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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.
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Cheney and University win Spokane High School Team Championship
Two newcomers topped the field in the Greater Spokane High School team championship played March 3, 2023, at Gonzaga Prep. Cheney, fielding its first teams since the late 1990s, and University High School, making its first appearance, fought to a final round draw to finish with respective scores of 3.5 in the four round event.…
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Cambareri wins final Collyer Memorial
Michael Cambareri won the final Collyer Memorial with a perfect 5.0 score to claim undisputed first prize and also win a donated $300 prize for a perfect score. Cambareri emerged the sole winner from a record-sized field of 112 players at the 30th, and final, Dave Collyer Memorial tournament in Spokane February 25-26, 2023. His…
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Lots of Winners!
The evening of quick chess on October 27 drew 16 players, and 11 of them ended up winning prizes! Michael Cambareri was a perfect 4.0 to take undisputed first place. Every other prize was shared by multiple players! Cam Leslie, Dave Rowles, and Dakota Wickel all scored 3.0 to take second in the class A/B…
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Ackerman new City Champion
Ryan Ackerman defeated Michael Cambareri three games to one to win the City Championship and end Michael’s streak at six consecutive titles. The event was played on the weekends of October 15-16 and 22-23, 2022. The white player won each game the first weekend, but that streak ended in game three after Michael sacrificed a…
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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.…