Scholastic Chess Players Compete in Final Event of the 2017-18 Season
Iowa scholastic chess players competed in the final scholastic tournament of the 2017-2018 year. The 2018 Iowa K-12 Scholastic Open...
2018 IASCA Annual Meeting Minutes
2018 IASCA Annual Meeting March 18, 2018 Physicians Clinic of Iowa, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 2018 Annual meeting called to order at 1PM by...
Saleem and Wan are state champions
Congratulations Joseph Wan and Arshaq Saleem! They are now the Co Chess Champions of Iowa. Joseph is the youngest player to complete...
Iowa Closed Championship Pairings
In this year's closed to be played at the PCI building in Cedar Rapids this coming Saturday the 17th of March, we have returning champion...
2018 Iowa Girls Chess Championship
Anjali Lodh and Sarah Faith Carson tied in spectacular fashion setting off the second playoff for state champion in the scholastic...
Port of Burlington IV
GM Yaroslav Zerabukh thrilled the audience at the Mississippi Manor bed and breakfast with his recounting the story of how two girls...
2018 High School and K-8 Championships
The 2018 Iowa High School (Denker) and K-8 (Barber) Chess Championships were held on Saturday January 20th at Gloria Dei Lutheran church...
Freerksen and Juric tie for DSMChess Holiday Swiss Title
Twenty-two players competed in the DSMChess Holiday Swiss held at Staybridge Suits in West Des Moines on Saturday January 6th 2018. The...
Chess meets history: Spotlight on Ron Nurmi
Ron Nurmi has two passions in life: chess and history. He retired after serving as IASCA secretary for nine years at the 2017 board...
Minnesota Blizzard Team Holiday Party
I was invited to the Minnesota Blizzard Team Holiday Party at the Chess Castle in Minneapolis, held December 23rd. This is an annual...
