

Joseph Wan Wins Denker Qualifier
Joseph Wan won in a six game round robin with Micheal Takahashi and Owen Fiedorowicz. Each player played the other twice both black and...


Anjali Lodh Iowa's National Girls Tournament of Champions Champion
Anjali Lodh went 3.5 of 4 to win the honor of representing Iowa at the National Girls Tournament of Champions to be held in Orlando...
Pairings for the Iowa Closed
I am happy to announce the pairings for the Iowa Closed tournament to take place in Iowa City On April 6th and 7th. The six finalists...


Barber Denker Senior qualifying Championships
The 2019 qualifying tournament to represent the state of Iowa at the Barber (K-8) and Denker (9-12) tournaments of champions at the U.S....


Western Illinois University 5 de Mayo Chess Tournament 2019
All chess players are invited to play in three categories: Open, U1400 and Beginners. It does not matter what your chess skills are;...

En Passant January 2019
The latest edition of En Passant is now available online: click here.


Iowa Individual Grades Championship Location Moved To Prairie Creek Intermediate School
Due to the Snowstorm last week our chess tournament at Prairie Point Middle School on Jan 26th was bumped to another location within the...

Iowa Individual Team Play Scholastic Championship Postponed until March 9th
Due to incoming winter weather this weekend the Iowa Chess Association is postponing the upcoming Iowa Individual Team Play Scholastic...


GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez to give lecture on Jan 31 in Iowa City, Iowa and Feb 1st in Burlington, Io
GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez will be giving two 1 hour lectures in Iowa. The first will be in Iowa City at Christ the King Lutheran Church...