Congratulations to Matt Anzis who went 3-0 in the CCCP August Swiss. The turnout was very good due to 12 players including me showed up and the prizes were paid 100%. The Grand Prix at Dahl's Foods is over because it was four tournaments this year.... [More]
 

The Hawkeye Chess Club has made a new adjustment to the tournament in order to encourage a higher turnout and attract new players. The rounds have been adjusted and due to the announcement notice, there will be no late fees but make sure to show up during the registration time. The prizes will st... [More]
 

The first season of the Mashalltown Chess Club's Thursday Night Blitz concluded August 5th with 27 players competing over the 40 tournaments. Season 1 statistics are as follows:

					                  Tmnt	
Name			Wins	Draws	Losses	  Pct	Wins	
Matt Anzis		  41	    1	     1	 .965	  14	
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Seven Iowa players competed in the Chicago Class Championships, Expert section the weekend of July 17 & 18. The Iowans did well. Daniel Goffstein won the Expert section out-right with 4.5 points out of five points. Andy Applebaum and Dan Vasto tied with three other players for 2nd – 6th place wit... [More]
 

Congratulations to Dave Wolz who won the CCCP July Swiss on Saturday, July 17, 2010. There were eight players showed up including me and there were two youths compete while six adults played.... [More]
 

Iowa crowned its High School and Junior High School Team Champions on May 8.  The tournament, hosted by Cedar Rapids Prairie, was attended by players from Ames, Iowa City, Ackley, Winterset, and Cedar Rapids

  Top seed Matt Anzis successfully repeated as Iowa High School Champion over a field of 13 players January 23rd at the Salvation Army in Marshalltown. Anzis, a Marshalltown junior, defeated Iowa Girls champion Bethany Carson in round 3 and Marshalltown sophomore Jaleb Jay in the final round. 4th pl... [More]
 

The Iowa State Chess Association is working on the 2009-2010 Scholastic Chess Championship Calendar. While some dates and host locations are being firmed up, the IASCA is still looking for additional organizations to host some tournaments. November 7, 2009: Arrangements for the Iowa Indi... [More]