

Thunder Kings Capture 2018 Des Moines Fall Classic Open
Twenty-nine players competed in the 2018 Des Moines Fall Classic Open held at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines, Iowa on October...


Moline Scholastic Chess Tournament
On November 10, the Moline Scholastic Chess Tournament 2018 was celebrated at Western Illinois University QC in Moline. The events was...


Dan Brashaw is perfect at Moline Open
Luis Peralta of the Western Illinois University Q-C Campus Chess Club and the Illowa Bi-State Chess Club presents Dan Brashaw his $300...


Iowa Pawn Stomers Strike US Class Championships
Iowa Pawn Stomers Strike US Class Championships The Iowa Pawn Stormers, a scholastic chess team from the CR/IC Corridor, made lightning...


2018 DuHawk Open
Congratulations to Daniel Brashaw for winning the Duhawk Open and Ishan Harwani for winning the Duhawk rated beginners open. Both players...

En Passant
The October edition of En Passant is now available here.


Bergamo 2018
My quest for a FIDE rating led me to Bergamo Italy. I had tried to get one playing in the United States but never could win against a...


2018 Lee County Fair Chess Tournament
Nick Hantzeas from Ft Madison,IA won with 4 wins at the 2018 Aulden VanWinkle Chess Tournament was held on July 8, 2018, at the Lee...


2018 US Open Champion GM Timur Gareyev coming to Iowa Open
2018 US Open Champion GM Timur Gareyev will be coming to the Iowa Open. He will be teaching three mini classes on Wednesday Thursday and...


Iowa Open Hotel
The Marriott has extended the chess block till 8/15 and added more rooms. Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, 300 E 9th St. (I-80, SE...