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Jef Leifeste
- Mar 20, 2019
- 2 min
2019 State Scholastic Results
Winners of the 2019 ICA State Scholastic Chess Championships On March 2, 101 students competed in the 2019 Idaho State Scholastic Chess Championships sponsored by the Idaho Chess Association. The event was held at Jerome High School. Jacob Ari Nathan, a ninth grader from Idaho Falls, won the overall title for the 9-12th grade section and will be the Idaho representative at the US Chess Federation’s 2019 Denker Tournament of High School Champions. James Wei, a sixth grader fro
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Adam Porth
- Jan 21, 2019
- 1 min
Qualified Players for Scholastic State
The State Scholastic Championship is fast approaching on March 2 and there are approximately 82 players already qualified. There is only two more chances to qualify for the Scholastic Championship - the West Regional Scholastic Tournament and the Idaho Closed. Better sign up for at least one of those lest you be left without a way to enter the State Scholastic Tournament for a chance to become Idaho's representative to the national invitational tournaments. Last NameFirst N
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Kevin Xu
- Jan 19, 2019
- 4 min
News from Kevin
From December 14th through the 16th, 1,701 players gathered at the Rosen Shingle
Creek hotel in Orlando for the National K-12 Grade Championship. I was fortunate enough to be one of them.
In the 8th grade section, which I was playing in, there were 128 total players, including 9
players rated over 2,000. Heading into the tournament, I was seeded at 13th, so all I was aiming for was a finish in the top 10, which would be good enough for a trophy.
To say I was exc
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Adam Porth
- Jan 13, 2019
- 1 min
Blitz Championship and Two Scholastic Tourneys, Pawn Storm, and TATA!
Don't forget Tata Steel Chess is going on right now and for the rest of the month. You can watch live games as they unfold. Also, next weekend is the ICA Blitz Championship and Jan. 26 will include two Scholastic Regional Tournaments - North and West. Right now there are 74 scholastic players qualified for the State Scholastic Championships which will be held in Jerome, Idaho on March 2. And another one! Pawn Storm on Jan. 26 in conjunction with the North Regional Scholast
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Adam Porth
- Jan 12, 2019
- 1 min
2019 ERST
Don't forget to visit the East Regional Scholastic Tournament tomorrow! #ERST #Scholastics #Qualifiers
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Peter Clark
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
2018 ERST Breakdown
photo: Scholastic Team Championships, 2017 Congratulations to all State Qualified scholastic players! K-5 Section K Andrew Bowyer 1st Colton Latulippe Oren Bowyer Everett Hauge 2nd Jackson Darrow Trey Gronenthal Peter Yeager 3rd Emma Latulippe Tyler O'Crowley Rachel Su 4th (tie for 3rd) Daniel Yang Kace Dille Wyatt Koch Covey Nelson 5th Audrey Latulippe Darren Su (already qualified) David O'Crowley George Daghir (already qualified) Brian Miller Highlights from K-5: 5 players
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Peter Clark
- Dec 16, 2018
- 1 min
2018 SCRST
K-5th grade 6-12th grade #scrst #Scholastics #Qualifiers
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Adam Porth
- Nov 26, 2018
- 1 min
All the ICA Scholastics in One Place
Here are our scholastic event flyers, please print them up for your clubs: Dec. 15 South Central Regional Scholastic Tournament: Jan. 12 East Regional Scholastic Tournament: Jan. 26 West Regional Scholastic Tournament Jan. 26 North Regional Scholastic Tournament: Feb. 9 Idaho Scholastic Team Championships: March 2 Idaho Scholastic State Championship K-8: March 2 Idaho Scholastic State Championship 9-12: April 6 Girl's Scholastic State and Women'
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Adam Porth
- Oct 20, 2018
- 1 min
First Regional Qualifier Announced
Scholastic chess is underway in many schools and this weekend kicks off WISCL and chess in the Magic Valley with tournaments. Scholastic chess is popular and very competitive with abilities and skills ever increasing and pushing the adults in various chess clubs to improve their games. Scholastic players are vying for positions and berths into the State Scholastic Invitational Championships held in the spring during their seasons. The State tournaments will be held on March
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Adam Porth
- May 8, 2018
- 1 min
Twin Falls Scholastic May 19
Register Here Twin Falls Scholastic Tournament Saturday, May 19, 2018 South Hills Middle School, 1550 Harrison St S, Twin Falls, ID 83301 Description:K-12th Grade - All students are welcome! Custom chess board to the winner. Other prizes by raffle based on place finished in grade. G/30, no delay $10 before 5/12/18; $12 thereafter Schedule • 11:00 -11:30 AM Check-in • 11:45 AM Tournament Rules Explained • 12:00 PM Round 1- Rounds played continuously thereafter until 5 rounds h
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Adam Porth
- May 1, 2018
- 1 min
2018 Girls State and Women's Championship
Dylan Porth will represent Idaho at the Susan Polgar Foundation Invitational Tournament and the Girls Tournament of Champions. Ellen Baumann becomes the first Idaho State Women's Champion! Congratulations to both! #GirlsState #WomensChampionship #Scholastics
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Adam Porth
- May 1, 2018
- 1 min
East Junior High are State Champions
#Scholastics #TeamState
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Adam Porth
- May 1, 2018
- 4 min
Cheating/Sandbagging at Nationals
Here is a valuable lesson for everyone. Always play your best. source:http://lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com/2018/04/cheating-at-national-junior-high.html Elizabeth Spiegel's blog intermittent thoughts on my life and work as the chess coach at IS 318, a public middle school in Brooklyn THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2018 Cheating at the National Junior High Last weekend, at the National Junior High School Chess Championship, Henderson Middle School from El Paso Texas "won" the under 750 and
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Adam Porth
- Feb 13, 2018
- 1 min
2018 West Regional Scholastic Tournament
#WRST #Qualifiers #Scholastics
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Adam Porth
- Jan 20, 2018
- 1 min
Last Scholastic Qualifier Coming Up
West Regional Scholastic Tournament State Scholastic Championship Tournaments The State Scholastic Championship is divided into three tournaments: 1. K-8th grade State Scholastic Championship, (Barber Qualifier) Boise Senior Center, Boise 2. 9-12th grade State Scholastic Championship (Denker Qualifier) Riverside Red Lion, Boise 3. Tournament of Champions Invitational, Boise Additionally, there is also: 1. Girls State Scholastic Championship (Susan Polgar Invitationa
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Adam Porth
- Dec 14, 2017
- 2 min
2017 South Central Regional Scholastic Tournament
Richard Black, Math Teacher, from Jerome High School contacted the Idaho Chess Association and conveyed his administration’s and school district’s enthusiasm to support chess in Idaho by offering a location for tournaments. Last year we were able to run a Scholastic Team Championship at Jerome High School and this year they also hosted an ICA regional tournament which allows players and students qualify for the state championships. The Idaho Chess Association requires schol
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