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Ackerman Fall Champion
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.…
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Patterson, Rowles share Eastern Washington Open title
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…
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August Quick Swiss
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…
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Gehrig Quads a Grand Slam!
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…
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Ajeeb Quads Draw Record 24 Participants
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…
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Ackerman Spring Champion
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…
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Dad’s Day Quads big Success!
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…
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Officers Re-Elected
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…
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Cambareri wins G/40
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…
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Lee Wins Inland Empire Open
Brian Lee, a WSU freshman by way of Napavine, won the Inland Empire Open with a perfect 5.0 score. Brad Bodie finished second with a 4.0 score. Brian defeated Brad in their round four matchup of the first day’s only perfect scorers. Brian then topped Spokane veteran Dave Rowles in the final round to clinch…