Samuel Thomasson (IA), Shashank Bala (IL), and Owen Fiedorowicz (IA) Take K-9, K-6, and K-3 Sections

Seventy-two players from five states met at the Grand River Center in Dubuque, Iowa, May 11 and 12, to compete for the inaugural Ice Harbor Scholastic Open. Four sections were played in K-12... [More]
 

Fourth seed Daniel Carson won the May Des Moines Time Odds Blitz with a 5.5/6.0 score. Visit www.centraliowachess.com for a full report of the day's chess activities.

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Congratulations to Daniel Brashaw and Byambatsogt Tumurkhuu who tied for the Iowa Closed Championship on April 27th and 28th. It was a long road for both, competing in the many qualifying tournaments to be in the top 6 players in Iowa for the 2012-2013 qualifying cycle. Daniel is an up and coming ... [More]
 

The Okoboji Open is complete. A full tournament report is posted at www.centraliowachess.com with links to crosstables, pictures, and games.

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You can register for Iowa Class Championship on-line. On-line registration at: www.onlineregistration.cc... [More]
 

Edwards Elementary School from Ames, Iowa captured the K-3 and K-6 titles at the 2013 Elementary Team Tournament held at Cedar Rapids Prairie Middle School on February 9th in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Edwards K-3 team won 1st place by tie-break over Van Allen Elementary of Iowa City, Iowa. Both team... [More]
 

Teresa Knecht of Iowa City is the new the Iowa Girls Chess Champion. Ames Middle School hosted the 2013 Iowa Girls Chess Championship. This tournament is the IASCA qualifying event to represent Iowa at the USCF Girls National Chess Championship. Bethany Carson of Ackley, Iowa, has graduated. Be... [More]
 

2012 Iowa K-12 Scholastic Open Championship (K-3, K-5, K-8, and K-12)

Ames High School hosted the Iowa K-12 Scholastic Open Championships for K-3, K-5, K-8, and K-12.  Over 100 players competed in this popular event.  Many schools from around the state were represented in the event an... [More]
 

The following dates and locations are planned for the 2012-2013 IASCA Scholastic Championships Events. A site location in Ames for the 2013 Iowa Girls Championship is still being sought.

• 2012 Iowa Individual Grades Championship, Oct 27, 2012, Ankeny
• 2012 Iowa K-12 Scholastic Op... [More]
   

As the Scholastic Director for the Iowa State Chess Association, I am posting the 2011-2012 Annual Scholastic Report representing activities for this past school year.

• Attendance at IASCA Scholastic Championship Events in the 2011 -... [More]