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Club will not meet on Thursday, December 26. Enjoy the holiday season! Read more

Eight of the eleven contestants at club on December 19 took part in a round robin blitz tournament that was won by Ben Patterson with a 6.5 score. Michael Cambareri finished second with 6.0. Read more

The Inland Classic is returning February 22-23, 2025. The event will again be played in Rathdrum at Lakeland Jr. High School. Registration ends February 20th at 10 pm PST — this is entirely a pre-registered event in order that sufficient tables and chairs may be delivered to the playing site on February 21. No walk-in… Read more

The popular Turkey Quads, played November 7-14-21, are now complete. Quad A was won by the third seed, John Frostad, while Vibi Varghese won Quad B, Grant Larocca and Jeremy Burnett tied for first in Quad C, Devin Wolford won Quad D, and Tristen Santilli won Quad E. Way to go, everyone! The event drew… Read more

The club will sponsor a g/60 USCF-rated quad on Saturday, December 14, in conjunction with the Frosty Pawn scholastic tournament at St. John Vianney school. Craig Moore is directing. The event will be played in a separate room from the scholastic tourney. EF is $20 and rounds are at 10-12-2 or ASAP. Contact Craig at… Read more

Cam Leslie scored an impressive 10.5 of 11 to win the 12 player blitz competition at club on October 24. He drew with second place finisher Ben Patterson (9.5). Michael Cambareri took third (9.0) and Ben Legard was fourth at 8.0. Read more

Youngsters.Karl Keener and Stanley Deng shared 1st and 2nd prizes (3.5 from 4) in the Queen’s gambit even on Saturday 10/11, a fitting end to a tournament held alongside the scholastic event held by Inland Chess Academy. The two players were the only perfect scores heading in to a decisive round 4 game. Down three… Read more

High school senior Ben Patterson won the 2024 Eastern Washington Open, played September 21-22 at the West Central Abbey, with a score of 4.5. He drew with Dave Rowles in the final round. Rowles, Eric Billaux, and Drew Bunch finished second with scores of 4.0. You can find a larger story on the EWO page… Read more

For the first time ever, the Eastern Washington High School Championship and the Eastern Washington Middle School Championship, are scheduled to be held in Spokane County! The events will be played January 25, 2025 at Cheney High School. The high school event will also double as the Greater Spokane High School Championship. There is no… Read more

Cam Leslie defeated Michael Cambareri 3-0 September 21 to claim the City Championship. Cam won both games with white on his way to claiming the title. The defending champion, Ryan Ackerman, has moved to the west side and was unable to defend his title. Cam and Michael won their won through a candidates tournament to… Read more