58th Iowa Open ChampionshipIASCA Super Grand Prix QualifierUSCF and FIDE Rated!!15 point USCF Grand Prix Event! $1200 in PRIZES1st = $320+Trophy Guaranteed2nd = $200 guaranteed3rd = $125 U2000, U1800 & U16001st = $1252nd = 60(Based on 35 entries) Tournament...
FIDE Chess in Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri
FIDE Chess in Iowa, Nebraska, and Missouri I am organizing FIDE events for two reasons: One, to give strong players an opportunity to play against other strong players with a long time control, Two, give players who want to...
Lincoln Elementary shines at state
Lincoln brings home chess championship8:06 PM, Feb. 14, 2012 Iowa City elementary schools are celebrating a top finishes in the state chess championship. Lincoln Elementary’s chess team beat out eight other Iowa schools to win the Iowa State Chess...
Elementary school girls gear up for chess tournament
Artwork by Mike Magnan Elementary school girls gear up for chess tournament 8:12 PM, Jan. 8, 2012 When 11-year-old Mina Takahashi started playing chess at Lincoln Elementary School, she wasn’t sure if she had the same enthusiasm as her...
Chess makes kids think
Kids put strategy to the testLibrary hosts annual chess tournament5:43 PM, Nov. 12, 2011 Put 60 kids in a room together and chances are you’ll have difficulty hearing anything over the dull roar of their chatter. On Saturday at...
Learning to play and playing to learn
Chess: learning to play and playing to learn 8:13 PM, Apr. 12, 2011Written byRichard A. Couch Guest Opinion Newspaper articles on educational subjects are filled with listings of cuts in teacher positions, cuts in curriculum, loss of funding for...
Guiding the young minds
Chess master guides young players in WDMDecember 2, 2010 Checkmate. Or in this case – teach me, mate. That’s exactly what Ben Munson of Urbandale does. The officially rated chess expert travels to each of the West Des Moines...
Iowa State Fair Speed Chess Champs Crowned
Iowa State Fair Speed Chess Champs Crowned by Iowa State Fair DES MOINES, IA (08/20/2010) (readMedia)– The 2010 Iowa State Fair Speed Chess tournament will be remembered for drawing competitors from across the country, as well as an undefeated...
Students honing chess skills
Weber students hone chess skills with clubJosh O’Leary • Iowa City Press-Citizen • February 25, 2010 Nine-year-olds Arshaq Saleem and Pranav Krishnamurthy were hunched over their board discussing the finer points of a four-knight takeout and a Ruy Lopez...
Senior Center organizing chess club
Senior Center organizing chess clubthe Press-Citizen • October 27, 2009 Adults ages 50 and older interested in meeting up with other adults to play a regular game of chess are invited to an organizational meeting at the Senior Center....