At April’s Class Championships at Ankeny , Tim Carson told me that it was one of the few tournaments he could play in because he could be in the same room as his chess-playing children. So at last Saturday’s Youth Trophy Tournament at Ling and Shannon Zhou’s Golden Teapot in West Des Moines , I hel... [More]
 

The Iowa State Championship and Class Championships were held in Ankeny on April 21st and 22nd and Iowa’s scholastic chess players were well represented among the prize winners. Iowa High School champion Dan Brashaw of Iowa City finished equal 3rd in the State Championship. In order to qualify for... [More]
 

Our scholastic season is now complete and I want to thank everybody who participated in our scholastic and youth tournaments. You and your children’s support of our chess tournaments and good sportsmanship is what makes it worthwhile for all the volunteers who spend time organizing and directing the... [More]
 

Thanks to everyone who attended the Elementary Team Championships at Rex Mathes School in West Des Moines on February 4th. It was a very competitive tournament with St. Francis of Assisi winning the K-3 and K-6 team championships by one half-point in each section over Weber Elementary of Iowa City a... [More]
 

I’d like to use this moth’s article to highlight just a few of the many volunteers that help make Iowa Chess. Jim Hodina and Jim Jones, both of Cedar Rapids , were responsible for our recent 2007 Iowa Scholastic Championship on 1/20 at Prairie High School . They obtained the tournament side, hel... [More]
 

Happy New Year!! January marks the start of a series of scholastic and youth tournaments that will take us all the way to March 31st. You can find out more about these tournaments at http://www.iowachess.org/scholastics.html or the main tournament page at http://www.iowachess.org/tournaments.html . ... [More]
 

I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving holiday. We had a super turnout of 111 chess players at the Iowa Grades on November 4th. Thanks to all of you who attended and please take the time to look at the pictures of all the prize winners posted on the web site. While it was hectic getting the tour... [More]
 

One of the hardest parts about putting on chess tournaments is finding a place to hold them. Many schools charge a custodial fee of over $15 an hour to use their facility. This month, I would like to highlight and thank three facilities that supported chess by hosting tournaments this past month f... [More]
 

The USCF has introduced a new service for members to be automatically notified when tournaments are listed or upcoming in your area. Log in to the Members Only area of www.uschess.org at https://secure.uschess.org/MembersOnly/MO_login.php using your ID and PIN fro the mail label on your latest Ches... [More]
 

Now that school is back in session, our fall schedule is starting to shape up. Our first warm-up tournament for the 2006 Iowa Grades Championship will be held on October 7th at the Golden Teapot in West Des Moines . The tournament will have a rated and unrated section. There will be 19 trophies av... [More]