Five tie for 2019 Des Moines Open Title
The 2019 Des Moines Open was held July 16-17 at the Holiday Inn in Des Moines, Iowa. The five round Swiss System tournament produced...


Room Block Guaranteed Rates ending Sept 1.
Block room rates expire Sept 1st, and then no more guaranteed rooms. As I last checked only 6 of the 20 have been booked. Please help...


Quad Cities Summer Chess Open 2019
On July 20th, 27 chess players gathered to celebrate the International Chess Day in Moline. The Quad Cities Summer Chess Open 2019 was...


En Passant is Back!
En Passant is back in print. The July Issue was mailed today. Please look in your mailbox. If you did not receive it please contact me....

Chess, Hockey and St. Louis
Chess and hockey merged in my favorite city, St. Louis, MO, in June of 2019. My love of chess and hockey began when I was nine years...


Chess Clinic attended by 25
Last Saturday June 22nd, Grand Master Vladimir Georgiev visited the Quad Cities for a one day chess clinic attended by 25 players of all...

Grandmaster Vladimir Georgiev coming to the Q-C on June 22
Ever wish you could tap into a grandmaster’s brain and transfer all that chess knowledge into your head? While that is impossible, the...


Coralville Chess Workshop
On Tuesday, June 11, from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm, top Iowa junior players Owen Fiedorowicz and Nathan Chen will be hosting an afternoon chess...


Paulsen's Legacy Wins Iowa Amateur Team Championship
Congratulations to Paulsen's Legacy consisting of Tim McEntee, Cub Noble, Ty Kroells and Troy Curfman in winning the 2019 Iowa Amateur...


Team Tournament Shaping up In Cedar Rapids
On June 1st and 2nd, the Iowa Amateur Team Tournament is being held in Cedar Rapids at the PCI building , as we in the Iowa Chess...