quad events (with the Ajeeb Quads coming in August, followed by the Turkey… Read more

It’s chess tournament season in Spokane! Registration is open for our two major spring events, the Inland Empire Open (5/17-18) and the Spring Championships (4/24-5/22). The flyer for the IEO is available for download below. The event will be a 5-round G/90;d5 Swiss system tournament held the weekend of 5/17. Registration for the IEO is… Read more

The Spokane Chess Club’s annual Taxing quads got off to a strong start on 4/17, with 22 entering. Four quads and a mini-Swiss comprising the bottom 6 players will continue roun 2 play on 4/10. The final third round will be played on 4/17. Read more

join us for a 5 round Swiss in game 90. Registration is open. Read more

The Spokane Chess Club has scheduled its weekend schedules. Inland Empire Open: 5/17-18 Eastern Washington Open: 9/27-28 Read more

With our annual Taxing Quads just around the corner, players will have a chance to warm up with a variety of escalating time controls to prepare for the 3-week game 90 event in April (4/3-4/10-4/17). On 3/6, Club will feature a 1-week G/15 tournament (4-5 rounds depending on entries). On 3/13-3/20 Club will feature a… Read more

February 21-28 saw the Club experiment with a new two-round class-based championship format.. The first round put players in class pairings, and the second round advanced the top half of each group to a winner’s bracket. The first round featured a mini-swiss with some of the club’s A &.B players, with the exception of Asa… Read more