

Prairie and Kate Wickham win 2020 Match Team Play
After rescheduling from Jan 11th to Jan 26th, we played our annual Iowa Match team play. Unfortunately conditions were not Ideal as the...

Prairie Chess Is Happening Jan 18th
NOTE ON THE WEATHER We recognize that the weather forecast calls for several inches of snow Friday and into Saturday. I want to let...


Chess Publisher Bob Long of Davenport dead at 74
Bob Long was a colorful personality in Iowa Chess History. Bob was found murdered in his home on Tuesday. The suspect was apprehended...


ANTI HUNGER GAMES VII
Tomorrow is the 7th rendition of the Anti Hunger Games, now a holiday tradition. I started a new job and didn't think I was going to be...


Board and webmaster position open
Candidates for the IASCA board and webmaster position are encouraged to attend the IASCA board meeting, which will be held tentatively in...


Gobbler Gambit Tournament reveals an interesting chess club history
Eleven chess players gathered the Saturday after Thanksgiving to battle it out at the Gobbler Gambit II, the Tri-State Chess Club’s 2nd...


Quad Cities Chess Open 2019
Last October 26th and 27th the Quad Cities Chess Open 2019 was celebrated at WIU in Moline. The event consisted of three categories, in...


Website down Nov. 26-30
The IASCA website will be down for maintenance Nov. 26-30. We apologize for the inconvenience.


Scholastic Chess Team Tournament 2019 in Moline
National Chess Day was celebrated at Western Illinois University in Moline last Saturday October 12th. The winners were the 42 students...


65th Annual Iowa Open
Congratulations to Anish Lodh, James Neal and FM Alex Betaneli for a three way tie in the 65th annual Iowa Open. Anish scored four...