Ten Illinois players, 13 Iowa players, and one cheese-head joined forces to play in the two-section Quad City Chess Classic on October 30. The cheese-head won. Wes Ferguson repeated his 4-0 sweep of a year earlier to take a clear 1st once again in the 10-player Open Section. He received $1... [More]
 

Kushan Tyagi, of Ames, scored 6.0/7 at the National K-6 Championships held in Pennsylvania last weekend. Tyagi, in 5th grade, defeated a 1600-rated player in the final round to secure a tie for third place. He took home the 37-inch tall 6th place trophy on tiebreaks. Kushan's rating increased nearly... [More]
 

(This article originally appeared in the April 1, 2004 issue of Iowa Chess News En Passant.)   In the fifth round of the 2003 U.S. Open, Grandmasters Leonid Yudasin and Jaan Ehlvest played one move and agreed to a draw. After being criticized by International Arbiter Carol Jarecki ... [More]