James Wei triumphed over 13 other players to win the title of Champion in the 2022 Idaho Open Chess Championship on 16 April 2022. He...

Olivia will be the Girl's State Champion and representative to the Ruth Haring National Tournament of Champions representative after...

Eighty-seven players participated in the 2022 Idaho Scholastic Championship held March 26 at the Riverside Inn in Garden City/Boise. The...

Twenty five players dropped in at the Holiday Inn Express in Twin Falls, Idaho on November13th, 2021 to honor America's Veterans and play...

Congratulations to Co-champions, Neal Bonrud and Andrew Beeksma! Idaho's 70th Idaho champs! Round 4 Pairings Wall Chart Round 3 Round 2...

Four players from the Spokane Chess Club and three from northern Idaho traveled to Missoula over the weekend of November 6 to play in the...

October 23 brought blitz chess to northern Idaho in the Rathdrum Rush which was a free tournament offered by the Idaho Chess Association...

Main Event Blitz Results

Caleb Kircher wins The Summer Split with a perfect score! He's still got it! photo: Jeff Price

By Jeffrey Roland The Idaho Closed State Championship tournament was held in Garden City, Idaho over the Labor Day weekend, September...

photos by Jeff Price and Adam Porth

Last year there were no nominees for the Idaho Chess Hall of Fame and this year we have the pleasure of honoring Alise Byer Pemsler of...

The first ICA West over-the-board tournament commenced on July 17 and 22 players from the West Region competed in four rounds G/30; d5...

In 2019, Michael Cambareri of Coeur d' Alene (2032) won the first North Idaho Championship and he defended his title against 14...

Utah's only grandmaster, GM Kayden Troff, was invited by chess student, Nobel Ang to Pocatello to provide the Idaho Chess Association...

June 12th was the date that the Idaho Chess Association planned to hold four simultaneous tournaments in each region of the state to...

On April 10, twelve Idaho ladies battled in a tournament designed to select Idaho's top girl and woman chess player. This year, due to...