The Iowa Class Championships were held Saturday, May 23 at the Holiday Inn in downtown Des Moines.

Expert/Class A champion is Matt Anzis with a score 3/4.  This is the 3rd successive year that Matt has won a state class championship (Class B in 2007 and Expert/Class A in 2008).  Matt's post... [More]
 

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April 26, 2009 Spirit Lake, IA Elections President Tim McEntee Directors 2 year term Bill Broich Pete Karagianis The following reports were given Secretary; Treasurer; President. James Hodina reported on Draft Policy for Scholastic Chess. USCF Delegate report given by Roger Gotscha... [More]
 

April 26, 2009 Spirit Lake, IA Elections President Tim McEntee Directors 2 year term Bill Broich Pete Karagianis The following reports were given Secretary; Treasurer; President. James Hodina reported on Draft Policy for Scholastic Chess. USCF Delegate report given by Roger Gotscha... [More]
 

  2009 Iowa champion Pete Karagianis was the equal of GM Alex Yermolinsky in every way as the two players shared first place at the 3rd Annual Okoboji Open held at the Arrowwood Inn from April 24th through the 26th. The field of 41 players included GM Yermolinsky and 4 national masters. After starti... [More]
 

GM Alex Yermolinsky conducted a simultaneous exhibition today at 2pm. There were 7 players taking on the GM,who went 7-0. Robert Keating had a winning position before allowing a deadly attack. Hank Anzis managed to last the longest at 42 moves by cleverly transposing to a lost endgame that could onl... [More]
 

  Pete Karagianis won the 2009 Iowa Closed Championship with a 4.0/5.0 score. After drawing 3-time defending champion Tim Mc Entee in Sunday morning's game, Karagianis beat Matt Anzis to clinch the championship.
  Mc Entee finished second with 3 points, with Robert Keating and George Eichhorn t... [More]
 

The Iowa Closed will be held April 18-19 in Marshalltown. The final details are being worked out, and we hope to have invitations sent out in the next week. Due to the Okoboji tournament the following weekend, the Iowa Class Championships will be held in May. Bill Broich and Tim McEntee are o... [More]
 

CALLING ALL CHESS PLAYERS: The Sibley Chess Club officially meets at 2:30 pm today, Sunday, Feb. 15, at Pizza Ranch, 316 9th St, Sibley, IA 51249.

Our gatherings are open for quad play, instruction or simply playing for the enjoyment of the royal game. It is open to t... [More]
 

Dear Parents and Participants, As of Friday, the Elementary Team Championship WILL PROCEED as scheduled. If the weather worsens and a cancellation is necessary, I will post that cancellation notice on the main page of iowachess.org as a news item. See you this weekend! ... [More]