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Ryan Ackerman defeated Michael Cambareri three games to one to win the City Championship and end Michael’s streak at six consecutive titles. The event was played on the weekends of October 15-16 and 22-23, 2022. The white player won each game the first weekend, but that streak ended in game three after Michael sacrificed a… Read more

Ryan Ackerman is the club’s Fall Champion, topping top seed Michael Cambareri to grab first place with a perfect 5.0 score. Second place went to Kevin Korsmo and David Rowles with scores of 4.0. David Griffin (2.5) won the class C prize, while Jordan Fischer and Ben Shedlock shared class D with score of 3.0.… Read more

The 2022 Eastern Washington Open was won by teenager Ben Patterson and Spokane veteran Dave Rowles, each of whom scored 4.0 to top the 20-player field. The two drew in their round four encounter, and then held serve by defeating higher seeds in the last round. Patterson’s performance was particularly strong as he beat both… Read more

by Ben Shedlock Michael Cambareri (4.0) alone topped the Spokane Chess Club’s late-August quick Swiss, which provided a night of exciting and unpredictable chess. With 9 entrants of 14 rated in the C & D classes, 8 players ended the evening with scores between 2 and 3. Two unrated players made their rated debuts with scrappy… Read more

The Lou Gehrig quads, held August 20 on the 86th anniversary of Lou’s final grand slam home run, drew 12 players to the West Central Abbey. Michael Cambareri handily won quad A with the only perfect score of the day. Kellogg’s Adam Porth scored 2.5 to win quad B, while Missoula’s Declan Pham topped Quad… Read more

The annual August Ajeeb Quads, first played in 1992, drew a record number of participants — 24. The event began August 4 and was nearly completed August 18 except for two make up games. The winners of the six sections, with their winning score in parentheses, were: Top Quad, Michael Cambareri (3.0); Second Quad, Logan… Read more

Ryan Ackerman continued his club winning streak, extending it to nine games in a row, by topping Jeremy Burnett in the final round to claim the Spring Championship with a perfect 4.0 score. Jeremy (3.0) tied for second with Michael Cambareri and claimed the u/1700 prize. Logan Faulkner (2.5) won the u/1500 prize and newcomer… Read more

The club’s experiment with a one day Quad format event was a big success, with 20 players taking part in the inaugural Dad’s Day Quads, held June 18. As is typical, the tightly packed rating groups led to many tight games that were fought to the wire — Indeed, the final game ended with four… Read more

The club’s annual meeting drew 15 members to the May 19 meeting. The four current officers — President Michael Cambareri, Vice-President Tito Tinajero, Treasurer Kevin Korsmo, and Secretary Ted Baker — were returned to office and the club’s future plans were discussed. The club’s schedule was set through the end of August. Ten players then… Read more

Michael Cambareri won the two-week g/40 tournament that kicked off at club on May 5 with the only perfect 4.0 score among the 14 players taking part. Dave Rowles, Kevin Korsmo, and Frederik van Pallandt tied for second with scores of 3.0. Dave and Kevin split the over 1499 prize, while Frederik took the under… Read more