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Our club was featured in the Spokesman-Review—check out the story here: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/aug/08/meet-spokanes-chess-king-and-the-other-players-who/ Come visit us and meet Spokane’s Chess King! On 8/22 we will host an event that has no membership requirement (either our club or US Chess Federation), so it’s a great time to come check us out. In early September, we’ll begin our…

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The August Ajeeb quads featured 19 players competing in five sections. The winners were: (Quad A) Nikolay Bulakh and Michael Cambareri (2.5); (Quad B) Keith Brownlee (3.0); (Section C) Jeremy Burnett (2.0); (Quad D) Ben Shedlock (3.0); (Quad E) Karl Milton (3.0). Congratulations to all the winners! The USCF event cross table: US Chess MSA…

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Club’s return from the Fourth of July holiday was celebrated by over 20 players turning out for chess on a hot evening. Sixteen people took part in a round robin blitz event that ran until 10:30. Ben Patterson scored 12.5 to top the field. Ben Eitzen and Dave Rowles finished second with 11.5 each. A…

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The 2024 edition of the Taxing Quads is complete, as all round robins finished regularly scheduled round 3 play on April 4 at The West Central Abbey. Access the crosstable here: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202404046182-12720375 Four groups of players (three quads and a 6-player mini-swiss) battled in tightly contested play that featured several upsets, including, to mix seasonal…

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See the Inland Classic page (link above) for the complete story of this event. Michael Cambareri and Brian Lee won the inaugural Inland Classic chess tournament held February 24-25, 2024 with scores of 4.5 each.

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Michael Cambareri went a perfect 5.0, defeating second seed Dave Rowles in the final round, to claim the club’s Winter Championship. Nikolay Bulakh finished second with a 4.0 score, and Rowles, Neal Bonrud, Matt Goodale, and Keith Brownlee tied for third with scores of 3.5. Kevin Korsmo (3.0) won the under 1650 section, with five…

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The January 11 meeting saw 15 players brave the cold to enter a two-week, four round g/30 tournament, and the tally expanded to 18 for the second night’s action. Michael Cambareri was a perfect 4.0 to win the event, defeating Dave Rowles in the battle of unbeatens in round 4. Rowles (3.0) tied for second…

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A nice turnout on December 21st saw 14 players take part in a blitz tourney, and several others engage in casual play. Thanks to everyone who turned out.

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Nikolay Bulakh and Michael Cambareri each finished with perfect 3.0 scores to share first place honors in the December Quick tourney November 30 at club. The event featured three newcomers and a fourth who played in his first quick event. The USCF cross table link: US Chess MSA – Cross Table for DECEMBER QUICK (Event…

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The Turkey Quads completed play November 16 with a clear winner in each section. Quad A was won by Michael Cambareri (2.5). Matthew Goodale won Quad B with a perfect 3.0 score. Quad C was won by Alberto Alberty (2.0). Newcomer Serhii Snihurov won both of his games (a third game was unplayed due to…

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