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  • The Inland Classic is Back

    The Inland Classic is returning February 22-23, 2025. The event will again be played in Rathdrum at Lakeland Jr. High School. Registration ends February 20th at 10 pm PSA — this is entirely a pre-registered event in order that sufficient tables and chairs may be delivered to the playing site on February 21. IM John…

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  • Turkey Quads start November 7

    The popular Turkey Quads will populate the club’s November calendar, with the tourney being played November 7-14-21. Show up by 6:45 on the 7th to sign up!

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  • Frosty Pawn Quads

    The club will sponsor a g/60 USCF-rated quad on Saturday, December 14, in conjunction with the Frosty Pawn scholastic tournament at St. John Vianney school. Craig Moore is directing. The event will be played in a separate room from the scholastic tourney. EF is $20 and rounds are at 10-12-2 or ASAP. Contact Craig at…

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  • Cam Wins Blitz Battle

    Cam Leslie scored an impressive 10.5 of 11 to win the 12 player blitz competition at club on October 24. He drew with second place finisher Ben Patterson (9.5). Michael Cambareri took third (9.0) and Ben Legard was fourth at 8.0.

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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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