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Linus Wannamaker, a high school sophomore from Moscow, ID, won the Inland Classic for the second consecutive year! Linus and IM John Donaldson, who trailed by one half point due to a third round bye, agreed to a draw in their final round game to leave Linus with 4.5 and awaiting the results of a Read more

Michael Cambareri defeated Dave Rowles in their final round encounter to share the Winter Championship title with 4.0 scores. Four players tied for second with 3.5: Daniel Amado, Nikolay Bulakh, John Frostad, and Asa Wadden. John was the top class A player; Nikolay the top class B scorer; and Asa and Daniel topped class C Read more

Eight players showed for the December team event on 12/4, so the format was changed to a Quad event. The top quad included MIchael Cambareri, Ken Erickson, Matt Goodale and Keith Brownlee. Michael scored 3 to sweep the quad. The second quad included Vibi Varghese, Craig Moore, Ben Shedlock, and Wes Marburger. Craig also went Read more

The very popular Turkey Quads are complete. Michael Cambareri and Ken Erickson tied in Quad A, Vibi Varghese won Quad B, Jonathan Rohrabeck won Quad C, and Devin Wolford won the six-player mini-Swiss. Congratulations to all of the winners! The USCF cross table link: Spokane Turkey Quads November 2025 | US Chess Ratings Read more

Most nights the wall chart rules and the higher seeds advance to late round showdowns against each other. Not so on October 23 & 30 during a yet to be named two-week four round g/45 event. Sixteen players entered, the perfect figure for a four round Swiss event. However, upsets on boards three and four Read more

Ken Erickson is the new club champion, winning the Fall Championship with a 4.5 score to claim his first club championship. Second place was shared by three Class A players — Michael Cambareri, Antonious Raelund, and Dave Rowles — whose 4.0 scores claimed the two A prizes. The Class B prizes were shared by three Read more

by Craig Moore A diverse group of 33 players participated in the 2025 edition of the Eastern Washington Open held September 27-28 at West Central Abbey. For instance, geographically, players came from as far Idaho’s Silver Valley, Pendleton, Oregon and Washington’s Tri-Cities. The age distribution ranged from 6 to older than 70 (about as senior Read more

Sixteen players turned out for the Chess in the Courtyard event held jointly by the Spokane Chess Club and our friends over at Blitz and Blunders. Twelve competed in the rated section, with four participating in an unrated round robin. It was a warm but not hot day with a breeze, and players squared off Read more

Four players shared the top prize at the four-round G20 tournament last Thursday. A slew of upsets capped the highest score at 3, resulting in no clear winner. Sharing the top spot were Nikolay Bulakh, Ken Erickson, Vibi Varghese, and Keith Brownlee. Of the top group, the only player not suffering an upset was Varghese, Read more

Thanks to the efforts of club member Chris Bruceri, two new concrete chess tables have been added to Riverfront Park in the shadow of the iconic Red Wagon. Chris, on behalf of the Greater Spokane (high school) Chess League, successfully obtained a grant for the tables from the park system’s foundation. Bring your pieces down Read more