I am back! Ok, I never really left, but time has not been kind to me and I let the President Corner go dormant for a few months. Congratulations to our new state team champions, Hawkeye Chess Club. Dan Goffstein (board 1) and Dan Brashaw (board 3) won their board prizes in leading their team to v... [More]
 

Since Rusty has done a great job of keeping the web site updated, I would like to add yet another new feature.   I think it is very important to honor the past and also give thanks to the people who have contributed so much to building chess in Iowa . While I have been here for 3 years, I am st... [More]
 

Jeremy Madison will be representing Iowa at the Denker Tournament and Dhrooti Vyas will be representing Iowa at the Susan Polgar Tournament. I hope they do well and more importantly, enjoy the friendship of their fellow chess players. One thing that is on the board priority list is to have the scho... [More]
 

Congratulations to Gage Edgar and Dan Brashaw for winning their sections at the Mid America Open last weekend. Sorry for the delay in my President Corner, but playing in chess tournaments and other activities have taken up my time. This week, I was going to give my understanding of the scholastic e... [More]
 

Iowans were well represented in some major tournaments over the last few weekends. At the HB tournament in Minnesota, Ivan Wijetunge, Jim Hodina, Ian Beachler, Senad Sarkic and Gage Edgar all won money. Rusty Davis and Ivan have each posted their tournament reports on this site. They have some pictu... [More]
 

Over the last few weeks, I have attempted to open the lines of communication with the Iowa members. First, I shared some personal stories on communication and how important I think it is, next I offered the membership an opportunity to give some ideas on how to increase membership. I have been pleas... [More]
 

Before getting to the topic at hand, I would like to congratulate Bob Keating on winning the Birds of Spring last weekend. There were 21 players and it was directed well by Wes Ferguson. Now to this week’s topic.Since the HB tournament is next week in Minnesota and we have several Iowa players going... [More]
 

A new feature I would like to add to the website is the President’s corner. I will try to make it a weekly feature. My topics will vary, but the goal is to establish some dialogue between the members and the Association. Thus my first topic is appropriately enough titled “communication”. I have 3 lo... [More]