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Queen’s Gambit Quick, Held Alongside Scholastic Tournament, Draws Small, Young Crowd
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…
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Patterson Wins 2024 Eastern Washington Open
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…
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Regional High School and Middle School Championships
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…
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Cam Leslie is the new City Champion!
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…
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Spokane Chess Club in the News!
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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Ajeeb Quads Concluded
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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Big Night of Blitz July 11
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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2024 Taxing Quads: Final Results
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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Cambareri, Lee win Inaugural Inland Classic
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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Cambareri wins Winter Championship
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…