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Blitz night drew 14 on the 21st
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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Bulakh, Cambareri top 12 player quick event
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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Turkey Quads Complete
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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Cambareri wins record Turkey Open
Michael Cambareri scored 5.0 to win the 60 player Turkey Open held in Missoula November 11-12. Nine Spokane chess club members helped swell the record turnout for the event. Brad Bodie (4.0) tied for second place. Steve Brendemihl (3.5) tied for the class C prize. Your editor was the victim of the biggest upset!
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Rowles Reclaims Club Championship
It took 28 years, but Dave Rowles is once again club champion, winning the Fall Championship with a perfect 5.0 score. His most recent club championship was the 1995 Winter Championship! Work and family obligations kept Dave away from regular club night events for most of that time period, but retirement is allowing the club…
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Cambareri wins EWO title
The 2023 Eastern Washington Open title was won by Michael Cambareri with a 4.5 score. He defeated Walter van Heemstede Obelt, the only perfect score after four rounds, in the final round. Walter shared second place (4.0) with Nikolay Bulakh and Griffen Herr, with Walter also claiming the top class B prize. Second place in…
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Ackerman Remains Champion
Ryan Ackerman won his second consecutive City Championship by defeating challenger Dave Rowles in a tiebreaker 2-0. Rowles won the first match game before Ackerman took the next two. Dave then took game four to force the tiebreaker. The rapid tiebreak format favored the champion who gets to keep the trophy for another year. Congratulations,…
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Exciting Finishes in Ajeeb Quads
August 24 saw the final round of the annual Ajeeb Quads, and the winners of each section were determined by the final four games of the night. Jack Johnson bested Pat Kirlin to win Quad C in a hard fought game that was next to last to finish. Jack finished 3.0, while the other members…
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Stripes Wins Inland Empire Open
James Stripes prevailed in a back and forth final game against Michael Cambareri to win the 2023 Inland Empire Open with a score of 4.5. Second place (4.0) was shared by Cam Leslie and David Rowles. The tourney featured numerous hard-fought games, with the top boards being challenged every round before they started playing each…
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Officers chosen for 2023-2024
The club met May 18 to select officers for the next year. Michael Cambareri was re-elected President, Jeremy Burnett is the new Vice President. Kevin Korsmo was retained as Treasurer. Ben Shedlock was chosen to be the new Secretary. The officers will serve until the annual election in May, 2024.